How do you handle your stress?

[Texasmedic28]

Finally had the courage to tell the dr I needed help. Turns out I was defecient in a lot of vitamins due to poor diet and night shifts.

 

[STXmedic]

For me, running is my stress relief. I know many that turn to exercise, and it seems to be very beneficial on multiple fronts.*

Along with running, tinkering with things/projects let me tune out the world and relax.

Find what you like to do and makes you happy (that's not work related) and try to use that.

*If you don't already exercise regularly, starting up may be physically difficult and draining. But once you start getting in better shape it becomes more enjoyable and you start feeling the benefits.

 

[Texasmedic28]

I try and run but Tx summers are brutal so I do more swimming.

 

[STXmedic]

I try and run but Tx summers are brutal so I do more swimming.

I'm from south Texas (SA), so I feel ya

 

[Old Tracker]

My best stress reliever is being out in the brush, woods, whatever, nature. tI also relaxes me to go shoot. If there is a season for something then it's a twofer. No open season, then it's wonderful to hear the "ting" from shooting metal silhouettes. Old rock music helps sometimes too. At others, reading a good book, historical fiction is usually pretty good.

 

[Qulevrius]

Reading, movies, hiking, powerlifting. Sometimes talking to people whose opinions I respect, but not too much. My home is my fortified castle, nothing and no one can touch me there.

 

[Tour 1]

Exercise.
Find a hobby unrelated to police, fire, EMS. Make friends outside of your work.
A lot of people use drugs/etoh to deal with stress.
Don't do this.

 

[titmouse]

Cycling and when I am home video games.

 

[JohnTheEMT]

Camping and enjoying the wilderness while reading a book in peace is awesome. Another thing i do is hangout with my friends that aren't work related and talk about other things that are unrelated to our jobs.

 

[CALEMT]

Hookers and blow...

 

[DesertMedic66]

Hookers and blow...

Same here

 

[titmouse]

Camping and enjoying the wilderness while reading a book in peace is awesome. Another thing i do is hangout with my friends that aren't work related and talk about other things that are unrelated to our jobs.

Yeah man, camping is a great stress relief.

 

[usalsfyre]

Hookers and blow...

Less than healthy, but this guy approves

 

[StCEMT]

Just depends on my mood and how motivated I feel. Low motivated = Archer and all my rock music on Spotify. High motivation = fishing, hunting, and the gym.

 

[Aprz]

Sleeping, eating, and computer games.

 

[cruiseforever]

Fishing, riding my horse, working.

 

[Inspir]

Violently masturbate while cursing at and spitting on my reflection in a mirror

 

[luke_31]

Violently masturbate while cursing at and spitting on my reflection in a mirror

Interesting movie, especially since it was based on a true story

 

[OnceAnEMT]

Climbing and rappelling. Initially got into it for SAR, but a few of us go out for fun every once in a while. Other hobby is programming, but that is more maintenance during the school year and building new things during the breaks.

Having a hobby is key, I'd say even if it is related. Something you can fall back on.

 

[OCEMTDOC]

I like to work out that helps a tremendous amount. I also like to get some alone time and zone out for awhile and not worry about any responsibility.