What do you do to relieve stress?
Eat?
Drink alcohol?
Do drugs?
What gets you through the day?
We've all been prisoners - to some extent - of the pandemic. As if life itself wasn't stressful enough we're now forcefully confronted with our mortality.
The answer to meeting the increased challenges is having a relief valve.
I remember a few decades ago when screaming in a clinical setting was considered a popular trend for coping with stress. It was called Gestalt Therapy, and as far as I know is still practiced today.
I'm not endorsing this approach to dealing with stress, but it's worth sharing it as one alternative.
I think a hobby - or better yet - hobbies are a better way to deal with the woes of the world.
Take knitting for example. I remember when Ram football legend Roosevelt "Rosey" Grier, took up knitting and suddenly made it okay for men across America to indulge in the craft.
The point is, like a pressure cooker, there has to be a release valve, or we go off the "deep end" and do stupid and bad things to ourselves and others.
There's countless options from reading, writing, exercising, making crafts, playing games, etc. al.
The trick is finding a hobby(s) that meets your unique interests. If you're one of those people that already has hobbies then you know what I mean.
Getting into that "happy place" can be a life saver.
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