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jojo · 03-26-2007, 03:20 AM

Hi mOvingon,

I know this might sound a little bit strange but the two wee things I would recommend to do are:

1. Deep breathes
2. Laugh

The above only take a couple of minutes a day and I think make a big difference to the way a person handles the general day-to-day stresses of their life.

It seems you are focusing on moving forward and striving to get things under control (and the above posts offer excellent advice as well and I totally agree with all they have written...so I won't go any deeper!)

For breathing, I find when I am stressed in the moment this is quite difficult and it can take a couple of really deep breathes for my body to feel at peace and as for laughing, well I actually recommended this to my cousin who thought I was nuts, but it helped her out with feeling frustrated/angry about some situations in her life (she was taking out the anger/frustration on unsuspecting people who had nothing to do with said situations and it was causing her to feel overwhelmed).

You force yourself to laugh until you are actually laughing from deep inside your belly (it doesn't take to long to do and you do find youself cracking up for no reason!).

I know these things won't change your situation, but maybe they will help with the way you are dealing...I really hope these two little tools help relieve some of the stress you are feeling at the moment.

Many smiles!

03-26-2007, 03:20 AM	#8 (permalink)
jojo Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 62	Hi mOvingon, I know this might sound a little bit strange but the two wee things I would recommend to do are: 1. Deep breathes 2. Laugh The above only take a couple of minutes a day and I think make a big difference to the way a person handles the general day-to-day stresses of their life. It seems you are focusing on moving forward and striving to get things under control (and the above posts offer excellent advice as well and I totally agree with all they have written...so I won't go any deeper!) For breathing, I find when I am stressed in the moment this is quite difficult and it can take a couple of really deep breathes for my body to feel at peace and as for laughing, well I actually recommended this to my cousin who thought I was nuts, but it helped her out with feeling frustrated/angry about some situations in her life (she was taking out the anger/frustration on unsuspecting people who had nothing to do with said situations and it was causing her to feel overwhelmed). You force yourself to laugh until you are actually laughing from deep inside your belly (it doesn't take to long to do and you do find youself cracking up for no reason!). I know these things won't change your situation, but maybe they will help with the way you are dealing...I really hope these two little tools help relieve some of the stress you are feeling at the moment. Many smiles!