What to do when your stressed...

[mixixe]

I've been really really stressed over work the last couple of days :mad: ... and the thing that has been stressing me out is sorta over..temporarily. Resolved it today, but I'm sure it will come up again :confused: .

I haven't really slept for days... hence I'm online right now putting too many smilies on this thread :nah: and trying to figure out what to do with myself.

So the ways I've been destressing is faking illness to not go into work and designing tank ideas, and making them, checking out my fish, watching day time tv and dvd box sets, and chatting and hanging out with friends. My supervisor has caught on to my faking illness due to stress lol... but she's been very understanding so I'm lucky. She even gave me some tips and told me to rest well... :wideeyed:

Neway... what are so good tips for destressing so that I don't have to fake illness to not go to work anymore???

[Melody]

See your Doctor. When its effecting your life it isn't stress anymore, but leaning more towards something depression related. I don't mean you'll need medication, but your Doctor is the best place to start as a rule.

Now stop goofing off and get to work :laugh: .

[jones]

whenever i get overwhelmed with things...

i take a few hours off, listen to some music i love, and know deep down that troubles pass and most times the stress has no barrings on the big picture... then i focus deeply on the things i have and whats going right instead of the bad, then i start to feel the appreciation of the things i got instead of the stress on the little mole hill in the road (or whatever your problems seem to be at the time)...

not to say i ignore the problem, but in this head space, i usually find a solution more easily then when stresses out by letting this get to you...

and the bad passes usually, the problem gets solved, and life gets back to normal in a hurry....

but i always find the best way to get out of the stressed headspace is excersize and loud music... and the confidence that whatever it is, it will be handled with the right solution, that might still be coming or not, but rest asure a solution always comes, no matter what!!!... hahah, but i've never found worring about a problem helps...

all the best...
jones

[mixixe]

;) Actually I don't want you guys to think I'm depressed. I hardly sleep to begin with but when I'm stressed I sleep less. no biggie... just i'm starting to get really really tired. I went to work today btw! Felt much better, there is some guilt that goes along with skipping work so I think going back to work made me feel ok. I was feeling kinda guilty for not going to work for those couple of days, and ended up doing work from home rather than at work...

Though, I will try to focus on positive things like Jones said. I realize my problem is going to come back undoubtedly, but I will just focus on the the positives until it does, and I'll deal with it then. I tried to imagine the problem away or saying positive things over and over again like I saw in "the secret" lol but I think I need to practice that more too! I just never felt so stressed about work before until now! My heart actually pounds harder and my face gets all red when I know a confrontation is coming! But in the mean time i'll just roll with it. :laugh:

[Fugu]

I've been really really stressed over work the last couple of days :mad: ... and the thing that has been stressing me out is sorta over..temporarily. Resolved it today, but I'm sure it will come up again :confused: .

I haven't really slept for days... hence I'm online right now putting too many smilies on this thread :nah: and trying to figure out what to do with myself.

So the ways I've been destressing is faking illness to not go into work and designing tank ideas, and making them, checking out my fish, watching day time tv and dvd box sets, and chatting and hanging out with friends. My supervisor has caught on to my faking illness due to stress lol... but she's been very understanding so I'm lucky. She even gave me some tips and told me to rest well... :wideeyed:

Neway... what are so good tips for destressing so that I don't have to fake illness to not go to work anymore???
what!?
my b*tching about jeff foxworthey dosnt calm you down!?

[hp10BII]

Talking about it helps, usually puts it in perspective. Get some oxygen, a walk, exercise, deep stretching, yoga, if you have a good health plan...deep tissue sports massage.

For me, some of my best brain storming/problem solving ideas comes from a hot shower.

A couple of days off helps like you've noticed. I find that when I come back from a longer vacation, you no longer sweat over the small stuff that would have put you over the edge before.

