stress relievers.

[imbetter]

what do you guys do when your stressed out? If i knew i wouldnt be making this topic.

[sharon_f]

Unfortunately, I eat when I'm stressed.

[pianistimo]

when my children were babies - i'd unplug all the phones.  surprisingly that relieved a lot of the stress.  it seemed that whenever i'd have uninterrupted time - i could do something.

i think it depends upon what is stressing you.  you pick the coping strategy accordingly.  sometimes i crunch raw eggs or boxes of cereal.  it just relieves pent up stress.  do it as forcefully as possible or it won't work.  for instance, we all know it takes but finger strength to crack an egg. but use your entire fist or palm and lean forward.  i think it should be in the repertoire lists of all psychotherapists.  in conjuction with the sounds - you say whatever is bothering you.  (*it's ok if the egg splatters on everything.  that's part of the therapy.  i've found however - it is much quicker and efficient to crunch them while they are inside the carton). 

also, prayer.  that one should actually come first (but, in my case sometimes comes after the cracking eggs or crunching cereal).   and, eating cake.

hope this helps!

[imbetter]

oh yea lets take a bunch of eggs and crunch them all over the place.

[quantum]

But how much force do you need to exert if you were only touching the egg at its poles? 

[maul]

imbetter, you don't have the slightest clue what stress is. You're 12 or something. Don't even ask what a stress reliever is because you have no stress. No. Really. You don't. You're 12. Now get out of here and go play with some Legos.

[Bob]

Exercise.  Although that can just wear you out sometimes.

Become angry and put that anger into attacking a project.  At least that way you get something completed.

Take a break.  Rest and reenergize.

Take note of what causes the stress so you can deal with the situation better in the future.

Have realistic expectations and don't spread yourself too thin.  Less more often is better than trying to do too much for a short period of time.

Organize and clean things up.  Taking away a mess takes some stress away for me.

Take the situation headon.  It may come up again if you don't deal with it.  Figure it out and see if you can take care of it in the future.  What can't be overcome might be managed. 

[thalbergmad]

I usually beat up my girlfriend, that is a great stress reliever.

Hard exercise is good, or play banjo.

Thal

[ahinton]

I usually beat up my girlfriend, that is a great stress reliever.

Hard exercise is good, or play banjo.

Thal

Ever tried all three simultaneously? (I suppose that it could be hard exercise to beat up your girlfriend with a banjo, although it is certainly not something I've ever tried myself...)

Best,

Alistair

[counterpoint]

What sort of stress is it?

[thalbergmad]

Ever tried all three simultaneously? (I suppose that it could be hard exercise to beat up your girlfriend with a banjo, although it is certainly not something I've ever tried myself...)

Are you mad?, do you really think i would risk damaging my banjo?

Thal

[Torp]

This may be wierd on this forum and all, but uh, I play the piano when I'm stressed...

Jef

[ahinton]

Are you mad?

Probably - but then I never pretended not to be a composer, did, I?!...

do you really think i would risk damaging my banjo?

Thal

I have no idea, but then I also do not know with what degree of passionate inevitability you might on occasion feel disposed to beat up your girlfriend of the day, so it's no wonder that I've no idea on that - and, to make matters worse (if such is even possible under these circumstances), I have no idea as to how efficacious a weapon your banjo may be or indeed how fit or otherwise you might be in using it as such a weapon...

Best,

Alistair

[pita bread]

You guys are forgetting the greatest stress reliever of them all:

Sex

[thalberg]

You guys are forgetting the greatest stress reliever of them all:

Sex

He's TWELVE YEARS OLD, Pita!!! 

[wotgoplunk]

He's TWELVE YEARS OLD, Pita!!! 

He's legal in Yemen 

[pita bread]

Do you really believe that he's 12?

[mycrabface]

English Ten Year Series: Nov 2001 Paper 1 – Part 1
You should write between 350 and 600 words. You are advised to spend about 60 minutes on this part of the paper.

1.   Write about some of the things that make you happy and relaxed at the end of a school day.

I am very sure that at least three quarters of the student body will agree with me that school days are a bore. Perhaps this is the reason why students who study in Singapore lead unhappy lives. School days are also stressful for us, students, because we are given so much homework to complete that we do not have enough time to study for whatever tests the teachers choose to bombard us with. During school hours, we either use up a ridiculously large amount of energy trying to absorb everything teachers teach us or sitting for tests. School days can be so upsetting that I have decided to change a famous idiom to ‘All work and no play makes Jack a stressed geek’.

   Since Newton’s third law states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction, I do things after school to make myself happy and relaxed. Otherwise, I know my head will explode due to the unfair amount of stress and unhappiness teachers present me with during school hours.

   For starters, after school, my friends and I get together for lunch at a coffee shop near school. Occasionally, we will take a bus to someplace more expensive, like Pastamania, to feast on sumptuous mounds of linguine soaked in specially made tomato sauce, complete with minestrone soup and an upsized cup of ice lemon tea. Interaction is important so we chat all we can during and after lunch, as well as on the way home in a bus or a train. Actually, gossip would be a more accurate word.

