Coping strategies
Posted by Anonymous on Jul 18, 2008 · Member since Dec 1969 · 11789 posts
Related to the Confessions thread, I thought it would be a good idea to talk about coping strategies.
How do you handle the stresses and weight that you carry around?
I think we can be honest in this thread without being judged!
Myself - in the past I certainly used avoidance, substance abuse and food to cope with problems. Running is one thing I've picked up that has really helped me the last year or so and I'm always looking to replace unhealthy patterns with new ones.
I think finding something to be passionate about is a good thing. Writing, cooking, hiking... an actual activity that is fun and relaxing to you- something you can enjoy with no strings attached. Unless... you want to go para sailing... then strings are good.
Personally, I like the feeling of being weightless... so I love to lay on a raft in a swimming pool, or just relax and float without a raft. It's calming and just lets me stop thinking for a while. Just concentrating on the water, the little waves, the sounds around me. I love the sunshine, too... as long as I have SPF 30 on.
;D
I guess that means one of my coping strategies is to "put it out there" in a post. I loves me some vegweb. I think topics like "say something nice" always have the potential to backfire. To everyone who didn't get a mention there, know that I look forward to seeing you here. Honestly and truely. I'd miss you if you left.
You know HH we are so on the same wave length! As soon as I saw that Something Postive thread come out I thought yes it's a good thing, but definaltey has the potencial to be harmful too because its going to hurt the peoples feeling who aren't mentioned..... I admit my feelings were hurt and I think other peoples feelings were hurt too.....obviously by what you, lubimiller and Glen Ellyn Service Crew posted.
ya, I got to thinking about that and so I actually put my picture up.....
Yay!! That's not how I pictured you at all..I dunno how I pictured you..but there you are! Cute!!
Good or bad, I do think that plays into your..."vegweb image." If I'm reading a post, I can easily imagine the person speaking and what he/she looks like..If I've seen the picture over and over. Otherwise..I guess I don't really think of anything. Except maybe yabbit and hh..I mean I think of mushroom and Cat..but pictures of you are good!
Lubi..did I really not say anything to you? I have to go rectify....it's KMK's faullt....
jk, KMK
I do look forward to seeing the mushroom avatar, myself.
ya, I got to thinking about that and so I actually put my picture up.....
Yay!! That's not how I pictured you at all..I dunno how I pictured you..but there you are! Cute!!
LOL! That's me on my 30th birthday this past January....I was t-o-a-s-t-e-d!!!! :D
ya, I got to thinking about that and so I actually put my picture up.....
Yay!! That's not how I pictured you at all..I dunno how I pictured you..but there you are! Cute!!
LOL! That's me on my 30th birthday this past January....I was t-o-a-s-t-e-d!!!! :D
margaritas???
ohh, I forgot to mention Buddhism!
The Friday Dhamma talks by Ajahn Brahm have made me so much happier. The days I get to run and listen to Dhamma talks, I'm always happy on.
Check out his free talks here: http://www.bswa.org/modules/mydownloads/viewcat.php?cid=4
He has been giving them for years, so he has one on every topic imaginable! From being gay to procrastination to being psychic and even the end of the world. He is the best, and of course Veg*n.
ya, I got to thinking about that and so I actually put my picture up.....
Yay!! That's not how I pictured you at all..I dunno how I pictured you..but there you are! Cute!!
Good or bad, I do think that plays into your..."vegweb image." If I'm reading a post, I can easily imagine the person speaking and what he/she looks like..If I've seen the picture over and over. Otherwise..I guess I don't really think of anything. Except maybe yabbit and hh..I mean I think of mushroom and Cat..but pictures of you are good!
Lubi..did I really not say anything to you? I have to go rectify....it's KMK's faullt....
jk, KMK
I added a couple more pics to my profile just for you AC ;)
ya, I got to thinking about that and so I actually put my picture up.....
Yay!! That's not how I pictured you at all..I dunno how I pictured you..but there you are! Cute!!
LOL! That's me on my 30th birthday this past January....I was t-o-a-s-t-e-d!!!! :D
margaritas???
