I've had a couple of incidents tonight that have really spiked my blood pressure; the second of which caused me to go on a long "quiet yelling" rant (so that I don't wake the whole apartment complex) until I exhausted myself. The first was dealing with someone in tonight's game thread, and the second was my constantly loud neighbors. The incident in the game thread has been dealt with, but my neighbors above me has been an ongoing problem since they moved in here about a year ago. Tonight, after banging on the ceiling and going on my rant, I had a fantasy about going to my manager tomorrow and letting her have a HUUUUGE ear full about this. I complained 6 months ago, and she didn't do a fucking thing about it, and actually argued with me about it instead. Terrible, terrible manager. Obviously, I would like to avoid going there and going berserk, as much as it appeals to me in the middle of a rant. But I can't take much more of this shit. It's really stressing me out. It's every goddamn day, multiple times a day with these assholes. I'm trying to buy a house in Idaho to get away from this shit, but it's a long process, and I'll be lucky if I'm there 2 or 3 years from now. So that's not an overnight thing. So what do you do for stress relief? I'm in counseling for a host of personal issues, but that's once every 2 weeks, and it's just talk, and I just started seeing this guy about a month ago or so. I need ACTION. I've just started looking at Stress Relief classes near me; something which I've never considered until now. It looks like much of it involves Yoga, which I don't have a problem with, but with my weight, I'm not sure how realistic it is. I'm not up for going on walks.....I've done it before and it's not really great to do at the moment, obviously, because of the weather. That, and I just don't get satisfaction out of it. But full disclosure, I also don't do it often. So what do you do for stress relief? Has anyone here tried Yoga or breathing exercises? I'm all ears.....though one doesn't work, lol. Thanks.
Well, to deal with stress, I start arguments, and then turn the subject around to somehow either make it about something else, or I give you one-line answers that are so outlandish it just makes you scratch your head. Or I'll pretend to agree with you about something, when in reality I'm mocking the very clear point you're trying to make. I'm very good at that. It's a shame I'm not good at anything else........like being a moderator. barfo
Yeah, a lifetime of Ménière's Disease has kind of made me allergic to water. A shame, because I did a lot in pools and water parks as a kid in California. But I've become hesitant around pools and open water in my adult years. My 20s were pretty brutal with violent dizzy spells. It seems to work well for you.
I did at times in High School, but it either made me horny, gave me a massive headache, or made me REALLY paranoid. My parents are huge pot heads. But it's not for me.
San Diego this weekend and St Paddys in Chicago in 2 weeks. Weather looks shit for both. oh well. Tried to fit in a Vegas trip too, but i'm pretty exhausted from vacationing.
Have you confronted your neighbors? You could also start a neighbor war and create noise at off hours for them. Both probably won't work and will probably make your stress worse but could be some temporary relief. The risk is a neighbor war but it could help them see your side. Either way a good talk or fuck you always feels good in the moment. You best answers are to either medicate, disengage or exercise. Weed has been suggested, alcohol is a bad suggestion. Talk to to doctor and look at some low level anxiety pills like buspar and Xanax. Xanax is addictive so be careful but it works great in an emergency. Disengage is just leaving to do something else for a short time or a long time. Vacations are great. General self care is good, treat yourself to something you love. Meditation is also considered disengaging. Exercise is your overall best answer. Find something you enjoy to burn calories and work off some energy.
