Hi everyone, thanks for the welcome.
Work stress is a big factor for me too. Some of the things I do to try to cope:
- 10 deep breaths
- turn off email for an hour
In the evenings, relaxation yoga for half an hour- there are lots of free videos on youtube and if you look for something with 'relaxation' in the title it's pretty laid back.
Mindfulness/meditation. I've been trying this. There's a guy online called Peter Renner that has some free sound clips of meditation, I really like his style.
It all feels kind of lame typing it out, I'm depressed today, but it all helps a little bit I guess, even just going through the motions.
Was up half the night, thinking about work situations that I don't want to be in, stress. I have bad insomnia, it's discouraging.
Anyway I'm off to the dentist. Fun! Trying to hang in.