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Re: Ask HN: Tips for handling chronic stess?

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yoones wrote: post #30

Have you ever had a couple of sleepless nights in a row? Do you remember how tired, unproductive you were? In that state, would you rather exercise/sunbath/eat healthier/...? No, you would go sleep. The next day, you'll feel much better and then you would apply all those good advice. It is neither good nor bad that you need to rest (mentally or physically), it's just how your body and mind function. Blaming yourself,…

Out of all the things this is going to be the most difficult to do. I'll try. It's just so hard to feel like I deserve it. I'll just have to accept that taking legitimate leisure time is part of the job. Thank you.

Re: Ask HN: Tips for handling chronic stess?

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Dowwie wrote: post #33

Replace coffee with black tea. Replace black tea with green, oolong or white tea. Teas with l-theanine in them, such as longjing, are my new superfood that I share with people. Longjing green tea isn't cheap, but it's worth the cost. It's calming and energizing. Silk road tea is one of my trusted sources. Zero alcohol consumption. Alcohol dehydrates and depresses.

Been drinking more green tea and have been cutting out a lot of the alcohol. I'll try cutting it completely for a month. Thank you.

Re: Ask HN: Tips for handling chronic stess?

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krageon wrote: post #29
axljjn wrote: post #10

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Yeah? I came straight here because the top results I saw were recommending stuff like Tai Chi. Not that there’s anything wrong with exercising, yoga, or the like, it just doesn’t feel like a physical problem. I will try walking, but I still think it might be more of a mental issue.

There's barely any separation between physical and mental in this way. If you persist with mental issues without fixing them, you will get physical problems. If you're doing really well physically, it will to some extent assist with your mental health. That said, you can always do both :)

Sounds good to me. Will do.

Re: Ask HN: Tips for handling chronic stess?

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austincheney wrote: post #23

I recently had a stressful job last year in an environment where I had no control: COVID plus military deployment. My blood pressure dropped 40 points once I left that job. Here are things that helped me and my staff: * See a mental health professional * Exercise * Eat healthy (I was failing here and stress eating thereby making things worse) * Social reinforcement. Have friends offline to talk things through * Spend…

I am keeping busy, so i got that going for me. I do wish I had more driven people around me to vibe with. How important is blood pressure?

Re: Ask HN: Tips for handling chronic stess?

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akacia wrote: post #28

Antidepressants. Venlafaxine is quite good - there are no initial side effects. You might try a herb - St. John’s Wort but for me, it wasn't strong enough. Lifestyle changes can help but sometimes they aren't enough.

I'm going to try to push this towards the back of the list because I don't have health insurance... I was on antidepressants when I was severely injured and I do remember being in a fairly good mood in the months I stayed in the hospital despite my circumstances. I encourage anyone reading this in the future to consider this as a viable option.

Re: Ask HN: Tips for handling chronic stess?

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lahoda-xyz wrote: post #32

if you are eating any hard stuff such as coffee, sugar, nicotine, social networks, news - stop. than, when mind will be more clear, do no do work you are not payed. if you do not know if you will be payed, ask responsible person if you should do some part of work or not, or assume it was not explicitly asked means not needed. in free time you have do yoga, training, walks, meditations, talk to people(relatives, frien…

I'm lucky enough to not be glued to social media. Sugar is definitely on the higher side. I'll add it to the list. Thank you.

Re: Ask HN: Tips for handling chronic stess?

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Gnarl wrote: post #34

Lookup "Emotional Freedom Therapy", or EFT for short. Also, alternative "FasterEFT". Its a gamechanger. At 1st it may not make any sense at all, but just give it a wholehearted try. Energy-medicine for the win.

I promised myself I'd try whatever I can. I'll give it a shot. Thank you.

Re: Ask HN: Tips for handling chronic stess?

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oblib wrote: post #19
axljjn wrote: post #11

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This reminds me of a time I sat outside a cabin in Big Bear looking at the snowy mountain range. It was crazy how vast and white it was. Maybe I just need to go outside.

We, as a society, are bombarded with things that are distressing and the past year has been just over the top with stressful noise. I made a point to get outside and away from the constant stress I was experiencing back in the `80s. I was lucky to live near Malibu Creek St Park when it first opened. The first few years almost no one went there and in the winter and early spring it was green and lush and the creek was…

Awesome. I'm in San Diego and it's almost always nice out. I'm about to head out and get to it now that I'm done replying to everyone's tips. Thanks!

Re: Ask HN: Tips for handling chronic stess?

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rojeee wrote: post #26
axljjn wrote: post #9

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Thankfully I don’t have trouble sleeping. I can’t imagine how miserable I’d be otherwise.

Are you sure you actually sleep well? Not trying to wind you up but usually if people sleep well they can handle stress much better - sleep builds resilience for us. I'd try a "good" sleep tracker if you don't already have one to see how performant your sleep actually is. If your sleep _is_ good then I would focus on improving resilience through meditation, exercise and mindfulness (live in the moment, recognise you…

I'm sure. I always look forward to sleeping. Got to to work on the mindfulness for sure though.
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