So this is the thread for everyone to talk about those things that they do to relieve stress. My stressbusters are listening to music, watching movies, playing my flute or guitar and...

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...Writing!

Anybody else got interesting ways to relieve stress? Maybe you'll suggest something someone else hasn't thought of!

I have a nasty tendency toward going out driving down the interstate yellling at trees... but that's when I'm REALLY mad.

Usually I try to talk my way (to myself; I'm a terminal analyst, heh) all around and into the stressful situation, and see how it truly affects me... or if its honestly worth the energy of getting stressed out over.

That, or murder baseballs in my back yard...

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Originally posted by Loban:
I twitch and convulse until I knock myself out with rage...

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You forgot the part about salivating all over the place while you're twitching on the floor.

Isn't that just ridiculous? When you're cremated you still have to pay for a coffin that gets cremated with you.

And it's not even as fancy as the $5,000 jobs they bury you in, sheesh.

But I digress... resistance training is a great way of relieving tension. If it doesn't kill you first!

I'm currently going to a gym, since my job conflicts with taekwondo classes and I just hit the treadmill and put 'er on about 5% grade and go for the fastest walk I can keep up.

I miss going to tae kwon do...I still go out and kick the punching bag every once in a while though. Like Loban says, killing stuff like baseballs or the punching bag works great too.

Pilsan!

*Bows*

I really, really miss it; I wish they had day classes. I made it up to high green, and I really wanted to get through brown at least.

Maybe I can just go hang at the school and practice anyway, ya think?

Anyway, here's another stressbuster: cozying up in either a nice sleeping bag or a quilt, with cats tucked in with you, purring... eating honey roasted peanuts and reading a Pat McManus book, in particular, "The Grasshopper Trap."

Now that's a sure-fire way to get rid of any tension whatsoever... especially the cats.

Wishes to point out that having pets does decrease hypertension and stress levels, and promotes a longer life. This too has been supported by studies.

Hmmm.... Considering the zoo I live with, I ought to live until the 24th century!

Speaking of stressbusters, and flutes (heh) has anyone ever heard a bass flute? Wonderful instrument, just rumbles right through your system and knocks any anger/stress right out of you.

Oh hey people, i could be a little late to this thread, but who cares! :P

Stress relief... Heh, great stuff... I once had no stress at all... I took a stress test and it gave me 11% stressed out... and the average TOTALY NOT STRESSED person was at 33% stressed...

It said the only way for me to become more relaxed would be to be put into a coma...

Im kinda afraid to take that test right now though ya... Im kinda going crazy... But you know what i find helps... Listen to celtic music while doing tai' chi excersizes...

Specialy "loorina McKinnit" im pretty sure its not spelled that way, but ya, its great music...

Coffie on the other hand should never be decafinated, decafinated coffie is pointless and utterly abserd!

But then again, im against coffie and caffine and all that as it is... I probably wont be drinking tea that much either...

Assuming that you already smoke that is.

But see, thats why im not gonna start smoking in the first place...
And caffine can rivel smoking id wager, it may not have horrible withdraw affects, that is unless your a hard core expresso drinker, but its addicting....

*does 3 seconds of Exercize*

Nope! *heavy breathing* I can't do it!

Then I come here to write... and voila! Zee stress, she oftentimes AMPLIFIES.