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04-30-2019 03:23 PM
@nanny24 When at home, I simply pick up my big, fuzzy cat and give him a hug. Something about that purring and that warm body against mine is the most soothing thing ever!
04-30-2019 03:30 PM
Thanks for the ideas, I do walk 2 miles per day, and exercise. Don't drink sodas or coffee. My mom is the big problems here, she is very self-centered and hard-headed. I deal with her several times a week, doctors, groceries, etc. I just don't like being around her. She made my dad miserable for 54 years till he died, now she tries to control everyone else. I envy those who have a loving relationship with their moms. I need to get some craft projects going, and get to the library for some reading. Sometimes just sharing a problem lightens the load. Thanks to all.
04-30-2019 03:35 PM
As hckynut touched upon, we have different personalities that react various ways to stress. A psych instructor I had mentioned when she overthinks things she tells her brain to shut up. Then she has positive mantras or phrases to distract her from worry. I learned this at a time I was working FT, kids at home, going to grad school and handling sad news in our extended family.
Just telling my mind to be quiet and finding a better focus helps me a lot. I also practice meditation and prayer which helps me personally, but this isn't for everyone.
At work, we have a code between cohorts. IDC -- when work things become annoying and we begin to obsess and blow things out of proporation, we tell one another to stop caring so much. IDC = I don't care.
I believe the answer is somewhere between our ears. Good luck to you. Peace be with you.
04-30-2019 03:41 PM
04-30-2019 03:48 PM
Only one....therapy.
04-30-2019 03:55 PM
@chrystaltree wrote:Only one....therapy.
Seriously? Maybe for you, but many can learn coping skills and mechanisms through other venues. With your history I'm sure therapy would be needed.
04-30-2019 04:31 PM
Walking in the woods works best to destress me. Not just walking around the neighborhood, but woods. It makes all the difference in the world. As soon as I enter the woods, I can feel the stress leaving my body. If you read about forest bathing, you will find that trees give off healing compounds.
I hope you find something that helps. Hugs and healing to you.
04-30-2019 04:37 PM
@RetRN wrote:
@chrystaltree wrote:Only one....therapy.
Seriously? Maybe for you, but many can learn coping skills and mechanisms through other venues. With your history I'm sure therapy would be needed.
@RetRN. Was that necessary? I have seen quite a few nasty posts from you. Quite a few.
04-30-2019 04:39 PM
First...you are not alone....
Second...Lock the bathroom door...look in the morror, and repeat, I am Loved, I have value, I am doing the best I can, I am entitled to say NO. And most inportant...this too shall pass.
Life is a marathon, not a sprint.....
Peace
04-30-2019 04:51 PM
Prayer.
Give it to God.
His shoulders can hold so much more than our own.
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