How do you deal with stress/anxiety?

[Charms7]

Babbling incoherently. Just messing with ya. Cracking jokes is another trick to dealing with stress.

[rlg]

Soccer, squash, fishing and hunting

[PatInTheHat]

Snapping like a dry twig has helped enormously on many occasions , but mostly I just seek peace and quiet...the sound of breaking glass carries so much better.

[smjohn]

Prozac

[silverin]

Cigarettes, Xanax, playing with my dog, exercising, working in the yard. If all that fails (and my antidepressants, too), I check myself into the funny farm for a few days.

[marew1]

I think my sense of humor came about for ways to deal with stress. I also relax by reading, watching movies and listening to music. I am also calmed by the color blue. My sun room is painted sky blue and that room is very calming.

Lately, I have been having more panic attacks. I tried hypnosis but it was not effective enough. I am on medication which works but I would like to get away from the med some day. I used to imbibe to relax sometimes but I am on too many meds for that. Some day I'm going to try cognitive behavior therapy with a psychologist. If anyone who has tried the latter, let me know.

[sedative]

Fags usually help me. And cats and music.

[Moderator]

Fags = cigarettes for those in the U.S. who are not familiar with that meaning of the word. It has a much different meaning here (and not in a good way). But then, I am assuming you meant cigarettes.

[sedative]

Fags = cigarettes for those in the U.S. who are not familiar with that meaning of the word. It has a much different meaning here (and not in a good way).

I'm sorry, I didn't realise it

[Dana Jean]

I have to find something creative to do with my hands. (Don't even go there SusanNorton.)

Also, I need to vent. A lot. So, I also reach out to friends. Sometimes, people outside a situation can see it with a clearer eye and calmer head and can talk me down from my anxiety perch. I try not to burden them too much, but I find such comfort in their words, it's hard not to go to that well.

I have to laugh. Without laughter, I would wither.