Nausea, Stress & Anxiety - How to Combat it?

[FiveThous]

First thing that helped me was realizing that this is, in fact, a stressful and sad time in my life. I had to come to grips with all the feelings i felt first and then look for positive, healthy ways to combat them.

Work in an exercise routine (probably the best contributor to my mental health), plan things that you can look forward to (makes all the work you do worth it), smoke a bit of that herb (we all got our vices), but most importantly, learn to appreciate the little things. Try and find a peaceful moment of clarity each day. Continue to put things into perspective and remember to count your blessings regularly. IMO, life can always be worse. As a wise man once told me,

This is 100% great advice. Enjoy your vices (in moderation of course), exercise and realize life is short, enjoy the hell out of it.

 

[MoGottiFor3]

 

[Bill Walton.]

Basketball used to be the biggest stress reliever for me. My joints have just completely fallen apart over the last five years, so I can't handle the beating anymore without getting hurt. I have completely cut it out, which sucks.

Anything I can do alone for long stretches, with zero interruption are relaxing for me.

Now the biggest stress relievers for me, in order are:

-Running. I especially like running through more challenging paths out in the woods. It's particularly stress relieving when I take my dog. There's something about having my dog with me that makes everything better. One day, my kid will go with me but he's a baby now and it's a PITA pushing the stroller and where I can go is limited.

Running on snow while it's snowing out is my favorite. More to look at and more of a challenge. Running in the rain is great as well. Feels very refreshing.

-Yard work. Cutting shit down, moving heavy things around and mowing are all great. Get a small sense of accomplishment out of each task, get a little exercise in and zone out.

-Yoga. Only hot yoga, only in a group setting and with music. When I'm by myself I get bored. Being able to look around at hot in shape chicks with nice asses packed into those yoga pants multiplies the enjoyment exponentially.

I get very little relaxation out of laying by the pool or beach. My mind starts racing the second I sit down. It's just not in my personality, the same as golf and weed never have been. I need things going on around me, need to constantly be achieving goals and I need to be immediately good at things or my mind will go to horrible places. That destroys the relaxation.

Damn yoga sounds great.. Youre an interesting person. Youre an onion jig.. A real onion..

 

[Cassity14]

I find competitive outlets - namely sports and video games. Now, can you get a little pissed off when you're not winning? Sure, but then you smile because you're pissed off at something trivial rather than stressed about much more important things.

 

[Ohio]

Masturbate

 

[The Oi]

Damn yoga sounds great.. Youre an interesting person. Youre an onion jig.. A real onion..

I'm awesome. Could be awesomer, but overall I'm pretty awesome.

 

[Sebastian]

Is cannabis legal in Australia, @CavsSimmy? That helps some of my friends out (but not me, I am immune to THC). Beyond that exercise and latch on to the small things that make you happy. That is how I coped with 15 hour days when deployed.

Also, sex. Lots of it. It is nature's best stress reliever (unless you're banging a crazy chick).

 

[Otsego Mar]

Is cannabis legal in Australia, @CavsSimmy? That helps some of my friends out (but not me, I am immune to THC). Beyond that exercise and latch on to the small things that make you happy. That is how I coped with 15 hour days when deployed.

Also, sex. Lots of it. It is nature's best stress reliever (unless you're banging a crazy chick).

THC isn't the best cannabinoid to combat anxiety and/or depression (in my experience it can actually exacerbate it). The best would be CBD (cannabidiol). It's actually - technically - legal to purchase/use/manufacture in most states.

 

[Simmy]

Is cannabis legal in Australia, @CavsSimmy? That helps some of my friends out (but not me, I am immune to THC). Beyond that exercise and latch on to the small things that make you happy. That is how I coped with 15 hour days when deployed.

Also, sex. Lots of it. It is nature's best stress reliever (unless you're banging a crazy chick).

Only medical marijuana is legal - anything off the street is adjudicated just like any drug. I don't smoke though, so unfortunately this might not be of help.

Funny you mentioned sex - my partner hasn't been feeling well for a few weeks now and even before that, the biggest concern of my relationship was sexual activity. Four years on now and things aren't as consistent as they once were. Wonder if this change has played a part?

