Unwinding from Stress

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Friend of mine runs a Tai Chi class in the next village; I've meant to go along for ages but never got round to it. Might give it a go next week. The people in the group are very supportive of each other, I understand. My Paul McKenna stop smoking cd is very relaxing; although I gave up smoking a few years ago it's still the best of the Paul McKenna cd's that I've got. Didn't stop me smoking, though. I used to put it on when I got back from work; sleep for an hour afterwards and then have a fag.
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I have PM's improving self confidence one - done nothing for that but great to listen to if I'm having a bout of insomnia, very relaxing although I know the stress levels are really bad if I put that on and I my mind still keeps wandering rather than relaxing :(
 
Useless, Imagine. What you need for severe stress is earphones on, and Meat Loaf blasting at top level - jump about until you fall down, sweating and gasping. Your mind will be focussed by then - on a shower, a nice drink, and beddy-byes will be blissful. I always slept well when I'd gone for a really stiff couple of miles march around 9.00 pm!
 
The worst PM one is the eliminate stress dvd; there's a stupid story about a man falling off a cliff and hanging from a branch. The stop smoking one is much better; I nod off so quickly that I haven't got a clue what's in it. Benylin used to be good when it used to [I believe] have a morphine type ingredient. Going to take a Benylin night time tablet tonight, after a bath with lavender oil in it; I'm not at work tomorrow and want to sleep for England. Can't take it until my son arrives safely back from London, though.
 
I have had literally the worst year ever, nothing has gone right at all. I find that apart from going out and getting totally laggin and drinking my bodyweight in sambuca, driving is pretty good at de-stressing. Even with the petrol price being sky high its worth it just to be alone,get peace, put music on, go somewhere quiet and have a right good cry... seems to be an almost daily occurance atm unfortunatly
 
Very, very sorry to hear that, LE. I understand you've had a very mean run of things and sincerely hope for you that what sounds like depression (I mean depression, not just feeling blue, and not 'stress' as some people find losing the can opener can be) can be helped.
 
Me too, LE - I really hope things improve for you whatever your worries may be.

Kri, I usually find exercise helps tire me out but I might have to resort to jumping around the living room. Don't live in the nicest of areas and following recent events in Bristol/Swindon am very concious of my own safety being out alone after dark. Roll on the lighter nights.
 
Yes, perhaps 9 pm is a bit late! I did buy a cross-trainer from a catalogue a few years back. Woman on it must've been an Amazon, because after I had a chap assemble its cogs, gears, and tread for me (easy home assembly... not!), the darn thing took up about seven feet of space - okay if you have a spare room or a home gym or even a garage to spare, but not in a small one-bed flat! I asked Cost Converters if they could take it - didn't want to know, they said they already had two in the shop and they weren't selling!

I will get out and about this year, though. My legs keep asking "Are you sure? You haven't done this for years!" if I walk more than a consecutive 200 yards.
 
Has been known for me, when totally, totally p*ssed off with everything, to head out to the yard or field, wherever my favourite Blue happens to be. Used to be my first Blue (a crossbred) but she died a couple of years ago now, so now have a substitute or two that are my 'specials'. They are warm, big, solid and love to be scritched, so are more than happy to bliss out while I off load all the current shite into their ears as long as I oblige with the scritching!

I used to try doing similar with Songy but everyone on here who has met the mare will now fall about laughing, as she is so NOT the right candidate for sympathy hugging !!!
 
LOL - I can imagine the response you would get....

I tried to tell Red about stuff when things were getting on top of me a bit last year - and she wasnt interested at all - just gave me "the look" which plainly said "I'll put up with you for 10 minutes, but i AM counting...." and that was my lot. Percy and Maisy are good for a hug though....

When I was at Philips and having a really difficult few months, it was Happy who got me through things - Id just go and sit in his field with him and he'd always come over, nuzzle my hair, huff down my neck (dribble on me if he'd just had a drinK!) and just stand with me while I cried... its amazing how some animals just know when you need some sort of calm presence to calm you down and make you think rationally, and others just dont have time for that sort of nonsense at all - Batty would have come over, but that would have been to bite me if I was sitting not paying much attention...
 
