Getting to Know You, May 2018

[Morihalda]

8 hours ago, Pezler the Polychromatic said:

I'm not sure if my hobbies relieve stress or if they just change it to a different kind of stress.

 

8 hours ago, Dai-Mongar said:

Eating. Which is problematic, of course.

 

I do a lot of the answers mentioned but oh boy do I relate to these two the most....

I was trying to learn too many different hobbies at once and it burned me out bad. That's my fault though, so much for stress relieving.  

[Chaoswolf]

10 hours ago, Morihalda said:

May 14: What is your favorite way to relieve or temporarily escape stress?

It all depends on where I am and what my options are.

Intense physical labor (chopping wood) is good.Listening to some ear-blistering heavy metal is also good. Being in a mosh pit and engaging in some good friendly violent fun is better.

Reading works sometimes, and sleeping is also pretty good.

Exercise helps too.

[etherial]

11 hours ago, Morihalda said:

May 14: What is your favorite way to relieve or temporarily escape stress?

Painting minis

[paintybeard]

Rather embarrassing memory to add.

 

Relieving stress as a teenager is much more difficult than when you are... rather more mature.

 

As a teenager I can remember sometimes feeling seriously stressed for no obvious reason and having no idea how to handle it. My solution: To go to the toilet and bite deeply into the loo roll. A wonderful feeling of release and the stress would decrease.

 

As Douglas Adams would say: "Put your analyst on overtime."

[Sylverthorne]

12 hours ago, Morihalda said:

May 14: What is your favorite way to relieve or temporarily escape stress?

 

Curl up with a book. If there happens to be a cat handy, and interested in being a lap warmer, that helps, but mostly, book.

A cup of tea is also nice, but not mandatory. ^^

[Gargs]

13 hours ago, Morihalda said:

May 14: What is your favorite way to relieve or temporarily escape stress?

 

Hmmm, usually going out to dinner and having a beer with dinner, or sometimes just talking with Mrs. Gargs. Mostly I try not to let things stress me out if I can avoid it and just roll with the flow so to speak, but a relaxing drink can certainly help. 

[Inarah]

13 hours ago, Morihalda said:

May 14: What is your favorite way to relieve or temporarily escape stress?

Hmn... sitting down with a cup of tea most days.  Or, if it is evening, ordering a margarita.  If it's an overstimulated kind of stress, I go in the bedroom, black out all light sources, turn on the white noise maker, and try to nap, sometimes with the help of a pain reliever. 

[Lord of the Dish Pit]

13 hours ago, Morihalda said:

May 14: What is your favorite way to relieve or temporarily escape stress?

It depends on the level of it. Retreating into my mind usually helps, but if it's at a high enough point I fire up the playstation and take it out on the pixel people.(most recently Mordheim City of the Damned, brought a Skaven warband up to lvl 10 in a little under two days.) I've learned to keep my painting for when I'm more or less already relaxed, as I tend to get better results that way.

[Sergeant_Crunch]

14 hours ago, Morihalda said:

May 14: What is your favorite way to relieve or temporarily escape stress?

Video games. Lately kayaking, but that takes a little preparation.

[Darkmeer]

16 hours ago, Morihalda said:

May 14: What is your favorite way to relieve or temporarily escape stress?

 

I was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder at age 36.  I bottled too much lightning apparently.  So now, when I fall back into those habits, I hear a lovely metal grinder sound in my head.  I then take myself out of the situation and analyze it. 

 

I ask why I am I stressed.

I ask what can I do about it.

If I can do something about it I do that.  If I cannot, I do my best to remove myself from the situation.

 

Then I walk, listen to music, paint, or sleep if the situation holds me too long. 

[Adept Legacy]

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I suppose that is why I am always stressed out.

 

Oddly, it's not the gaming. Gaming makes me less discouraged. Doesn't do anything for my stress.

[Baldur8762]

17 hours ago, Morihalda said:

May 14: What is your favorite way to relieve or temporarily escape stress?

 

Reading stupid pulp novels, listening to heavy metal, playing video games, watching MST3K. I'd like to say painting, but I don't remember what that's like...

[Cyradis]

21 minutes ago, Baldur8762 said:

 

Reading stupid pulp novels, listening to heavy metal, playing video games, watching MST3K. I'd like to say painting, but I don't remember what that's like...

 

Off the forums, back to the paint table with you! 

[Jokemeister]

18 hours ago, Morihalda said:

May 14: What is your favorite way to relieve or temporarily escape stress?

 

I initially took up mini painting as a way to relieve stress.  And initially, it worked.  In those days, I was very much a basecoat and wash kind of painter and that was enough.

 

Over time though, I've tried to improve my painting skill and as a result, I've found that painting minis doesn't relieve stress for me like it used to. 

 

Recently, I've found myself going back to videogames to relieve stress.  I never actually stopped playing videogames but I do have to admit that I'm a little sad that I'm not painting as much as I used to.

[redambrosia]

Oh, sometimes when I'm really agitated I'll do chores. Purposeful activity helps me work off my agitation, and stuff gets done.