I tried to get out of the house and run on the weekend. The problem? We had terrential rainfall in Melbourne (still going now) and not one part of me wanted to leave the house. I have a treadmill at home but feel like this doesn't have the same effect? Outdoor physical work seems to benefit on account of a combination of the environment, temperature, air, interaction with others etc.

What I'm finding the most challenging at the moment is the limited number of hours we get to squeeze what seems like an infinite number of things to do in. I feel like I get half of what I want to do, done in a day, and by the time I'm ready to complete the other half, the entire day is gone already. Time seems to accelerate when you're faced with greater challenges and larger responsibilities.

 

[Sebastian]

Only medical marijuana is legal - anything off the street is adjudicated just like any drug. I don't smoke though, so unfortunately this might not be of help.

Funny you mentioned sex - my partner hasn't been feeling well for a few weeks now and even before that, the biggest concern of my relationship was sexual activity. Four years on now and things aren't as consistent as they once were. Wonder if this change has played a part?

I tried to get out of the house and run on the weekend. The problem? We had terrential rainfall in Melbourne (still going now) and not one part of me wanted to leave the house. I have a treadmill at home but feel like this doesn't have the same effect? Outdoor physical work seems to benefit on account of a combination of the environment, temperature, air, interaction with others etc.

What I'm finding the most challenging at the moment is the limited number of hours we get to squeeze what seems like an infinite number of things to do in. I feel like I get half of what I want to do, done in a day, and by the time I'm ready to complete the other half, the entire day is gone already. Time seems to accelerate when you're faced with greater challenges and larger responsibilities.

Sounds like you're just feeling cooped-in and backed-up a little. I say go play some paintball or something. Shoot some guys and assert dominance while running around.

My cannabis friends do a lot of vapeing now. No smoking. I bet you could get a prescription for anxiety if you talked to your doctor.

 

[Adam]

@CavsSimmy If its productivity that is mainly driving your anxiety then thats great news, because theres a certain amount that is fixable. Firstly stay away form weed, its not going to fix productivity issues. My guess would be you consider yourself a perfectionist and want todo everything to the best of your ability, you say 'yes' to all the opportunities that present themselves to grow your business and that leaves you with a lot of things to do. I have a lot of colleagues who are in a similar position,one recently greatly reduced their anxiety by following this system. Now this is specific to education but the ideas of must do, should do, want to do might help with prioritising

As far as the amount of sex. You're going to spend half your life not having the right amount of sex, best thing to do is just accept that and not obsess about it

 

[Snarly]

I was told I was ADD with Cyclothymia and possibly now OCD. I was also said to be schizoaffective. So who knows so many names so much BS. I know I suffer from panic attacks and OCD often in random orders. It sucks and the main reason I make dumb posts. I am trying to fight it and day by day is a struggle. It fucking sucks more than you know.

 

[The Oi]

I was told I was ADD with Cyclothymia and possibly now OCD. I was also said to be schizoaffective. So who knows so many names so much BS. I know I suffer from panic attacks and OCD often in random orders. It sucks and the main reason I make dumb posts. I am trying to fight it and day by day is a struggle. It fucking sucks more than you know.

Sorry to hear that.

How do these disorders affect your posts? Like does it affect your ability to focus or does it affect the thoughts themselves?

 

[BigErieCavsFan]

all you have to do is stay away from rcf.

 

[Adam]

I was told I was ADD with Cyclothymia and possibly now OCD. I was also said to be schizoaffective. So who knows so many names so much BS. I know I suffer from panic attacks and OCD often in random orders. It sucks and the main reason I make dumb posts. I am trying to fight it and day by day is a struggle. It fucking sucks more than you know.

I know you have your good days and your bad but your posts always have good intentions and that counts a lot round here. Do you find the fact that other people use these terms unaccruately and without fully understanding the true condition hard when you have to have a serious discussion with them about it?

The idiot in me has to ask...is the random nature of the outbreaks one of the most frustrating things for an OCD sufferer to deal with