When you feel like your head is going to burst and the weight of the world is squarely on your shoulders...what do you do to forget about it all?

Music?

Books?

Church?

Alcohol?

?

What is the favorite opiate of the Org masses?

Reading is always relaxing to me but I usually do that before bed. If I have something that is really bothering me or I am brain dead, I find physical activity is what helps me the most. I love to walk and so I do that if it's nice out. My dog enjoys it too Otherwise, I use my treadmill.

I also find cleaning to me is very therapeutic. If I'm mad, this is what I usually do. I don't know why but it helps me calm my nerves or relax me.

This time of the year, it's digging in the dirt. There nothing like being physically tired to help you forget your worries. Or that is what works for me

PurpleJedi said:

When you feel like your head is going to burst and the weight of the world is squarely on your shoulders...what do you do to forget about it all?

Music?

Books?

Church?

Alcohol?

?

What is the favorite opiate of the Org masses?

None of the above. I go for a brisk walk. I generally walk 4-6 miles every day to keep stress at a minimum.

Exercise, music, sleep and, oh yeah, masturbate.

Michelesky said:

Reading is always relaxing to me but I usually do that before bed. If I have something that is really bothering me or I am brain dead, I find physical activity is what helps me the most. I love to walk and so I do that if it's nice out. My dog enjoys it too Otherwise, I use my treadmill.

I also find cleaning to me is very therapeutic. If I'm mad, this is what I usually do. I don't know why but it helps me calm my nerves or relax me.

This time of the year, it's digging in the dirt. There nothing like being physically tired to help you forget your worries. Or that is what works for me

I can't seem to get into books right now (hence my other thread prying into what other people are reading).

Cleaning is a heinous chore for me.

Now that the weather is warming, maybe I'll rediscover walking.

strmn said:

PurpleJedi said:

When you feel like your head is going to burst and the weight of the world is squarely on your shoulders...what do you do to forget about it all?

Music?

Books?

Church?

Alcohol?

?

What is the favorite opiate of the Org masses?

None of the above. I go for a brisk walk. I generally walk 4-6 miles every day to keep stress at a minimum.

4 - 6 miles!

Timmy84 said:

Exercise, music, sleep and, oh yeah, masturbate.

Been doing the gym thing..3x a week...lost a good amount of weight, but the endorphine rush that it is supposed to provide seems to be escaping me.

davetherave6767 said:

Eye work out with weights a good 5mile swim eye do crunches then take tramadol and watch porn porn and more porn.eye also find stroking my cat realy helps me relax,animals have a certain magic 2 make u 4get all the heavy crap and help u2 relax.

See my comment above about the gym. I usually spend an hour or two doing all sorts of machines and treadmills and such. Haven't yet hit the pool (kind'a skeeves me out).

Don't have any pets, and can't handle the extra responsibility right now (I'm a dog person anyway).

...maybe I just need better porn sites.

PurpleJedi said:

Timmy84 said:

Exercise, music, sleep and, oh yeah, masturbate.

Been doing the gym thing..3x a week...lost a good amount of weight, but the endorphine rush that it is supposed to provide seems to be escaping me.

I never really believe in that "endorphine rush". Even when I exercised daily, it was never a rush but I did feel good after working out.

Timmy84 said:

PurpleJedi said:

Been doing the gym thing..3x a week...lost a good amount of weight, but the endorphine rush that it is supposed to provide seems to be escaping me.

I never really believe in that "endorphine rush". Even when I exercised daily, it was never a rush but I did feel good after working out.

I agree that walking out of the gym I often have a spring to my step.

Then I walk through the door at home and my shoulders tense instantenously.

* A beer (one beer )

* A long, hot bath

* Lounging in bed with some good reading material

* Music

* Going into the city and people watching

* Long drives with no destination in mind

PurpleJedi said:

Timmy84 said:

I never really believe in that "endorphine rush". Even when I exercised daily, it was never a rush but I did feel good after working out.

I agree that walking out of the gym I often have a spring to my step.

Then I walk through the door at home and my shoulders tense instantenously.

EXACTLY!

