masterdebater said:
Bibbity said:
Might be time to come up with a strategy for dealing with stress before stress comes.
I find my best stress reliever to be physical activity. However, when I've already worked out that day and the urge hits it's hard to work out again. Does anyone have any stress relievers or strategy they find helpful?
Hey MD, I'm pretty new here and happened upon your journal, so here are my 2 cents:
I also like to relieve stress through physical activity/working out. I'm right there with ya about working out more than once a day. What I've done to solve this is to take walks; some really long-ass walks.
So, if I'm at the computer and I get an urge to find porn or I'm at work and experiencing stress or just feeling antsy; I literally drop what I'm doing, close the laptop, pause a conversation and tell that person I'll call them back, etc. I'll stop everything and put on my running shoes and head out the door.
I walk without music because I want to escape being in my own head too much. As I walk, I ground myself in the moment with all of my senses. I pay attention to the color of the sky, the feel of the breeze against my skin, smells, the feel of the ground under my feet; every little thing. I'll walk for 2, 3, 4 miles and sometimes more. Rain, snow, sleet, it doesn't matter to me. Nothing keeps me from heading out the door because I know that I need to put some distance between me and my thoughts sometimes.
Hope that helps and good luck.