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What are some things I can do to be happy and alleviate mental stress?

 
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What are some things I can do to be happy and alleviate mental stress?
Meditation? How do you do that? What other things to get control of this? Thx
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Re: What are some things I can do to be happy and alleviate mental stress?
Get a car with a sweet handling car with a stick shift (or a motorcycle) and carve some mountain roads. Works for me.
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Music is a legal mood enhancer.

Odors.

Youtube videos of kittens, bubble puffing dolphins, and baby moose playing in sprinklers.

Good comedies.

Funny songs.
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Music is a legal mood enhancer.

Odors.

Youtube videos of kittens, bubble puffing dolphins, and baby moose playing in sprinklers.

Good comedies.

Funny songs.
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Thanks.
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Re: What are some things I can do to be happy and alleviate mental stress?
Avoid religion.
Avoid religious people.
Avoid GLP.
Get laid.
Eat food you like.
Watch movies with friends.
Do drugs.
Avoid religious people.
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Re: What are some things I can do to be happy and alleviate mental stress?
Avoid religion.
Avoid religious people.
Avoid GLP.
Get laid.
Eat food you like.
Watch movies with friends.
Do drugs.
Avoid religious people.
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lol
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Re: What are some things I can do to be happy and alleviate mental stress?
Get enough sleep. Set an early bedtime and stick to it for a few weeks. Do not sleep when it is not bedtime (no naps). Meditation is okay but no lounging.
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Re: What are some things I can do to be happy and alleviate mental stress?
Get enough sleep. Set an early bedtime and stick to it for a few weeks. Do not sleep when it is not bedtime (no naps). Meditation is okay but no lounging.
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Thats the BIG problem. I have MASSIVE INSOMNIA...
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Meditation? How do you do that? What other things to get control of this? Thx
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Call and disconnect any cable TV or Internet streaming services you have.

Go to your internet modem, unplug it and throw in garbage.

Grab your smartphone, change it for basic flip phone and throw in garbage.

Grab any other internet connected device that you may have and also throw in garbage.

Viola!! Most of your stress will be gone with 1- 3 days.
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Get enough sleep. Set an early bedtime and stick to it for a few weeks. Do not sleep when it is not bedtime (no naps). Meditation is okay but no lounging.
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Thats the BIG problem. I have MASSIVE INSOMNIA...
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Before bedtime:

Take a shot of Nyquil.

Go rub one out. Married or not.

After a few days of being disconnected and your stress diminishing I would recommend you ease off the Nyquil.
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Re: What are some things I can do to be happy and alleviate mental stress?
Best thing you could do is stop watching mainstream media and instead spend more time in nature, away from crowds of people.
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Best thing you could do is stop watching mainstream media and instead spend more time in nature, away from crowds of people.
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Been doing that. Feels good. Thx Yesterday walked around in the nature with a breeze blowing... very nice and relaxing.
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Re: What are some things I can do to be happy and alleviate mental stress?
Get enough sleep. Set an early bedtime and stick to it for a few weeks. Do not sleep when it is not bedtime (no naps). Meditation is okay but no lounging.
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Yep. Good sleep is very underrated. Don't do anything else when you're meant to be sleeping.
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Re: What are some things I can do to be happy and alleviate mental stress?
I enjoy watching TV
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Re: What are some things I can do to be happy and alleviate mental stress?
Step one, avoid doomy places like GLP.

Place has been on high red alert since way back when Bush was in office. Nonstop round the clock fucking doom.

But somehow we are all still here without being locked up in Obama's FEMA camps or imprisoned in Biden's slave dungeons under Oprah's mansion or whatever.

Step two, avoid all social media, all of it.

Step three, avoid all mainstream media, all of it.

Step four, avoid all television/streaming/youtube etc... so you don't get whiff of all this fear the others are pushing out. They try to make sure you see it via ads and pop ups and recommendations. They make sure you see it.

Pick up some books or a hobby. Stick to learning about things that spark creativity and joy. Physical fitness is a must, get some sun and get moving if you're not ready to hit weights or do intense workouts to build up that level of euphoria.

Spiritual pursuits requiring all these steps or donations or reading books to unlock mystical powers or get to heaven or whatever are all dead ends, don't even bother with any of that unless you want more fear and doom and wasted life.

Go within to find silence and peace. Get rid of any attachment to ideas or identification with anything or anyone, it's all an illusion and a constructed reality superimposed up on actual reality. A reality you carry with you 100% of the time, if you find your way to access it, you can exist entirely, eternally in bliss.

Advaita Vedanta is a path many find themselves on when they're desperate to find what they've been seeking. Whatever is required to get there you already have, and you can choose to be happy at any point. It's not a gift, or a force of will but a decision to let go of everything in your way.
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Re: What are some things I can do to be happy and alleviate mental stress?
I thn=ink the two biggest issues driving my stress is the selling of a deceased family members house and now the legal bullshit that has surrounded it... and second, I lost my job about 10 months ago and cant seem to find another one even though Ive applied hundreds of times... I dont have any debt and my sig other works so its not a problem... I just feel worthless as a man..
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Re: What are some things I can do to be happy and alleviate mental stress?
Being in nature relieves stress. Go swim at a lake or river. Go fishing. Go hiking. Go to the beach. I live on the Oregon coast. The beach, river, and trails are my happy place.
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Re: What are some things I can do to be happy and alleviate mental stress?
Oh boy have I struggled with this myself. I've tried a lot of things.

