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How many of you can relax?
Posted on 8/4/23 at 2:00 pm
Posted on 8/4/23 at 2:00 pm
Specifically, can you totally tune things out? Not think about any problem you have to solve or worries about kids or job related issues, etc. If so, for how long, how often, etc? Not talking about alcohol or weed or Rx (or j&$king off involved).
This post was edited on 8/4/23 at 2:02 pm
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Posted on 8/4/23 at 2:01 pm to TJack
Been in the military 17 years now.
I don't think I'll ever be able to truly relax.
ETA: Big test coming up, too. Going on a week long vacation to a resort with just the wife.
I don't think I'll ever be able to truly relax.
ETA: Big test coming up, too. Going on a week long vacation to a resort with just the wife.
This post was edited on 8/4/23 at 2:02 pm
Posted on 8/4/23 at 2:01 pm to TJack
depends on how closely I've been following the news lately
Posted on 8/4/23 at 2:02 pm to TJack
Read the book Power of the Now or maybe it’s Into the Now by Echardt (spell?) Tolle. Teaches you how to be present
Posted on 8/4/23 at 2:02 pm to TJack
nice try mr. EAP random drug and alcohol tester
Posted on 8/4/23 at 2:03 pm to TJack
Yes. Sauna or hot tub helps, but sure - 30 to 45 minutes easily.
Posted on 8/4/23 at 2:04 pm to TJack
I sot in my backyard, watch the animals, smoke a cigar and drink a beer.
Good enough for me.
Or just go get shithammered at duvics and get kicked out of a bar.
Also good enough and relaxing
Good enough for me.
Or just go get shithammered at duvics and get kicked out of a bar.
Also good enough and relaxing
Posted on 8/4/23 at 2:04 pm to TJack
I have 2 kids and a pretty stressful job.
I wake up about 30 minutes earlier than everyone in the house and get about 15 minutes of uninterrupted time.
That's about all I get a day.
I wake up about 30 minutes earlier than everyone in the house and get about 15 minutes of uninterrupted time.
That's about all I get a day.
Posted on 8/4/23 at 2:04 pm to TJack
I have zero problems absolutely shutting down and doing nothing and not stressing about anything. It's always been that way for me. And, yes, I have a family and a successful career.
Posted on 8/4/23 at 2:04 pm to TideSaint
I don't know about relax because there will always be stress you take with you even into retirement but the older I get the less I care about certain things.
I don't let work get to me like I used to.
I actually have a path to the end point that's certainly attainable for me and the fam.
I just hope to stay healthy to be able to enjoy life a little once that day comes.
I don't let work get to me like I used to.
I actually have a path to the end point that's certainly attainable for me and the fam.
I just hope to stay healthy to be able to enjoy life a little once that day comes.
Posted on 8/4/23 at 2:05 pm to Mushroom1968
Thanks, I’ve been following your posts. Watched “Change My Mind.” Have to be careful with teenagers in the house so can’t really microdose at this time but looking forward to that a few years from now if it’s available.
Posted on 8/4/23 at 2:06 pm to TJack
Absolutely.
With or without a glass of scotch, but scotch does help
With or without a glass of scotch, but scotch does help
Posted on 8/4/23 at 2:06 pm to TJack
I cannot. No matter how much I try. It sucks.
Posted on 8/4/23 at 2:06 pm to TJack
I can, but I have to be at the ranch or my wife's family's river house where you can escape the service bars on the phone. As long as I'm reachable, my mind is always on the lookout for something to pop up. If I shut the rest of the world out, well then it's the best relaxation period I can get. Nothing more calming than the sounds of nature and the river flowing.
Posted on 8/4/23 at 2:08 pm to RummelTiger
I’m naturally uptight and worry a lot. It’s hard to relax even on vacation, I can’t sit still very long.
Posted on 8/4/23 at 2:10 pm to TJack
No. As a business owner there is always something that has me stressed out.
Posted on 8/4/23 at 2:12 pm to TJack
Found a new method to quiet thoughts the other day. If you’re trying to relax but your mind keeps racing, ask yourself “what’s my next thought going to be?” If thoughts keep coming, keep asking. Eventually you realize you don’t have to think about anything and you can be present.
My go-to if I want to be present is ask myself what are 5 things I can see, 4 things I can hear, 3 things I can touch, 2 things I can smell and 1 thing I can taste. It helps ground you in the present moment. I do it on evening walks and it feels really good.
My go-to if I want to be present is ask myself what are 5 things I can see, 4 things I can hear, 3 things I can touch, 2 things I can smell and 1 thing I can taste. It helps ground you in the present moment. I do it on evening walks and it feels really good.
Posted on 8/4/23 at 2:15 pm to TJack
quote:
Specifically, can you totally tune things out? Not think about any problem you have to solve or worries about kids or job related issues, etc. If so, for how long, how often, etc? Not talking about alcohol or weed or Rx (or j&$king off involved).
This is why I have this…
Posted on 8/4/23 at 2:17 pm to TJack
I can. I am able to pretty much detach from stress/problems at work the second I leave until the next morning.
Posted on 8/4/23 at 2:18 pm to TJack
Nope. Anytime I have free time or nothing planned I feel like I need to be doing something productive
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