Stress and Stress Management

I have never heard of a Friends World student (or faculty or staff member) who went through a year without a certain level of stress. Growing hurts, and learning is hard, and life is confusing, even when it's going well. Becoming a critical thinker and a conscious learner just makes the strain more obvious, it seems.

Students need to share their stress-relief ideas:

music
painting
pillow-punching
meditation
kissing
drinking (not the healthiest, but used by many)
eating good food
aikido
primal scream therapy
counting to ten (or twenty, or a hundred)
leaving the scene
sleeping (although see below)
jogging
yoga
walks in the woods
prayer
blowing bubbles
disco dancing
origami
knitting
writing in a diary
talking to a friend or loved one
walking a dog
playing a drum
going fishing
window shopping
gardening
chopping vegetables with a really sharp knife
funny movies
kneading dough
etc. etc. etc.

Sleeping is one that is easy to overdo. Sleep is important, but it's also an easy escape from reality that often gets you more behind and frustrated. Be careful in exactly the same way with alcohol and other drugs.

Workshop Discussion Sparks

Dealing with group stress.

Inspired and Creative

Add to above list.

Rigorous Training

Rigorous training in relaxation...hmmm....

AAAAAGGGHHHH!

First do the count-to-ten exercise, then pick something that relaxes you, and do it.

See Also

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