that depends on the stress and the situation.
smoke weed, maybe. if it is a possibility and i think it will help in an acute stress situation … i definitely walk away and eventually take a toke.
for ongoing stress, i literally throw myself into service. anything that i can do to help others immediately relieves my feeling of stress. perhaps it is a bit of perspective, maybe it’s a distraction, i don’t know. but what i *do* know is that when i feel overwhelmed and stressed out in an ongoing fashion, i immediately look for projects i can start to be of service.
it’s also how i celebrate … be of service. so it probably helps in an associative way as well. to tie together times when it is all too much with times when everything is going so well … like a little reverse psychology trick perhaps.
and, of course, take a break when i need to. that is something i am learning as i age. to take breaks. it’s ok to not be productive all the time. in fact, sometimes, rest is productivity. because the body can productively heal when in a resting state 😉
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