I received outpatient treatment for my "depression" in late September and late October/early November. I've gotten a ton of "ways to beat stress" things thrown my way and in digging through my e-mail (yes, I finally got to an e-mail from November – shocker!), I found the following. They're all pretty practical, but I laugh my butt off at the last one. (Apologies to those who still sleep with a stuffed animal.)
Physical methods to beat stress
There are over 101 ways to beat stress. These are just a few1) Ten breaths to peace sitting or standing slow deep breaths
2) Giant yawn
3) Aerobics
4) Shoveling snow, mowing the lawn
5) Walking
6) Exercise
7) People watching
8) Dancing
9) Cuddling with small children, or spouse
10) Sewing or knitting, crocheting, embroidering, or any craft
11) Go to a park
12) Hot bath (bubble bath)
13) Small planet on a dark night finds a place to look at the stars
14) Counting from 99 to 1
15) Speaking of, singing it is therapeutic
16) Journaling
17) Cup of herbal tea
18) Steam bath
19) Making things
20) Gardening
21) On tour of an old public library in your town
22) Telephone call a friend or relative
23) Movie party call several friends let another friend organize the rides and popcorn
24) Writing write your life history in the third person
25) Write a letter to an old friend
26) Bird watching in the woods, park, or near water and watch birds
27) Beat stress with animals groom your dog or cat
28) Wheels get on your bike and go or a ride
29) Pucker up get yourself some bubble mix and blow some bubbles
30) The way to their heart bake some cookies for someone shut in, sick or grieving
31) Visit a homeless shelter take them old magazines or books
32) .Just one more, please go out with a camera and take pictures of places or scenery
33) Swing go to a park get on the swings
34) Play games with children
35) Clean someone else’s house
36) Golf
37) Tie-dye shirts do them for your whole family
38) Go for a long drive in the country
39) Read to a child, spouse, or elderly person
40) Hug a stuff animal
Enjoy all that fun stuff.
Stephany said,
June 30, 2007 at 8:32 pm
Good post Marissa, I linked ya up on this one!
Polly said,
July 3, 2007 at 11:24 pm
That’s okay, my stuffed animals laugh their butts off at you! 😀