I love it though. I don't know why folks on those shitty exercising commercials complain about cramps when they do regular exercise. That P90 whatever that shit is called is just as difficult. It's called "do it until you're sore". That's always been my motto if I was gonna do some tense exercise.

Lammastide said:

* Long drives with no destination in mind

Ergo my roadtrip thread!

http://prince.org/msg/100...?&pg=2

Timmy84 said:

PurpleJedi said:

I agree that walking out of the gym I often have a spring to my step.

Then I walk through the door at home and my shoulders tense instantenously.

EXACTLY!

I love it though. I don't know why folks on those shitty exercising commercials complain about cramps when they do regular exercise. That P90 whatever that shit is called is just as difficult. It's called "do it until you're sore". That's always been my motto if I was gonna do some tense exercise.

Although people SWEAR by that P90 stuff!

PurpleJedi said:

Timmy84 said:

EXACTLY!

I love it though. I don't know why folks on those shitty exercising commercials complain about cramps when they do regular exercise. That P90 whatever that shit is called is just as difficult. It's called "do it until you're sore". That's always been my motto if I was gonna do some tense exercise.

Although people SWEAR by that P90 stuff!

South Park or Family Guy need to do a spoof of that P90 shit.

full body massage

Timmy84 said:

PurpleJedi said:

Although people SWEAR by that P90 stuff!

South Park or Family Guy need to do a spoof of that P90 shit.

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veronikka said:

full body massage

...never seriously considered it...

Virgo92 said:

Sit in my walk in closet in the dark with my iPhone and listen to music for an hour.

How about sitting in your cubicle at work on a Saturday with my MP3 player listening to music and posting on the Org for a few hours?

JowiiCoco said:

THAT I can relate to.

PurpleJedi said:

Lammastide said:

* Long drives with no destination in mind

Ergo my roadtrip thread!

http://prince.org/msg/100...?&pg=2

I saw that! And if I had any decent ideas, I'd totally have been all over that. Wherever you go, have a good trip. Hope it clears your head.

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PurpleJedi said:

PurpleJedi said:

veronikka said:

full body massage

...never seriously considered it...

people fall asleep getting them done where I go I almost fell asleep once

PurpleJedi said:

davetherave6767 said:

Eye work out with weights a good 5mile swim eye do crunches then take tramadol and watch porn porn and more porn.eye also find stroking my cat realy helps me relax,animals have a certain magic 2 make u 4get all the heavy crap and help u2 relax.

See my comment above about the gym. I usually spend an hour or two doing all sorts of machines and treadmills and such. Haven't yet hit the pool (kind'a skeeves me out).

Don't have any pets, and can't handle the extra responsibility right now (I'm a dog person anyway).

...maybe I just need better porn sites.

try 2 start swimming purple jedi its great 4 ur arms & is very helpful 4 toning ur tummy.swimming makes u very hungry thats the hard part,good luck purplejedi.

PurpleJedi said:

strmn said:

None of the above. I go for a brisk walk. I generally walk 4-6 miles every day to keep stress at a minimum.

4 - 6 miles!

It doesn't seem like a big deal to me. I don't drive a car or take the bus (I take the bus if I'm going out of town). I walk everywhere. I hate cars. North Americans' addiction to oil is destroying our planet.

In terms of feeling an "endorphin rush," I think what you describe as a sense of well-being and feeling good after exercising is just that. An endorphin "rush" is not a rush in the same way that one gets them from smoking hash. I said that I walk 4-6 miles a day to stave off stress, but it's also to stave off depression. If I go for a couple of days without my walking, I can almost feel, tangibly, my sense of self plummeting.

Cutting out the meat and dairy products increases one's overall health and sense of well-being. It's also necessary for the planet. Start eating quinoa (pronounced keen-wah). It's loaded with protein and other nutrients. It's a real energy booster. It will actually make you feel uplifted. Use it to replace rice in your meals, as a sidedish with a stir fry, and so on.

[Edited 4/9/11 15:38pm]

I sew. A lot of people find sewing frustrating or daunting, but I find that the focus it requires really relaxes me. Concentrating on what I'm doing in the moment is sort of a mental vacation from everything else.

I post threads about hair on the org.