- Extreme Stress

What do all of you do to help you cope with very high stress levels, and why do these things help you?

 

I just don't let stuff bother me anymore. When I am not in the situation that's causing me stress, I just don't even think about it. It's really something you have to train yourself to do.

 

i write letters to alzheimers patients in nursing from relatives that don't exist, and promise i'll visit them soon. i mail the letters to them, sometimes in a card. then i never visit.


usually making someone else feel worse than i felt to begin with helps

 

Meh, I drink, & inevitably end up at the doctors office asking for muscle relaxants due to spasms.
I'm naturally high strung, so I typically will take benadryl and buspirone too... I'm prescribed buspirone for anxiety, & benadryl works also as a mild anti anxiety.
I gave up on trying to retrain my head out of thr stress, but shit does get to me less with age.

 

For the sake of your black soul I sincerely hope you are kidding.

 

What about when you are in situations that are causing you stress?
And by extreme stress, I meant your fight or flight response being constantly stimulated for 8 hours a day 6 days a week.

 

I have the feeling that as soon as I turn 21 I will begin to use drinking as a coping mechanism.

 

well, i mean sometimes i dont write the letter and dress nice and show up and chat with them. reminisce about events i was never a part of and steal their meds.


stupid old people:cheers2:

 

Just try to not forget that alcohol is a depressant... You should take it seriously. I seldom get beyond a light buzz. I actually enjoy the taste of beer.

 

In all honesty, I consider myself an alcoholic who hasn't been able to get a drink for about 7 months now.
This could realistically be contributing to my stress, but I think my job does a well enough job of that alone.

 

I drive through the bush trails real fast in a 4x4...I dont know why...but it gives me an adrenaline rush and de-stresses me for a good while

 

What if you crash?

 

you get out the shovel and the winch...thats the fun part

 

Sounds more stressful lol

 

I have to laugh. That's one of my very few ways through crazy amounts of stress. Any way I can disengage the taking-shit-too-serious mechanism helps me.... and never underestimate the power of music.

 

I cant cope with funerals...I recently discovered that continuously counting numbers in my head keeps me distracted just enough that I can function semi-normal and still communicate

 

I've been taking sedatives for about a year, but they don't really do anything. Now I just stay in bed a good chunk of the day and try not to throw up blood.

 

I don't get stressed, but I heard that marijuana helps.

 

I change my state of mind, I can do it in an instant *snap*, I'm good again, positive action plus positive thinking = positive results. Weed, exercise helps a lot as well.

 

That is pretty extreme stress.

What is it about the job that does this to you? What exactly are you stressed about?

 

When I am anxious or very stressed I take a few deep breaths, walk away from what is making me stressed, and go and sort out something little that is stressing me out, for example after getting stressed out an essay I have to do I walk away and go and tidy a bit of my room. Tidying my room helps me organise things in my head, and makes me feel better (ocd ftw). I can then chill out, and eventually begin to start the essay slowly. ^^