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Stress - How do you deal with it?

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by Hyliana, Apr 4, 2015.

  1. Hyliana

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    How do you deal with stress? I turn my stress into creative energy and start making random stuff like film scripts, languages, AMVs etc.

    I'm insanely stressed between coming out/transitioning, my social anxiety, and school. I'm working on two languages and am probably going to start a third soon and have two film scripts in a WIP state right now.
     
  2. MyBloodIsBlack

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    Yea, we all got stress :frowning2:
    But its ok, it makes us stronger!
    I usually draw or read
     
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    Martial Arts, thai kickboxing is good relief :slight_smile:
     
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    I'm on my way to finding out what's the best way for me to deal with it. I'm stressed out like every second of my life, I tend to overthink a lot.

    Reading, music, dancing and similar things help.
     
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    I love stress, I can't physically work without it! Though when it gets too much I just buy things XD
     
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    I don't!
     
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    Haha that's awesome.
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    For me it depends. If it gets to much and I can't get away, I'll crack it. If I can, then I'll draw, talk to someone, exercise, soccer or sit in a tree or somewhere high until I feel better.
     
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    I deal with it like every other problem I have, bottle it up inside 'til one day I burst and probably kill myself.
     
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    Music and nicotine timeless remedy oh and avoid people that I know cause me stress
     
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    Music seems to help the most. Although to do tend to shop for goodies when I get depressed... >.>
     
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    I sit down and just listen to music, or try to come up with solutions to dissolve what's stressing me.
     
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    Hug my puppy, or write a poem or a story.
     
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    Stress... It's usually caused by my job, so I focus on what I'm doing until I finish it. Time goes faster that way.
    Once I'm out, I like to chill at the library, or have a long walk, just get myself lost in the city. I have a coffee, or read the papers, or watch a good movie, whatever comes my way.

    To ride my bike while listening to music is also a good way to cool off.
    Also programming/hacking under some circumstances... That can be relaxing as well.
     
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    Depends on how bad it is. If I'm very anxious I might try and play song lyrics in my head, so I have something to focus on and also something to calm me down a little.
    If I'm generally burnt out, chocolate and youtube. ^^
     
  15. absvrdity

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    You've got to remember that no amount of anxiety can change the future and no amount of regret can change the past. When that doesn't work with stress, then I just decide to escape with music. :slight_smile:
     
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    Yoga. Seriusly, give it a go. You can find lot's of yoga follow along stuff on youtube. My fave ones are by a woman called Jen Hillman, and just the easy streches. Just hearing her voice calms me down :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:
    Idk, maybe its a bit cheesy or whatever, but if you give it an honest go it might help you to relax a bit :slight_smile:
     
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    That sucks. :frowning2: talking about it helps, you know. Wall me if you want to talk (*hug*)



    To answer the question.
    Lose myself in music mostly. Also, out of interest, what languages do you do? Do you invent your own languages? :slight_smile: I'm a major linguophile, myself. Actually, I've been teaching on official Sindarin* class for the last year. Not that I'm any good ^^
    *an Elvish language created by J.R.R Tolkien (writer of the Lord of the Rings etc.
     
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    Yup. Same here. Probably not very healthy, but yeah...
     
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    That's so cool! I love languages too but I'm really bad at sticking to my studies. I used to know a fair bit of Japanese, Korean and Turkish until I lost the motivation to continue. I'm determined to learn Spanish now though, otherwise I won't be able to communicate with my fiance's parents. Plus I really don't want to be monolingual forever.

    Ever fancied learning Klingon? :wink:

    On the subject of stress: when I get overwhelmed I usually just fall asleep. It's become my official 'go to move' whenever life becomes too emotionally taxing. If I catch my stress before it gets too high, then exercise definitely helps...but the end result is the same :sleep:
     
  20. Invidia

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    @Klingon: Never liked Star Trek ^^ Or guttural languages, for that matter.
    I also know what I'd call a "fair bit" of Japanese :slight_smile: My German's okay, also.
    You really remind me of my best friend with your stress thing, too... :/