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    Re: How do you cope with stress?

    Gym and boxing works for me.

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    Re: How do you cope with stress?

    Boxing definitely, and running (I never thought I would say that, but have discovered that going running definitely gets the anger and stress out!)

    Oh and a good cry.

    And a nice soak in the bath.

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    Re: How do you cope with stress?

    A serious reply from me for a change.

    My main coping mechanism is to avoid stressful situations. Works for me. Does involve some sacrifices but I prefer to live an unstressful (if slightly limited) life.

    We don't have to have it all.

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    Re: How do you cope with stress?

    Quote Originally Posted by Vegetable View Post
    Gym and boxing works for me.
    My son is teaching me to box, he's got the big boxing bag and a small ball one.

    I really need to do it more often though.

    Also he likes me to spar with him as it's good practice for him - not that he hits back, he just ducks and weaves.

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    Re: How do you cope with stress?

    Killing things always cheers me up.

    (Usually trolls, demons, ogres, zombies or elves. But only usually...)

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    Re: How do you cope with stress?

    Quote Originally Posted by Tessalicious View Post
    Killing things always cheers me up.

    (Usually trolls, demons, ogres, zombies or elves. But only usually...)


    in my case.. I unleash electric death towards my unfortunate foes from the weapon encrusted hulls of my armoured space Goliaths !!

    I also used to use Quake and/or Doom to get rid of work stresses.. Nothing more therapeutic than a gory bloodfest with excessive firepower..

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    Re: How do you cope with stress?

    Quote Originally Posted by Tessalicious View Post
    Killing things always cheers me up.

    (Usually trolls, demons, ogres, zombies or elves. But only usually...)
    Quote Originally Posted by Beowulf View Post


    in my case.. I unleash electric death towards my unfortunate foes from the weapon encrusted hulls of my armoured space Goliaths !!

    I also used to use Quake and/or Doom to get rid of work stresses.. Nothing more therapeutic than a gory bloodfest with excessive firepower..
    Does anyone remember Nintendo 64?

    What a stress inducer.

    Badly designed.

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    Re: How do you cope with stress?

    Quote Originally Posted by Tessalicious View Post
    Killing things always cheers me up.

    (Usually trolls, demons, ogres, zombies or elves. But only usually...)
    Sold my 60 troll priest on ebay. lols

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    Re: How do you cope with stress?

    I use various coping mechanisms:

    1. Going into my man-cave (like DTS).
    2. Prayer.
    3. Going for a long walk.
    4. Hitting seven bells out of a punch bag.
    5. Getting on my bike and going for a long ride until I'm exhausted.
    6. Playing my guitar with the amp turned up loud and full distortion.
    7. Taking my dog for a walk.
    8. Dancing.
    9. Sex (which is actually the best natural de-stressing mechanism).
    10. Escapism - reading a good book works best for me.
    11. Extreme violence and killing a variety of computer-generated enemies.
    12. Pouring my heart out to a trusted friend.

    All of the above work for me in various circumstances, but of course not all causes of stress are so easy to deal with. Sometimes you just have to accept that you're going to have to ride out the storm until it passes.

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    Re: How do you cope with stress?

    Quote Originally Posted by Gus View Post
    For various reasons had a fair amount of time to ponder how people cope with stress. I remember covering the subject in some detail during my studies, from a physiological and psychological perspective. But that was from the outside looking in. Its a very different tale when you are the one feeling stressed.

    Over the last couple of months I've had to deal, indirectly or directly, with a number of friends/colleagues undergoing serious amounts of stress, in one case ending in a nervous breakdown. Not nice. I KNOW a lot of techniques for dealing with stress, but I think that the things that work tend to be very personal to the individual, not always common approaches.

    Aside from trying (and often failing) to get to the gym or just get home on time, I'm back to an old favourite, blasting baddies in Battlefield 2 So ... how do you cope?
    Nobody has mentioned this yet. The simple answer is to deal with the stressful situation. Remove the cause of the stress. Particularly if that stress is being caused by a situation at work. Then the answer is simple. Don't spend your energy on virtual games or down the gym - use that energy to find a job elsewhere.

    The other thing to think about is "is it you?". If you are the only one finding something stressful and everyone else isn't ...

    it's you.

    That doesn't mean that there's something wrong with you. It means that you and the environment don't belong together. Again a simple answer - go elsewhere.

    N.B. My simple answers are not quick-fix answers. You need to have a plan, you need to work on your plan. The hardest part of that plan is to take the first step.

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    Re: How do you cope with stress?

    Quote Originally Posted by Andy McGregor View Post
    Nobody has mentioned this yet. The simple answer is to deal with the stressful situation. Remove the cause of the stress.
    Good advice, but not all causes of stress are removable. For those that are, though, this by far the best remedy in the medium to long term. The other things mentioned in this thread are more for dealing with the immediate effects of stress.

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    Re: How do you cope with stress?

    Quote Originally Posted by Andy McGregor View Post
    Nobody has mentioned this yet. The simple answer is to deal with the stressful situation. Remove the cause of the stress.
    At Cranfield we were lectured by an American lass who actively managed her life on that principle. However, she was very honest and said its a solution that doens't fit everyone's circumstances. If your strees relates to your job, then trying to chnage your career can be an option ... but as I look over the many varied careers of my friends/associates .... I don't see any of them who are stress free.

    I moved from being self-employed to being a wage slave to bring a greater degree of certainty into my life. Though the actual stress in my job hasn't decreased much (if you work at a certain level in an organistaion you expect a degree of pressure/responsibility), its the fact that I can my life better that has reduced that element of stress tremedously. The fact that my employers is very receptive to flexible working and actualy backs up its promises to be people-focused does make a big difference.

    As for the pressure of the job ... well if I wanted less pressure I could take a step down or not be interested in looking to work my way up the career ladder. Either way its my choice as to the stress/reward balance. As things stand, most of the stress I edure originates from activities outside work.

    Following on from Andy's comment re avoiding stressfull situations, I recently came to the conclusion that being involved in dance promotion in the N West was too stressfull because of the plethora of scheeming 2-faced bar stewards, so decided to quit it. Takes some getting used to but I feel better already. Now .. just to get this flabby excuse for a body into the gym and another level of stress will be mitigated ...

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    Re: How do you cope with stress?

    Sceintists are now saying a little stress is good for us.

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    Re: How do you cope with stress?

    Quote Originally Posted by Astro View Post
    Sceintists are now saying a little stress is good for us.
    Nearly what I was going to write. Stress means that we are being challenged, it is part of life. That is why some seek out extreme sports. They feel more alive. It is a matter of getting the amount right.

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    Re: How do you cope with stress?

    Quote Originally Posted by Andy McGregor View Post
    Remove the cause of the stress.
    Quote Originally Posted by Tessalicious View Post
    Killing always cheers me up.


    thereby removing the cause of the stress.. The only thing I worry about these days is hoping they don't find the bodies.

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    Re: How do you cope with stress?

    Quote Originally Posted by Beowulf View Post


    thereby removing the cause of the stress.. The only thing I worry about these days is hoping they don't find the bodies.
    So that's why I can now get a seat on the 7.41 to Waterloo.

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