Many days I deal with stress the same way that many many people do. Sometimes I take the 15 minute walk to the nearby coffee shop and I have a decaf coffee and I write. I do this to quiet the noise that stress creates in my head.
The walk is nice and the writing might be the only positive way that I can express the frustration that is bottled up in my body and my brain. Sometimes it is the complete solution to my difficulties; sometimes it is simply the beginning of stress release. Seeing pleasant people and the short conversations that can also start up are pleasant release .
I also try to eat appropriate meals at appropriate times whenever possible.
I will also do housework to help arrange my living environment into a comfortable safe haven. This does wonders for me.
Today I watched and listened to youtube videos which were a great release. I call this a relatively healthy stress release.
Also I try and live in the peace of the moment being clean and sober and I talk to a recovering friend. And in this day – this one day one day one day I can say that I am well. It is something to just let it go. Takes work but it works. Be well today. Thank you for reading.