Saturday Six (291)/Sunday Seven (210)
Having a stressful week? Oh, the stress meter’s off the scale here at Patrick’s Place, so I thought I’d make de-stressing a topic for this week. It might even make its way to tomorrow’s quiz, too.
■First to play last week: Otowi of Otowi. Congratulations!
(According to the rules, “First to Play” requires you to be the first to include the link to the specific entry in which you answered the questions, not just the general link to your blog.)
Here are this week’s “Saturday Six” questions. Either answer the questions in a comment here, or put the answers in an entry on your journal…but either way, leave a link to your journal so that everyone else can visit! Permission is not granted to copy the questions to message boards for the purpose of having members answer and play along there. Enjoy!
1. In the last year, which single person has helped you relieve the most of your stress? Nancy at work. She has been a huge help in listening and offering suggestions when I do get stressy.
2. In the last year, which single place have you found the most restful, relaxing place to be? Yellowstone National Park was extremely restful and relaxing. However, I don't get there as a matter of course. Normally, Wednesday night yoga is the most relaxing place I've been to.
3. What single activity relieves the most stress for you? EMS work. I realise that sounds odd, but it is true!
4. Do you feel that your church (or your faith) relieves more stress or causes more stress? Uh, what church or faith? No, that would cause more stress if I had a church to belong to - I'm not a good religious person.
5. Take the quiz: How Should You De-stress?
■First to play last week: Otowi of Otowi. Congratulations!
(According to the rules, “First to Play” requires you to be the first to include the link to the specific entry in which you answered the questions, not just the general link to your blog.)
Here are this week’s “Saturday Six” questions. Either answer the questions in a comment here, or put the answers in an entry on your journal…but either way, leave a link to your journal so that everyone else can visit! Permission is not granted to copy the questions to message boards for the purpose of having members answer and play along there. Enjoy!
1. In the last year, which single person has helped you relieve the most of your stress? Nancy at work. She has been a huge help in listening and offering suggestions when I do get stressy.
2. In the last year, which single place have you found the most restful, relaxing place to be? Yellowstone National Park was extremely restful and relaxing. However, I don't get there as a matter of course. Normally, Wednesday night yoga is the most relaxing place I've been to.
3. What single activity relieves the most stress for you? EMS work. I realise that sounds odd, but it is true!
4. Do you feel that your church (or your faith) relieves more stress or causes more stress? Uh, what church or faith? No, that would cause more stress if I had a church to belong to - I'm not a good religious person.
5. Take the quiz: How Should You De-stress?
1.Right now, how would you describe your stress level?
High
Low
Moderate
Intolerably high
Extremely high
It varies
2.When you feel stressed out, you tend to feel:
Angry
Overwhelmed
Stuck
Paralyzed
Depressed
Chaotic
3.When you're stressed, what's your worst habit?
Shutting out the world
Overeating
Stressing out those around you
Obsessing over your stress
Losing your temper
Not getting enough rest
Shutting out the world
Overeating
Stressing out those around you
Obsessing over your stress
Losing your temper
Not getting enough rest
4.What's the most likely culprit of your stress?
A few things adding up together
Health worries
Money worries
Other people
Work issues
Your own reaction to things
A few things adding up together
Health worries
Money worries
Other people
Work issues
Your own reaction to things
5.When you're stressed, what tends to make you feel better?
Having a few minutes of quiet
Venting to a friend
Watching a movie
Getting out and doing something
Taking a nap
Reading a good book
You Should Take Some Deep Breaths
Part of what's stressing you out right now is that there's too much going on at once. You hardly have room to breathe.
And to be honest, the idea of taking on a little project to de-stress yourself is even stressful.
So don't worry about doing much. Just take a few deep breaths. In fact, try it right now.
Doesn't that feel good? Repeat this as often as you need to. This is the first step to clearing your head and feeling better.
6. Which is more important for you: to “de-stress” or “recharge?” I feel both are equally important.
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Continuing with the “de-stressing” theme that began in yesterday’s edition of the Saturday Six, I present a list from LifeHacker of people’s favorite stress relievers. Just to keep everyone on an even playing field, these will be your only options for this week’s answers, though I’m sure there are others out there!
■First to play last week: Cat. of Sweet Memes. Congratulations!
(According to the rules, “First to Play” requires you to be the first to include the link to the specific entry in which you answered the questions, not just the general link to your blog.)
Here is this week’s “Sunday Seven” question. Either answer in a comment here, or put the answers in an entry on your blog (with a link here), and then comment here with a link back to your blog so that everyone else can visit! Permission is not granted to copy the questions to message boards for the purpose of having members answer and play along there. Enjoy!
THIS WEEK’S QUESTION:
Of the nineteen stress management techniques listed in the link above, name the seven most likely to work for you.
1. Listen to music
2. Read3. Watch telly or movies
4. Yoga
5. Blog (I guess that goes under Surf Internet)
6. Shop
7. Eat
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