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Default How do I change the way that I respond to stress and lower my stress level? - 12-16-2008, 04:29 PM

I have developed some not exactly healthy methods to deal with stress, including smoking. I mention it because needing to have a smoke is one of the biggest indicator I'm under too much stress.Work, money, eating right, difficult people, traffic, things breaking down around the house, negative news, etc...I don't necessarily want to be able to handle more stress.I've started a journal where I have noted the things that I find stressful, and have rated them according to how stressful they are and how much control I have over them.I am open to any answers, even pollyanna&(non-fundie) religious ones.I'm looking for advice on what the path towards better stress management really entails. Any good books you could suggest, too.Thank you in advance.
   
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Default 12-19-2008, 10:23 PM

I unleash my fury on poeple in the subway? After that I feel great!!!!
   
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Default 12-20-2008, 08:08 AM

Try drinking. It works for me.
   
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Default 12-23-2008, 02:22 PM

Get a biofeedback monitor. The thing actually works.It attaches to a finger and emits a audible tone. You then make yourself calm down... as you relax the tone drops in frequency.Over time you learn how to achieve the same state where you got that lowest tone when the monitor was hooked up to you... at will.
   
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Default 12-26-2008, 09:09 PM

A walk in the woods does me wonders...
   
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Default 01-09-2009, 01:22 AM

The journal sounds like an EXCELLENT start. You could also take up a yoga or meditation class--those are also great for stress management. Also, a vitamin called St. John's Wort you can buy in stores seems to help a lot of people, but I hear some folks have bad side effects on it.Alternatively, you can take meds and/or see a therapist to keep a lid on your stress. Sometimes, that's all that will help--but try the natural stuff, first.
   
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Default 01-14-2009, 06:25 PM

Don't focus on the idea of having stress and the way to handle stress, but how you start in the morning. Always have a positive attitude.
   
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Default 01-21-2009, 01:56 PM

Exercise is a proven method of relieving stress. Regular exercise will make you less stress prone in general, and exercise after a stressful incident may help you relax.Massage is surprisingly effective too - I really recommend this myself - though it can be expensive to book a course professionally. But well worth it!And'Chill-out'type music.I know these are all very obvious - but they do all work well.
   
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