How do people deal with stress?

[Deleted]

I stress out out over unpaid bills and then the person next to me just shrugs it off like it it ain't nothing. I will lie awake in bed stressing all night an day but the the other person acts like nothing is amiss. Just typing this shit out is stressing me out.

I drink. I know that it is not the optimal solution. But it helps taking my mind off stuff.

[DarkAmbient]

The secret is to understand that if you can't do anything right now about whatever you're worrying about, then there is literally no point thinking about it.

Worry is fear over what will happen in the future. Save your emotions for the present moment.

[Ciddy]

I drink. I know that it is not the optimal solution. But it helps taking my mind off stuff.

For me, drinking works pretty well as stress relief as long as I don't overdo it. I usually don't have to worry about "overdoing it" these days. I got a lot better about knowing my limits by the time I reached my late 20s.

[Archon14]

I don't get stressed a lot in the recent years, when it happens, it doesn't last long. That short period of time while it is there, I compensate with cigarettes. But I don't smoke as much as I used to before.

I guess my life is going in a better direction. Or even just being a more healthier one. Stress is hard for your body and mind, you need to calm down, analyze and try to move forward.

[Radaney]

Play Violin.

[Fencers]

Stress is largely self created. Managing stress is a process of applying rational thinking to external problems in relation to your actual limitations.

Doing anything you enjoy and can exert control over is an effective technique in reconciling the above factors of external demands/events and personal regard toward those events; playing the violin, dancing, drawing, et cetera.

I personally enjoy cooking, playing with my son, reading and sex to relieve anxiety caused by stressful events.

[Bumbasta]

Smoke weed.

Never really have stress. But if I did, this would be my solution as well.

[Deleted]

Deep breathing and a bit of me-time (lololol masturbation jokes incoming) at the end of the day.

[belfpala]

The secret is to understand that if you can't do anything right now about whatever you're worrying about, then there is literally no point thinking about it.

This, pretty much. My mind works like this: I keep a list of what I have to do, weighted by how quickly I can do a task balanced by how important. Attack one thing at a time, or juggle if a task is time consuming. Keep going. Get through the list.

[slime]

Take it out on everyone else.

[breadisfunny]

i relieve stress by beating up draenei.

[mizeri]

take a deep breath and get really passive aggressive

[Avlivar]

Get really high and think about life. Realize nothing matters but your happiness. That is the only thing that should matter to you. Make a list of the things that bother you, and try to come up with solutions one at a time.

[Katie N]

Go into another room by myself and watch TV, or go onto WoW and do some PvP.

Doing PvP in WoW just causes more stress due to how bad people on your team are. xD

[Ebalina]

You don't deal with stress there isn't a way to deal with it.
Drinking/drugs/fitness/running/meditation/yoga/doctors/pills all these are useless nothing helps because you go from one stressful shit to another.

Its what life is events lined up 1 after another to kill you faster then normal.

[DarkAmbient]

take a deep breath and get really passive aggressive

I'm not passive aggressive, unlike some people I know...

[Deleted]

Where I live we have mandatory paid vacation time, so I switch off during those periods. Thank you socialism

[RaiGadi]

i try to get rid of emotions and analize stuff like a robot, usually it helps me find a solution..... even if its morally ambiguous....beep boop

also ice cream works wonders

[Hotmail]

That's racist...

I immediately regret this decision.

[mizeri]

eat till your stress goes away