POLL: Stress, and how you deal with it

This poll is closed

Do you avoid people when you're stressed?

Yes I tend to avoid anyone and everyone 24%

Yes, but only certain people 47%

No, I don't 29%

Other, please discuss0%

Total votes: 17

LeFrenchFrog

Stress affects all of us, but the way we deal with it differs.

I for one like to relax in a hot bath, eat comfort food and moap around playing video games.

This question is centred around those who find it difficult with everyday stress, but anyone can answer really.

The poll above is very basic, but that is due to the fact that for me, avoiding people is the most obvious "symptom" of stress - it's very common.

Feel free to comment down below.

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Reply 1

Rum Ham

20

Generally I go for a bath, watch my favourite funny TV show, go for a walk while listening to music, play Skyrim, confide in someone I trust or try and get some sleep. That works for generic every day levels of stress. I don't usually avoid people when I'm stressed unless they are the reason why I'm stressed.

I'm currently seeing a private counsellor who is helping deal with long build up stress that's brought on panic attacks and so far even after just one session, I'm feeling a lot calmer overall.

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Reply 2

Jasonpt

3

starting yoga today, hopefully it will help.

Reply 3

ikkie

just avoid people, those are causing you stress.

Reply 4

AManWithAPlan

2

I'd try and avoid everyone just to give myself a bit of clarity and sort out whatever issues I have. I usually don't try and focus on the subject in hand too much, but rather in bursts. For instance, with revision for my uni finals, I tend to go incognito for a good 3/4 days, and take short bursts of revision, and play a bit of FIFA on the side.

Reply 5

miser

20

I tend to stay on top of my stress pretty well. I don't worry a lot about things and I recognise that a lot of things are out of my power so I don't try to fix or feel responsible for everything.

If I do feel stressed, if appropriate I'll distance myself from the situation and think about something else, have a drink, put my feet up. I've never changed my plans or anything due to stress. If I'm supposed to go out then I'll go out anyway. I don't let myself off the hook very easily, and I challenge myself to keep my cool.

Reply 6

Emily.97

21

It depends on the extent of that stress. I think sometimes I have a natural desire, understandably, to seek reassurance from somebody (probably my sister) as a way of seeking closure and moving on from that situation, but there are other scenarios where I know that people like her may not understand the extent of the problem (eg anxiety). Generally, the more severe the stress, the more likely it is that I'll deal with it on my own and avoid people. I may also seek distractions (eg music) as a way of escaping from that stress. I don't always have a clear cut solution, which can cause me to cave in and close up.

Reply 7

MissDetermined

15

If I'm stressed to the point of being upset, I might have a bit of a cry to let off some steam and chill at home, and avoid socialising for a while. If it's minor stress then I'm more likely to want to go out and have a laugh with friends. There's different levels of stress, and I can generally cope well so if i've resorted to locking myself in my room then you know it's bad!

Reply 8

Rakas21

21

I never really felt anything that could be construed as persistent stress until this academic year. It doesn't stop me seeing people but i generally just try and distract myself. Historically i've always been able to avoid stress because i'm pretty laid back and quite emotionally disciplined.

That said i'm also fat, so I've no idea whether i'm anxious about my health or this final semester.

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Reply 9

binarythoughts

14

Reflecting. Just trying to get things into perspective. It really helps

Reply 10

Jasonpt

3

Original post by Emily.97

It depends on the extent of that stress. I think sometimes I have a natural desire, understandably, to seek reassurance from somebody (probably my sister) as a way of seeking closure and moving on from that situation, but there are other scenarios where I know that people like her may not understand the extent of the problem (eg anxiety). Generally, the more severe the stress, the more likely it is that I'll deal with it on my own and avoid people. I may also seek distractions (eg music) as a way of escaping from that stress. I don't always have a clear cut solution, which can cause me to cave in and close up.