[Corbin]

Just force yourself to smile and youll find something to smile about. :yes:

id type my own but theses lyrics pretty sum up what i would say.
just have fun, go sky divin that will take away the stress :twitcy:!
and like jones said. listen to the music you love :)

"This life will leave you stressed out, left out, with your neck out
Ain't nothing changed
Real life, so we deal right, but it feels like,
it's something strange
Wondering, the dumbest things and let everything
Get under our skin
Trouble again, trying to impress, somebody else,
it's f__ in the head
So do you, you'll never make everyone happy, it just won't happen
At the end of the day, when all say is said
You better be ready to go back at em"

"
This here is life,
so tell me, who chooses what's wrong and what's right
Is it what we see, on TV, get a job, raise a family
That’s how I was raised, how I was brought up
Get a Wife, a Son and a Daughter
That's how I was taught to be proper
Never thought anyone could get caught up
Then slowly I grew up
and the fairy tale quickly vanished
Realized that life is a b____, and s___, you gotta be able to stand it
and you gotta be able to handle it, the stress or
the pressure, you channel it
And you learn to cope, at the end of your rope
Anyway that you can, with liquor or dope
Or work hard; raise your kids, strip clubs
What ever it is,
smoke your weed, shoot hoops
What ever you find your happiness through
It's your life, just make sure you know what you want when you go to get it
Keep doing this s___ for you, and not your crew or the dude you trying to impress kid
Life is simple, life is hard, and yea life is fun
So enjoy the things around you
Before your life is done
and do you"

[Fugu]

Just force yourself to smile and youll find something to smile about. :yes:

id type my own but theses lyrics pretty sum up what i would say.
just have fun, go sky divin that will take away the stress :twitcy:!
and like jones said. listen to the music you love :)

"This life will leave you stressed out, left out, with your neck out
Ain't nothing changed
Real life, so we deal right, but it feels like,
it's something strange
Wondering, the dumbest things and let everything
Get under our skin
Trouble again, trying to impress, somebody else,
it's f__ in the head
So do you, you'll never make everyone happy, it just won't happen
At the end of the day, when all say is said
You better be ready to go back at em"

"
This here is life,
so tell me, who chooses what's wrong and what's right
Is it what we see, on TV, get a job, raise a family
That’s how I was raised, how I was brought up
Get a Wife, a Son and a Daughter
That's how I was taught to be proper
Never thought anyone could get caught up
Then slowly I grew up
and the fairy tale quickly vanished
Realized that life is a b____, and s___, you gotta be able to stand it
and you gotta be able to handle it, the stress or
the pressure, you channel it
And you learn to cope, at the end of your rope
Anyway that you can, with liquor or dope
Or work hard; raise your kids, strip clubs
What ever it is,
smoke your weed, shoot hoops
What ever you find your happiness through
It's your life, just make sure you know what you want when you go to get it
Keep doing this s___ for you, and not your crew or the dude you trying to impress kid
Life is simple, life is hard, and yea life is fun
So enjoy the things around you
Before your life is done
and do you"
lawsuit!:laugh:

[Corbin]

lawsuit!:laugh:

hahhaha, i know the whole song off my head, so im not just copying it ;)

[mixixe]

Haha :laugh: Thanks for the insightful lyrics! and Fugu!!! listening to you go insane when Jeff Foxworthy is on TV does make me feel better believe it or not! :) All you guys do! Thanks for the advice fishy friends!!! Now I have a long list of things to do next time I'm feeling down! I'm feeling much better now.

[thegrandpoohbah]

Of course, you could just do what you already did and make another coral propagating tank. Every time I get antsy I just re-design one of my tanks. Just ask Melody, I get antsy a LOT.

[Melody]

Yes, but I'm here for you Mr. GP. Wonder when I'll inherit them there Rainbows.....

:DevilGrin:

Beats having you get drunk and passing out on my couch anyways. Being your friend when you're stressing isn't half bad in fact :laugh: .

But seriously, its a good method. Its something you enjoy, it occupies your mind, and its not something you HAVE to do. Perfect.:D