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Michael Morpurgo talks of a time before he wrote War Horse of a young lad who stayed at his farm [they took in children from the towns that had dificult lives]; the child had a terrible stutter but they heard him talking to the farm horse one night. He then realised how animals listened to problems, and how the soldiers in the First World War talked to their horses. I'll never forget years ago having a bit of a weep whilst doing the washing up and staring out of the kitchen window; I turned round to see both my dogs sat directly behind me staring at me with the most worried look on their faces. I agree that being in a field with horses is the most magical place to be; I used to love watching them and their little social lives and felt blessed to be a small part of it. Miss it terribly. Also think that crying oneself dry is good; I've done so recently, and feel that a lot of the pain I was feeling has gone. Men don't seem to be able to do that.
 
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Agree about crying yourself dry can really help, usually feel so much better afterwards. Must release a lot of tension.
 
I don't think it's been proved scientifically but both crying and exercise release endorphins which make us feel better. Have a good cry whilst using the cross trainer/exercise bike. Probably best not to cry whilst jogging as one would get strange looks from people and might run into things [trees, people, ditches etc].
 
Thats one of the CDs i have in my car, serious tear jerker, have got Plan B on atm which is pretty much just as bad, or maybe thats just me!! Thanks Krizon, Im not sure anything else could possibly have gone wrong this year, so im sure i can be let off for suffering a wee bit... things may be looking up, job interview on wednesday, fingers crossed for me il need it
 
I'll try and remember to keep everything painfully crossed for you, LE! Hope you get the job and enjoy it.
 
Yep, everything firmly crossed for you, LE - nowhere near as bad a year as you but the past twelve months here have been shite too but it's always heartening to know that the odd bit of good news does come along eventually - just a question of whether or not we see it as that, I guess...
 
Ooh... and may I say how very lovely it looks from the road (on the way to Plumpton)? Like a massive butterfly. In fact, on the way back from Plumpton, as you're going up the hill, it rises quite alarmingly in the rearview mirror like an alien spaceship! One of the (female) rezzies in Crumbly Towers is a football crowd steward and can't wait to start work there. I might be tempted myself, with my NVQ-on-a-string!
 
I don't usually drink, but I bought a pack of Cherry B's from the shop in the next village [I'd mentioned them in passing as I noticed they sold Babycham]. When they got some in I felt obliged to buy them. Quite a high alcohol content I noticed after I'd downed one. Rather like the taste, so I had two yesterday [had a midnight call the night before to babysit grandson number one as grandson number two had to go to hospital; nothing serious, but croup always seems to come on late at night!]. Having crawled into work Friday morning I was too wound up to sleep when I got home so I had a drink to make me nod off. I've never really understood people having a drink to unwind before but I can see how it can become a slippery slope. But not one that I'm heading for! I'll do the relaxation tape next time.
 
Wife,children and dog away for weekend.I noticed that in Australia last night/this morning they had the worlds richest 2yo race on a card which had 5 Group 1's.I stayed up until 630 watching it.
Highlight was going for a touch on Mourayan who was placed in Irish Leger and Derby at odds of 75-finished 2nd but got the place money.
Low was getting stung on the Darley owned winner of the big race-massive gamble that I got badly wrong and just to throw salt on the wounds I had a small bet on the 2nd at 150.
Great fun,profitable but I seriously need about 12 hours sleep tonight.
 
I love fresh cherries, but not cherry-flavoured drinks - the worst thing is cherry-flavoured Coke! But that reference to Babychams reminds me what a sweet little tipple they are - I might get some of them in, because they're such a neat size for just one wee drinkie. Next thing, I'll be on Snowballs!
 
I love cherry coke - but only in the summer, for some reason I really dont like it in the winter !!!! Cant be doing with cherry anything else (had wonderful progectile vomit with cherry flavoured antibiotics once!) - and glace cherries get picked off as fast as I can get them... I do love fresh cherries though - weird that I am....

Morags firmly crossed for you LE - you know where I am xxxx
 
Its at Falmer, and looking at the pictures it does look amazing, my mates the draftsman that worked on it with the architects, its something to be proud of. we have another biggie contract rebuilding the warner bros studios where harry potter was filmed, manufacture is on its way back (hopefully)! oooh i hate all cherries but love glace ones, no cherry coke either ick.... raspberry barcadi breezer is yum tho
 
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