   Being a lonely only-child, I get home in a rush so that I can spend some quality time playing my piano. His name is Nick. Playing the piano relaxes my nerves because almost all the songs I can play are slow and soothing, as I am a lousy pianist who cannot handle fast running notes. If I do not feel like playing the piano, I will grab a bag of potato chips, fling myself onto the black leather couch and watch Cartoon Network. Cartoons are good for the soul because they are cute and make me laugh. I do not like watching news channels as nowadays, the world is so corrupted that there is nothing good to report on. If I listen to the bad news that is happening around the world, all the stress comes back to my mind like a hammer smashing a quail’s egg.

   Some other things I love doing are listening to classical music, talking to my two fighting fish and going jogging. Classical music by certain composers, like Chopin and Mendelssohn, can be very exciting, contrary to popular belief. All in all, classical music is both entertaining and relaxing, and this helps me to forget my homework, test and examination troubles. I like talking to my fish because I need a living thing or two to keep me company. Fish make good companions because however mean the things you say to them are, they will never snap back. Furthermore, they do not require any bathing. Usually, I tell them all the unhappy things I go through in school. They help a lot because I can let loose my raging emotions just by talking to them and sometimes yelling at them. They are like swimming diaries. After telling them my painful troubles, my head feels lighter and overall, I feel much better. When I go jogging in the park near my house, I feel refreshed from a hard day’s work at school when I see the beautiful surroundings. There are often pleasant sights found around the park, like the birds and the bees. There are also nice, unusual smells around the park, for instance, the sweet fragrance of the weird looking red flowers growing on old, dying trees, and the occasional smell of cologne coming off the bodies of certain hunky men passing the park, despite the unavoidable whiff of dog manure found on the ground every four metres away or so. Jogging is also good as it burns away the fats I gain from eating potato chips while watching television. Thinking about it puts a smile on my face. After jogging, I will head home and bathe. Bathing is one of my favourite hours of the day because I can sing and scream as loudly as I want to. I have discovered that screaming calms me down, so I scream a lot in the shower to wash my stress away. I always come out of the bathroom brimming with so much joy it could knock an obese person off his feet.

   One more thing I do, at the end of each day, which makes me happy and relaxed, is reflecting on the things I have done earlier in the day. I will think about the good things I did, but more importantly, the things I did wrong, so I can improve myself and lead a happier, less stressful life.


The End

Copyright © 2007 mycrabface. All rights of the writer and owner of the works reserved. Unauthorized copying, cutting and pasting prohibited. Copyright does not expire until Nick says so.

[mycrabface]

Oh by the way, I actually handed in that completely biased piece of work and got a 26/30 for it.

[klavierkonzerte]

i don't usually smoke but once i'm stressed i just have 1 or 2 cigarettes specially while lying in my bath tube listening to non-classical loud music

speeding on a clear road while listening to bach brandenburg concertos is quite effective

or just going to the gym or shopping.

[dnephi]

i don't usually smoke but once i'm stressed i just have 1 or 2 cigarettes specially while lying in my bath tube listening to non-classical loud music

speeding on a clear road while listening to bach brandenburg concertos is quite effective

He's still 12 .

For me, taking a nap, unleashing the fury, and running are ways to relieve stress.

[ahinton]

You guys are forgetting the greatest stress reliever of them all:

Sex

Perhaps those guys have been too busy proving that point in practice to remember to mention it so far...

Best,

Alistair

[jlh]

Perhaps those guys have been too busy proving that point in practice to remember to mention it so far...

Best,

Alistair

I would generally be more inclined to believe it is because the person in question asking for advice related to relieving stress is but 12 years old.  For a 12 year old, sex would not be on my top 10 list of recommendable options. 

[thalbergmad]

your girlfried of the day

Is that a German expression?

[ganymed]

i thought ahinton isnt german?

[ahinton]

Is that a German expression?

Nein - es ist die expression of a bad Schottische typist.

That said, you avoided comment on the content; any chance that you'll have something to say on it after all - beyond noticing careless typos, that is?

Best,

Alistair

[ahinton]

i thought ahinton isnt german?

And you were correct.

Best,

Alistair

[thalberg]

I have a CD of a Hawaiian rainstorm that is actually more relaxing than you would think.

Chopin Nocturnes also can be quite relaxing.

Hot baths are relaxing too. Try that.

I do not recommend eating to relieve stress, as I find that asking one's body to process more than it wants actually increases my own stress level.

[imbetter]

there was an artical in the new york times the other day about how "12 is the new 16" and how there are reports of 12 year olds engaging in sexual activities.

[ahinton]

there was an artical in the new york times the other day about how "12 is the new 16" and how there are reports of 12 year olds engaging in sexual activities.

If that article (please note spelling) proves anything, it is presumably that even the august journalistic institution that we all know and love as The New York Times does not always confine itself to publishing news...

Best,

Alistair