Run, whirlwind run

Day 14. When you are stressed, what can you use as an outlet? Why do you think it helps you?
As usual, I missed a day. Yesterday was extremely busy. I had a meeting with my supervisor, which of course resulted in her telling me to read a thousand books and articles, and then we had the grad seminar, and then drinks, so no blogging.

I have a lot of techniques for dealing with stress. My three best methods are to go running, to sit in a cafe and slowly drink a cup of coffee, or to talk to certain people (M and thelxiepia are usually good for this) who I know will calm me down. If, for whatever reason, none of these options are possible, I try to do other things that are similar: cleaning or walking, which are physical activity in the same way that running is, cooking, which just makes me happy, or reading certain 'comfort books' (the Pagan Chronicles series is my go-to choice for this).

Making lists also helps, especially if I can cross things off them as I make them. Usually I get stressed or tense because I'm very busy, or I feel like my life is getting a bit chaotic, so anything that makes order out of chaos helps to make me feel better.

The one thing that doesn't work, which seems to work for a lot of people, is listening to music. I tend to feel all emotions extremely strongly, and music affects me really heavily. Adding it to the mix when I'm really stressed out tends to intensify my feelings and exacerbate the problem. I am incapable of listening to music neutrally. Every song has an association or a specific meaning to me, and so it's very hard to find music that doesn't evoke a painful or at least complicated emotion.
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Run, whirlwind run

Day 14. When you are stressed, what can you use as an outlet? Why do you think it helps you?
As usual, I missed a day. Yesterday was extremely busy. I had a meeting with my supervisor, which of course resulted in her telling me to read a thousand books and articles, and then we had the grad seminar, and then drinks, so no blogging.

I have a lot of techniques for dealing with stress. My three best methods are to go running, to sit in a cafe and slowly drink a cup of coffee, or to talk to certain people (M and thelxiepia are usually good for this) who I know will calm me down. If, for whatever reason, none of these options are possible, I try to do other things that are similar: cleaning or walking, which are physical activity in the same way that running is, cooking, which just makes me happy, or reading certain 'comfort books' (the Pagan Chronicles series is my go-to choice for this).

Making lists also helps, especially if I can cross things off them as I make them. Usually I get stressed or tense because I'm very busy, or I feel like my life is getting a bit chaotic, so anything that makes order out of chaos helps to make me feel better.

The one thing that doesn't work, which seems to work for a lot of people, is listening to music. I tend to feel all emotions extremely strongly, and music affects me really heavily. Adding it to the mix when I'm really stressed out tends to intensify my feelings and exacerbate the problem. I am incapable of listening to music neutrally. Every song has an association or a specific meaning to me, and so it's very hard to find music that doesn't evoke a painful or at least complicated emotion.
( the other days )

One of the Greenwich Mean Tribe

I write like
Cory Doctorow

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I like Cory Doctorow, so this is fine by me.

One of the Greenwich Mean Tribe

I write like
Cory Doctorow

I Write Like by Mémoires, journal software. Analyze your writing!

I like Cory Doctorow, so this is fine by me.