Homework poll: How do you cope with S-T-R-E-S-S???

[Nightingale 0]

My doctor, who knows me pretty well, advises me to stay active and make time for stuff that I need to do to keep my stress level down. Right now it's skydiving, karate, and guitar lessons (well, skydiving and karate have been out for the last month or so due to sprained ankle).

I used to do Irish dance and karate, but then I was busy every weeknight, which didn't leave much time for a social life, which is also important, so I dropped dance for the time being, and just kept karate as my main physical activity.

Just going to the gym doesn't work for me, because I hate exercise. I have to do something fun to forget that I'm exercising.

I try to take care of myself, but it doesn't always work. I lost 20 pounds this semester just from stress, because when I get really stressed, I get headaches and stomach aches and can't eat more than a few bites or it'll just come right back up, so I'll just nibble a little bit throughout the day. It gets to the point where I'll eat whatever looks good regardless of whether it's good for me, just because it'll get a few more calories into my system and if it tastes good I'm likely to eat a bit more of it.

Eating right is really important, because if I start out a stressful time and have been eating right and exercising, I can handle the stress a lot better and not get the stomach aches or headaches as much.

My mom's quote of the semester: "Just because it's called 'carrot cake' does not make it a vegetable, and hostess cherry pies do not qualify as fruit."

[aerohaga 0]

Exercising usually helps me. And if that doesn't work, there's always Ben and Jerry's!!

For my part, I know nothing with any certainty,
But the sight of the stars makes me dream.
-Vincent Van Gogh

[ACMESkydiver 0]

Yummmm...ice cream.
Ok, if you HAVEN'T voted in the poll or posted your idea, GET ON HERE AND DO IT!!! I have a 4.0 GPA to maintain here, people! I must get a LARGE sampling of how people deal with stress!!!!

~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.