Hell ya!
I added a couple more pics to my profile just for you AC ;)
Aww, and they're cute too! I couldn't make them bigger though..when I clicked on them, it said "no image to display." Some error. Yay though! :)
You know HH we are so on the same wave length! As soon as I saw that Something Positive thread come out I thought yes it's a good thing, but defiantly has the potential to be harmful too because its going to hurt the peoples feeling who aren't mentioned..... I admit my feelings were hurt and I think other peoples feelings were hurt too.....obviously by what you, lubimiller and Glen Ellyn Service Crew posted.
I wasn't surprised I was not mentioned to be honest, I'm that active a poster and anyone who read my confessions before I removed it may think I'm a bit of a "lad". Really I wasn't upset I was just being a bit sarcastic. If your feelings were hurt you should try to remember this is a fast paced forum and it's hard to remember everyone when your typing........here is an example i have been on here again now for 2 weeks or so lets see how many names I remember, not people I like or dislike just trying to remember names..........
Punky
Pinkerbell
Costa Rica tree guy
Pooh (you)
HH
VegHead
Laura
DJ guy who posted some terrible music (personal preference only not artistic criticism) and don't wash his dishes no more
Ally
Dave Drummer
Bay puppy
KMK
Pinapple
Green Sea
and that is about all I can remember, there are tonnes more but just an example of how hard it is to remember people you only meet on interweb, so don't be too hard on yourself or those who may have just forgot!
Later.
GESC
poohbear, do people call you that IRL? my friend mark started calling me lisa pisa pooh, and I said it sounded like piece of poop, so he just calls me pooh now, lol
Punky
Pinkerbell
Costa Rica tree guy
Pooh (you)
HH
VegHead
Laura
DJ guy who posted some terrible music (personal preference only not artistic criticism) and don't wash his dishes no more
Ally
Dave Drummer
Bay puppy
KMK
Pinapple
Green Sea
haha, there are some interesting name variations in there! :)
I do look forward to seeing the mushroom avatar, myself.
Awwwww..... :-[ Sweeeet.
(((HH))) :)>>> :-* :-* (2 kisses, one on each cheek, like a proper Spanish person)
And, GlenEllyn ServiceCrew, I like your new avvy pic much much better. We can see your beautiful eyes!
ETA: And BTW, I **am** a mushroom! These days even fungi have Internet access.
Just for the record......(I'll add it)...I wasn't saying I DIDN'T like seeing the mushroom or Cat. Although, I would also like to see your faces some day.
@Laura and anyone else, here are some of my "First Aid" movies:
Bad Day: Babette's Feast,
Mediterraneo (I love it, it's dedicated "to all those who are running away")
Comfort Movies: Moonstruck
Amelie
Fortunata y Jacinta miniseries (don't ask me why)
Rosalie Goes Shopping
Baghdad Cafe
Benny and Joon
I Just Wanna Be Entertained: When Harry Met Sally
You've Got Mail
Lulu Roi de France
Un Monde Presque Paisible (Eng title, Almost Peaceful)
Un Paradis Pour Deux (you can't beat a good French comedy.)
The first "Pink Panther" film, the one with David Niven and Claudia Cardinale
Homesick for the South:
Driving Miss Daisy
Steel Magnolias
In the Heat of the Night ("They call me MR TIBBS.")
Creativity at a Low Ebb, Somebody Help!:
Three Colours: Blue
The Apostol
Benny and Joon
Anything with Bogart in it, anything at all except maybe Passage to Marseilles.
poohbear, do people call you that IRL? my friend mark started calling me lisa pisa pooh, and I said it sounded like piece of poop, so he just calls me pooh now, lol
No, my nicknames are Shauna-Rama and Shauna-bo-bana (like the song ::)) Pooh Bear is my kitty cat (1 of 4) :)>>>
OH and Skinny Mini...that's another one of my nicknames :)
:-D Costa Rica Tree Guy
Well, I guess if I have to be remembered for one thing, that's not bad ;)b
A few of these threads seem to be running together....
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