Stress relief suggestions

[Irrelevant]

So my office is currently embattled in a local development dispute. We represent a water district looking to protect drinking water quality. I'm the one that gets to present at all the public meetings. I just did my first tonight. It was very stressful. I'm all kinds of wound up. I'm already one large glass of wine in, without any hope of sleep on the horizon. Any suggestions?

 

[Bigjay73]

Meditation

 

[sethkuhl]

Start planning a hunting or fishing trip that you have always wanted to do. Put your mind into the time that you have off and something that you want to do. A lil day dream trip that you can make happen sometime in the future.

 

[Johnny Bravo]

Sex

 

[Wildabeest]

Serenity Prayer hangs on my wall and is read whenever I feel stressed. If that doesn’t work, then I go outside for a walk or hike. Being in nature is the best stress reliever for me.

 

[Nameless Range]

Sorry to hear that. Lots of tried and true things like exercise, getting outside, hot shower, etc.

But one that I notice in me, is to stay off the Internet. Both before, when the appropriate anxiety or stress your body is producing in preparation of what’s coming is being felt, but especially after, when maybe you feel relief but are still yet stressed. There’s just something about the screens that can stress a guy out, even though it feels like detaching from the stress through them.

 

[2rocky]

You tube or Audible meditation.

Calm App

Visualization exercises
( Mine was a team of horses running away with a wagon I was in. I visualized pulling the lunch pin and letting them run away).

 

[Irrelevant]

Sex

Ha, I'm married. So scratch that lol

 

[Irrelevant]

Honestly Dave Chappelle and Shane Gillis clips helped. With a little south park thrown in for good measure

 

[Letthemgrow]

. . . habitual line stepper . . .

 

[Nick87]

Ha, I'm married. So scratch that lol

Beat me to it.

 

[Nick87]

Probably the last thing you wanna do, but exercise helps quite a bit.

 

[utah400elk]

Audio books on tape and a good workout usually help me.

 

[mevertsen]

No alcohol - dump it.

Exercise

"Grounding" or meditation.

 

[thusby]

Buy a barrel sauna, then find a new job.

 

[CowboyLeroy]

So my office is currently embattled in a local development dispute. We represent a water district looking to protect drinking water quality. I'm the one that gets to present at all the public meetings. I just did my first tonight. It was very stressful. I'm all kinds of wound up. I'm already one large glass of wine in, without any hope of sleep on the horizon. Any suggestions?

Nix the booze. Seriously. I like a drink as much as the next guy but it seems to add to my problems more than it helps.

 

[Southern Elk]

Exercise is what works for me.

 

[Addicting]

Midget wrestling, just make sure you wear a cup. Their little fists are lethal at waistline.

 

[marksjeep]

Another no booze vote. Find something to immerse in. Something detail oriented so that you have to focus on that and not the stressors. Or yea, midget wrestling...

 

[Southern Elk]

And if exercise doesn’t work.