What do you do to de-stress?

Tropez

It's been such an odd and stressful couple of days. It doesn't even feel like I'm awake, everything has an almost surreal, dreamlike quality to it. Really could do with relaxing but can't quite figure out how.

Artytarty

I lie in the bath, sorry Tropez you're having a hard time.
Also walk the dog and eat, not so good.
Oh! Music, play fave music whether it's happy or sad, it still helps.

Artytarty

Oops!sorry,
I've just realised that may be rubbing salt in the wound, I forgot your wife has banned it!

Cherry24

Meditate, read a good book, go for a run, yoga, swimming, splash out for a spa treatment, watch your guilty pleasure tv, spend sometime outside in the fresh air (if the weather isn't too bad where you are), watch some comedy, go to an art gallery. This is just some of the stuff that I do to relax.

Tropez

Artytarty wrote: »

Oops!sorry,
I've just realised that may be rubbing salt in the wound, I forgot your wife has banned it!

:rotfl:

She's only banned some of it... like this little ditty...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg6iQxpdgLI

Artytarty

Hmmm..I thought id regret clicking on that link but the intro was fantastic! I enjoyed it up to the point that the vocals started! cheers!

Tropez

Cherry24 wrote: »

Meditate, read a good book, go for a run, yoga, swimming, splash out for a spa treatment, watch your guilty pleasure tv, spend sometime outside in the fresh air (if the weather isn't too bad where you are), watch some comedy, go to an art gallery. This is just some of the stuff that I do to relax.

All reasonable suggestions. It's freezing outside though and I've spent half the day doing really iffy repairs to the fence that the wind decided didn't need to be there. The actual expert won't be here until after the weekend :rotfl:

Artytarty wrote: »

Hmmm..I thought id regret clicking on that link but the intro was fantastic! I enjoyed it up to the point that the vocals started! cheers!

I like the vocals...

That's an edited version of the song. The full version contains a longer intro and a longer guitar solo.

marisco_2

Procrastinate. Make a list of things to do and then don’t do any of them. Call it your procrastination list. Then make the decision to engage in something you really feel like doing instead. If you are not accepting, enjoying or enthusiastic about what you are doing then you shouldn’t do it. By procrastinating you often let go of resistance and become more relaxed. That is my excuse anyway.

Another way I love to relax and de-stress is to stick on one of my all time favourite funny films. The power of laughter has a wonderful effect on your mood and is one of the best feel good things you can do.

Hope you feel happier soon Tropez.

PeacefulWaters

Walk
Bath
Sex
Loud rock music

Avoid addictive activity like drink, smoke, gambling and the internet.

Tropez

marisco wrote: »

Procrastinate. Make a list of things to do and then don’t do any of them. Call it your procrastination list. Then make the decision to engage in something you really feel like doing instead. If you are not accepting, enjoying or enthusiastic about what you are doing then you shouldn’t do it. By procrastinating you often let go of resistance and become more relaxed. That is my excuse anyway.

Another way I love to relax and de-stress is to stick on one of my all time favourite funny films. The power of laughter has a wonderful effect on your mood and is one of the best feel good things you can do.

Hope you feel happier soon Tropez.

Thanks.

I procrastinate all the time. I've always been quite adept at deciding if something doesn't need to be done right now, then it doesn't need to be done right now though it is a bad habit as it has set me back a few times on things I should do.

I would struggle to laugh at the sight of George Osbourne being subjected to a bird poo bombing run by 1,000 irate pigeons.

Maybe it's just tiredness? I can go to sleep in another 7 hours, yay.

PeacefulWaters wrote: »

Walk
Bath
Sex
Load rock music

Avoid addictive activity like drink, smoke, gambling and the internet.

I don't drink that much and quit smoking ages ago. Sex is out as the wife isn't physically capable and I don't think she's gonna let me hire a pro.

I have to play music through headphones as wife banned a lot of what I listen to while she's stuck at home so that limits how loud I can play it.... but one positive note is that for weeks I've had this annoying issue where audio through my headphones was crackly when the PC wasn't idling and today that's stopped! Yay!

heartbreak_star

I pick heavy things up and put them down again. Not randomly, mind you - actual weights

I would exercise though, maybe a swim and sauna if you have a nearby leisure centre?

HBS x