I will now chew off the inside of my own face

[cjsmith]

Sometimes I'm so stressed that I can't imagine what would help me relax, even for a moment. I think I want to take a break and then I realize I've been so overwhelmed that I've been taking nothing but breaks. Then I want to take a break from THAT because the energy involved in suppressing the stress is so high.

I imagine myself at a spa getting my feet rubbed... or curled up in a nest of blankets, or sitting in a hot tub... and any of that would just be something else to get through. It wouldn't solve the problem. None of the relaxation would go past the skin and touch me.

Gah. What do you do to relax? Really relax? (Aside from alcohol or drugs. THERE'S a good way to make sure I'm completely ineffective!)

I know I'm just going to have to get through it. It's just a matter of time. And really, I'm blowing the whole thing out of proportion. It doesn't merit this much angst. But gaaaah I really want it to be DONE.

Comments

[vito-excalibur.livejournal.com]

Well...actually, finding a small but concrete step that I can take towards dealing with the source of stress - something that can be done in a few hours, say - and actually getting that thing done, helps me like nobody's business.

Heck, I should really do that more often. :)

[runeshower.livejournal.com]

I second this. The only actual solution to MY stress is to get moving and actually finish something. (All else is just treating the symptoms.) It can be a really small thing; the little satisfaction from completing and checking it off gives me enough strength to do more.

Oh, and I make lists. I've also heard that taking a little walk - just a few minutes of fresh air - can give a new perspective.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I'm in the (possibly first of many) Waiting Game stage.

Walking would be fabulous. Exercise and fresh air combined! Damn these feet.

Better get my butt in the pool again. Exercise really does help.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

*nod* I've done a lot of the concrete steps I can do right now and am in a waiting phase. Well... I could do a couple more things. Should do a couple more things. But the waiting, man, that I hate!