Stress
Stress
Stress is a common problem for most people - for alcoholics and addicts it's a common trigger point.
Learning to deal with stress clean and sober is challenging but with a few ideas, we can make it easier on ourselves
Here are some of my favourite links for healthy and positive tips for dealing with stress
Stress Management: How to Reduce, Prevent, and Cope with Stress
Mayo Mindfulness: Try the 4 A’s for stress relief
https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-mindfulness-try-the-4-as-for-stress-relief/#:~:text=Expand%20your%20stress%20management%20too lkit,our%20journey%20through%20life%20difficult.
Ten stress busters - Stress, anxiety and depression - NHS Choices
How to Deal with Stress
https://medicine.yale.edu/stresscenter/reduction/how%20to%20deal%20with%20stress%20updated_404711_4 6027_v1.pdf
and it might help sometimes to reframe our ideas on stress?
Stress may not be fun but it can help
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Last edited by Dee74; 06-15-2023 at 03:34 PM. Reason: removed/changed dead links
I see that under the link the 4 ways to deal with stress, it takes us to the American Heart Association a well recognized, well funded and highly respected organization.
Under two of the four parts of their outline in handling stress is meditation. I will say I consider myself very much a beginner at mediation, but the affects are indeed remarkable - I would venture to guess mediation is a common thread for many here on SR.
For those who have not tried mediation, you don't have to be expert by any means to gain many benefits.
Great thread Dee - thanks!
Under two of the four parts of their outline in handling stress is meditation. I will say I consider myself very much a beginner at mediation, but the affects are indeed remarkable - I would venture to guess mediation is a common thread for many here on SR.
For those who have not tried mediation, you don't have to be expert by any means to gain many benefits.
Great thread Dee - thanks!
Definitely!!!
Stress is part of life.... It comes in both positive and negative forms. For many years my response to stress was to try and ignore it until I needed to blot it out or blow it out.... That was usually done with ridiculous amounts of booze and drugs.
Thanks for sharing these!
Stress is part of life.... It comes in both positive and negative forms. For many years my response to stress was to try and ignore it until I needed to blot it out or blow it out.... That was usually done with ridiculous amounts of booze and drugs.
Thanks for sharing these!
do you mean positive stress as in 'eustress' FreeOwl?
2 Different Kinds of Stress Which Can Make-or-Break a Person
Thanks - that led me into areas I'd forgotten about
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2 Different Kinds of Stress Which Can Make-or-Break a Person
Thanks - that led me into areas I'd forgotten about
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I had a glance at this last night, and woke up this morning thinking about it.
I was stressed this morning even thinking about it. I have avoidance nailed.
Stress has definitely turned me to drink and therefore to wrong in the past.
I was stressed this morning even thinking about it. I have avoidance nailed.
Stress has definitely turned me to drink and therefore to wrong in the past.
I think it's like any thing for guys like us Trach - too much of anything can be self destructive.
I still have a lot of ups and downs in my life & things out of my control, but I'm nowhere near as stressed as I used to be.
that's got to be a good thing to aim for, surely?
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I still have a lot of ups and downs in my life & things out of my control, but I'm nowhere near as stressed as I used to be.
that's got to be a good thing to aim for, surely?
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