# Stress  \*#^$$\*%^!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stress/123316>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 10, 2002, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stress/123316 "2002-08-10T20:57:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![Stccrd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@Stccrd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stccrd)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2002, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stress/123316/1 "2002-08-10T20:57:59Z")

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Anyone have any good ideas for relieving stress???

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**Author:** ![loupdebois](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e495f1/32.png) [@loupdebois](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/loupdebois)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2002, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stress/123316/2 "2002-08-10T21:02:42Z")

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Random acts of violence  
Sex  
Massage  
Drink more water  
Drink tomato juice  
Find out what’s causing your stress and make plans to deal with it, one solution at a time  
Take some kind of martial arts class or boxing  
Exercise some other way  
Do deep breathing, Chi Gung, or Tai Chi

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**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2002, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stress/123316/3 "2002-08-10T21:05:35Z")

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When it used to bother me, I would run. Put in two, three or more miles and it melts away.

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**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2002, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stress/123316/4 "2002-08-10T21:35:17Z")

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Wild water kayaking.

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**Author:** ![Jocke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dec6dc/32.png) [@Jocke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jocke)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2002, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stress/123316/5 "2002-08-10T22:08:16Z")

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I juggle, anyway the how is not that important… Just do something that relaxes you.

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**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2002, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stress/123316/6 "2002-08-11T00:59:08Z")

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Travel. _Sans_ cell phone, notebook computer, pager, etc. In other words, _escape!_

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**Author:** ![butter\_pie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@butter\_pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butter_pie)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2002, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stress/123316/7 "2002-08-11T02:05:07Z")

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Valium.