Comments | siercia: Giant ball of stress

siercia

Giant ball of stress

Nov 14, 2011 16:45

I should have known that this month long posting every day thing wasn't going to happen, but I actually made it further than I expected. Life is a little too crazy right now, and I'm a little too sleep deprived.

Helping a dear friend through a crisis (that so far looks like it will end well, but there's still plenty of room for it to go pear- ( Read more... )

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liddle_oldman November 14 2011, 22:33:02 UTC

Don't Panic!

;)

siercia November 15 2011, 00:25:14 UTC

No panicking! Just the inexorable slide into permanently clenched up.

sahara_harp November 14 2011, 22:56:53 UTC

Massage. Hot bath. Deep breathing and conscious unclenching. Remember that flow chart about worrying. Sounds like you're doing all the right things. :) It's amazing how much simply being aware of this stuff can help.

siercia November 15 2011, 00:23:34 UTC

Sadly, our bath tub is not big enough for baths and I've not been in a good mental space for massage in a while. Lots of deep breathing going on - ooooh, maybe I'll try the wacky alternate nostril breathing I learned in yoga.

And trying hard to be aware and head it off before it gets really bad again.

sahara_harp November 15 2011, 00:26:14 UTC

I'd be very interested to understand what you mean by "good mental space for massage". Good for me to understand, don't you know. :) If you would prefer via email that's fine.

ratphooey November 14 2011, 23:05:59 UTC

Any other suggestions, besides a good glass of wine to go with the knitting tonight?

A second glass!

siercia November 15 2011, 00:24:19 UTC

A second glass is dangerous - that's when the knitting starts to go pear shaped!

digitalemur November 15 2011, 17:38:43 UTC

That's fine, as long as you really wanna knit pear cozies!

Okay, pear cozies would be AWESOME.

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siercia November 15 2011, 03:47:20 UTC

Hahahahahaha!

I can't get rid of it completely, but I'd like to be able to not be clenched so tight I squeak, you know?

tool_of_satan November 15 2011, 22:10:01 UTC

I WANTED to buy you a punching bag as a wedding present, but you said no.

whuffle November 15 2011, 01:18:49 UTC

*hugs*

Hot showers or baths. Prioritizing and setting aside (or delegating) the things that you just don't have time for. Making absolutely certain that you take 15 minutes at the beginning and end of every day to do nothing but think so you can hear what the stressors are and acknowledge them before letting them go.