1 Gratitude.
This is going to sound cheesy, but gratitude is the single thing that's helped the most. Try moving through your day reminding yourself what you are thankful for and your immediate environment. The food you eat, people, pets, nature, hell - even the air that you're breathing right now. It doesn't really matter what you're thankful for, but it has to be genuine and specific. Make it a game in finding any little thing to be thankful for. I've found that it is virtually impossible to exist in a state of gratitude and anxiety at the same time.

2. Grounding
Walking barefoot on the grass or bare Earth grounds us and helps us feel more centered. It's not an immediate fix, but a practice.

3. Sungazing
This makes the single biggest difference for me. Limit it to only 10 seconds at first. ONLY look directly at the sun within 1 hour of sunrise or sunset - be er in the middle of the day or at any other time. It helps with melatonin production and sleep, and you will feel better the next day. You don't even have to do it every day. I do it when I'm feeling especially down or exhausted, and I swear every time I have an unexpectedly good day the next day. Did you know that your pineal gland has non-visial photoreceptors (meaning that these non-visual photoreceptor cells are meant to absorb light, but are not used for seeing)? You can look up the science on that; it's real.
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Re: What are some things I can do to be happy and alleviate mental stress?
SMILE
and stop thinking negative thoughts

Work hard outside in the fresh air and sunshine, accomplish something you feel good about.

drink lots of water
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Re: What are some things I can do to be happy and alleviate mental stress?
Oh boy have I struggled with this myself. I've tried a lot of things.

1 Gratitude.
This is going to sound cheesy, but gratitude is the single thing that's helped the most. Try moving through your day reminding yourself what you are thankful for and your immediate environment. The food you eat, people, pets, nature, hell - even the air that you're breathing right now. It doesn't really matter what you're thankful for, but it has to be genuine and specific. Make it a game in finding any little thing to be thankful for. I've found that it is virtually impossible to exist in a state of gratitude and anxiety at the same time.

2. Grounding
Walking barefoot on the grass or bare Earth grounds us and helps us feel more centered. It's not an immediate fix, but a practice.

3. Sungazing
This makes the single biggest difference for me. Limit it to only 10 seconds at first. ONLY look directly at the sun within 1 hour of sunrise or sunset - be er in the middle of the day or at any other time. It helps with melatonin production and sleep, and you will feel better the next day. You don't even have to do it every day. I do it when I'm feeling especially down or exhausted, and I swear every time I have an unexpectedly good day the next day. Did you know that your pineal gland has non-visial photoreceptors (meaning that these non-visual photoreceptor cells are meant to absorb light, but are not used for seeing)? You can look up the science on that; it's real.
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thx
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Re: What are some things I can do to be happy and alleviate mental stress?
Get enough sleep. Set an early bedtime and stick to it for a few weeks. Do not sleep when it is not bedtime (no naps). Meditation is okay but no lounging.
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Thats the BIG problem. I have MASSIVE INSOMNIA...
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Do you consume weed at all?
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Re: What are some things I can do to be happy and alleviate mental stress?
SMILE
and stop thinking negative thoughts

Work hard outside in the fresh air and sunshine, accomplish something you feel good about.

drink lots of water
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Do a test, smile, force that smile and hold it for as long as you can. See if that does not make you feel better.

Make up your mind to enjoy your life and smile when you wake up and remind yourself to smile all day everyday.

It is hard to dwell on the negative in life when you smile, it triggers your brain to be happy.
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Re: What are some things I can do to be happy and alleviate mental stress?
Get enough sleep. Set an early bedtime and stick to it for a few weeks. Do not sleep when it is not bedtime (no naps). Meditation is okay but no lounging.
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Thats the BIG problem. I have MASSIVE INSOMNIA...
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Do you consume weed at all?
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No. I dont do rec drugs and stay away from pharma shit also...
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Re: What are some things I can do to be happy and alleviate mental stress?
SMILE
and stop thinking negative thoughts

Work hard outside in the fresh air and sunshine, accomplish something you feel good about.

drink lots of water
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Do a test, smile, force that smile and hold it for as long as you can. See if that does not make you feel better.

Make up your mind to enjoy your life and smile when you wake up and remind yourself to smile all day everyday.

It is hard to dwell on the negative in life when you smile, it triggers your brain to be happy.
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Damn that hurt my facial muscles... lol maybe I dont smile enough... feel a little better... thx
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Re: What are some things I can do to be happy and alleviate mental stress?
Consistant daily routine of light exercise, clean eating, good sleep, personal improvement in some way and service to others.

Good luck.

hf
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Re: What are some things I can do to be happy and alleviate mental stress?
SMILE
and stop thinking negative thoughts

Work hard outside in the fresh air and sunshine, accomplish something you feel good about.

drink lots of water
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 83728273


Do a test, smile, force that smile and hold it for as long as you can. See if that does not make you feel better.

Make up your mind to enjoy your life and smile when you wake up and remind yourself to smile all day everyday.

It is hard to dwell on the negative in life when you smile, it triggers your brain to be happy.
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Damn that hurt my facial muscles... lol maybe I dont smile enough... feel a little better... thx
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laugh
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Re: What are some things I can do to be happy and alleviate mental stress?
Volunteer and help those less fortunate than you. Makes one grateful for what they have!
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Bottle of white..bottle of red..perhaps some Rose' instead.

Add some sports betting and you'll be feeling better in no time, champ.
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Nature.





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