Stress

[Chris686]

Man has the holidays been stressful money presents gifts food family etc etc

I thank god I have a Strong wife I can't handle this stress I'm about to blow up. How do you handle it? Any stories? I for most is stressed to the max

I will hopefully survive Christmas and New Years lol

 

[franciemarnie]

After I finish this post, I am putting on my IPod, setting it to play the appropriate sound track, going into the bedroom with my tennis racket, shutting the door and beating the hell out of the mattress with said racket.

I know the stress of which you speak!!!

I did my mindful meditation body scan this morning and it's like a tiger is pacing back and forth in my chest cavity. My hands are shaking and it isn't in anticipation of opening presents tomorrow or strictly low potassium. I know I am flooded with stress hormones.

For me, I have to find safe physical release. Then the calm will come.

Here is to you finding the stillness inside again, or the PTSD version anyway!

 

[novemberDark]

I don't have a neurotic tiger in the chest I'm the 'huminal' that actually does the pacing.

Not able to go riding because of these x.. holidays. Thats what calmes me down, she s as easily spoked as I am so strong and gives me all her power just like that. I find releave in the 4 rithms re my own hartbeats.

Works for me, trying to avoid anything related to x mass but have to keep up face and be company for dear friends.

Fuse is getting shorter, no holiday drunking which is good. Taking time out for a walk after this post out side maybey not the last one for today.

How many rackets do you have? Hope you don't brake that one they usually have wood handles and the stores are closed.

I hate me for it but I keep looking at that tree and want to make it fire wood, feel guilty of my thoughts about that rght now my buddie did such effort to make it look pretty.

 

[arfie]

Digitating with my internet buds would be this year's strategy. How's it working for you? I still ain't loving it, but I am holding my own so far. Paying closer attention to the solstice has helped me as well. I find myself extra able to appreciate the extra seconds of sunlight this week. Appreciation is always my best med.

Hang in there JD. It is almost over...

 

[franciemarnie]

The problem with hitting a mattress with a racket with PTSD anger is the force of impact hurts the wrist. So I ended up doing forehands and backhands with all I had and that worked out well. Downstairs is a tennis ball pitching machine, which is ideal, but I've torn my glute 3X doing that so...no more. Bummer.

How fabulous you ride. I LOVE horses. One night shortly after my nervous breakdown 9 years ago, a black stallion appeared in a dream and touched my head to hers. I woke up filled with joy, and the atypical irrational fear I'd gotten with the breakdown re: simply walking thru the city vanished. I will never forget that.

Horses are healing.

Less than 24 hours to go, and the spell will be lifted!

 

[macca]

I made myself go into the shops for the sake of my sons (they wanted to buy each other Christmas presents, which meant I had to go in to a horribly crowded shopping centre on several occasions). I HATE crowds! Especially shopping crowds. Unfortunately, I did crack a bit later, and had to leave the house when my husband yelled at me (he hadn't been sleeping, but it's still triggering). I walked/ran up the road, but I found that sitting in the park watching the birds calmed me down enough to get below beserk level. I need to recognise the need to be on my own sooner. So I guess I'm saying - maybe some alone time might help you too! Pacing is something I do when I'm stressed too - it doesn't release the stress, but it can sometimes keep me from losing the plot if nothing else is added to the mix. It's almost bedtime on Christmas Day here - feeling better having that over. Still got to get through New Years - I want my sons to experience the fireworks show, but haven't worked out how to do it and stay sane.

 

[novemberDark]

OfoYes franciemarnie horses are healing, a stallion though... he hurts himself in the box before the races (testosterone).

Would be nice if your black oneis the symbol of your strength. Shit about your wrist. Its rise and shine with the light for today and then were done with this.

I'm already turkeyd out but were gonna have to go through the same drill again today, since my buddy turned himself into the kitchen b...s and is so proud. When he pulled the bird out of the bird out of the oven, we told himto watch his back.

I'm guessing you had a lot of work with these holidays and I shouldn't really complain.

Hope you get to ride again too.

 

[novemberDark]

Macca if fireworks are related to heavy artillery for you then that's shit.

We don't have fireworks in this country. For the new year.

I took care of breaky here, gifts were exchanged (lots of stuff send earlier unwrapped, little family ( most are dead, and dear friends sort off all over the world).

Got spoiled here with perfume again ;). One of my buddies makes me open and discribe every sent ( he lost his ability to smell, lost 1 of his senses, due to bad damage to the head).

Guys are out for a breather, tidying up our kitchen b.....s crib here. Sort of kicked them out...I step on their wired too with this....lol.

More turkey pig outs once more, and then on my merry way. Parting is such sweet sorrow but we got through through this one again.

 

[macca]

NovemberDark - no, I don't have any problems with the noise of fireworks, not combat-PTSD, luckily. Just the crowd thing again.

 

[novemberDark]

I see, hope you find a way or anything on here how others worked it out perhaps.

Holidays almost over were halfway there.

 

[franciemarnie]

@novemberDark - thank you for your comments! How interesting that stallions hurt themselves with testosterone before the race. Oh those stress hormones!! I've been told this is possibly my spirit animal. I know that there are fabulous qualities I love in horses.

We went to north WI a few months ago, to a gorgeous cabin in 300 acres of woods. Every single day our cabin was surrounded by deer. Even when we were on the road to the airport, a deer ran along side of the car for a while. I feel there is much to be learned by wild animals. Deer can graze and sit so relaxed, but get activated by fight it flight over and over thru the day. They know how to release the stress hormones. Poor stallion in the stall is trapped there. How can he release safely?

That's always my concern - how to release the unpredictable onslaughts. I have ways, but I sure wish they would quiet down until there is truly an emergency in real space and time.

 

[novemberDark]

Sounds like wonderful place to decompress.

Yes the stallions hurt themselves, there not 'snipped' on purpose because they're used for racing. Trainable yet, well can't find the right word for that kind of furry!

The wild animal world is fascinating, I love the wale shark, not top of the foodchain, not carnivorous, still a shark.