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Kristen, prompted

March 30, 2020

How do you relieve stress?

Sometimes, I don’t relieve it very well, and the stress gets kind of bottled up inside me.

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But when I am dealing with it more healthfully, here’s what I do.

  • I reach out to a friend/family member for empathy/advice/truth-telling/prayer*
  • I pray
  • Sometimes I have a very serious crying session
  • I go get a hug from Mr. FG
  • I go outside
  • I exercise (bonus for combining that with being outside)
  • I do something distracting
  • I go to bed early
  • I take deep breaths
  • I listen to music that has lyrics filled with encouraging truths

What helps you to relieve your stress?

*This reminds me of Sara Groves’ song, “Your Reality“, which is about how other people can help us adjust our view and remind us of what is true.

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  1. Karen. says

    March 31, 2020 at 7:53 am

    I sleep. It doesn’t cure stress, but it adjusts my attitude so that I can cope with it. I often don’t notice added stress as long as my sleep amount/quality is solid.

    However, when I do need to check out, some fast-reading, brain-vacation fiction is in order.

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