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Stress Reduction

nicole.hopkinsnicole.hopkins Inactive Sage Inactive ⭐
in General 7965 karma
Greetings.

Stressed?

Watch this for a moment. Full screen. Headphones if you have them. Focus on observing the river. Its flow. Its rushing, rushing flow. Lovely river. Look!



I just did. I feel better already.

Share your stress reduction (and intervention) tips below.

Or, ask for tips on combatting your own stressful/fearful thoughts.

Comments

  • lpadr009lpadr009 Free Trial Member
    379 karma
    Stress reduction: BELIEVE IN YOSELF
  • jenifferkjenifferk Member
    94 karma
    1. Love that the video is three hours long.
    2. Exercise! It's like taking a nap that you feel less guilty about :-)
    3. Dance break between reviewing sections!
  • Andrew KAndrew K Member
    76 karma
    Taking an unplanned night off from studying and going out on a date with my wife!
  • DumbHollywoodActorDumbHollywoodActor Alum Inactive ⭐
    7468 karma
    3 fingers of scotch instead of 2 fingers. ;)
  • Andrew KAndrew K Member
    76 karma
    Giving my dog a belly rub too!

    Yeah, and an extra finger of scotch as suggested above.
  • ENTJENTJ Alum Inactive ⭐
    3658 karma
    @nicole.hopkins What are you? A liberal? ;p
  • jyang72jyang72 Alum Member
    844 karma
    Try listening to "eye of the tiger" and "Burning Heart".
  • nicole.hopkinsnicole.hopkins Inactive Sage Inactive ⭐
    7965 karma
    Bump. Watch the vid, guys. Y'all needa chill some.
  • NYC12345NYC12345 Alum Inactive Sage
    1654 karma
    Correct answer: 90 minute massage on October 2nd
  • PacificoPacifico Alum Inactive ⭐
    edited September 2015 8021 karma
    Massages lasting longer than 60 minutes have been shown to decrease activity in the frontal lobe due to excess relaxation, with recovery times taking anywhere from 24-48 hours. Here is a news report from a Palo Alto station about the Stanford neuroscientist who conducted the research:
  • nye8870nye8870 Alum
    1749 karma
    Puh-hahahaha!!
  • NYC12345NYC12345 Alum Inactive Sage
    1654 karma
    60 minutes it is, @Pacifico
  • ellie1991ellie1991 Alum Member
    237 karma
    So, here I am, headphones on watching a river flow down a mountain, drinking three fingers of Scotch, rubbing my neighbor's dog's belly; I don't have a dog :/ ...
    Yeah, I'm still freaking out.
  • nicole.hopkinsnicole.hopkins Inactive Sage Inactive ⭐
    edited September 2015 7965 karma
    @Pacifico This is AWESOME news!! Thank you so much for sharing ... gonna go get message for less than 60 minutes on Friday. :D

    EDIT: SON OF A ............
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