Can you relax? or are you stressed?

Hello laydee. It is good methods that you have introduced to us friends. I will give it a try. Well, in my daily work, I do feel stressed, especially when there is something special for me to be in charge of. I always try to do it best and thus it gives me burden and stress. The only way I try to avoid the work stress is to forget it and then make myself finish it within the last minute. To some degree, I am a last-minute person. hehe.

after reading your discussion i thought to try it and as i am at the laptop i would use the same watch on my desktop, i know it is a little funny experiment but i tried it now, i opened my eyes before 60 seconds and according to you i need to relax and i am stressded. it was a good experiment and fun for a moment. so how about you did you try this out and what was the result ? but really the work at home and all other activities are really making me stressed and i am feeling it and hence i was also just thinking from a few days that i have to find ways to come out of this and use some plans to do all my work properly and also take rest at the same time and i shouldnt get stressed. it was nice to repond your discussion and happy mylotting.

This is a good exercise, laydee. Once was a time in my life when I would not have made it to 30 seconds, and I would have sworn it was 3 minutes. I am a fairly laid back person by nature, but have not always dealt with stress well. I have spent years now practicing yoga and meditation in various forms. I now have many such exercises as the one you put forth here that I keep safely in my back pocket just for checking in with myself now and then. Everyone should have a way of relaxing that works for them. It is very important for health and well being.

Laydee, I tried this and it works! The stress made me think only 11 seconds were a full minute! I really need to take some meditation time...

I know I am a little stress, but I did give this experiment a shot. And guess what, I am really stressed, this experiment is a living testimony of how stressed I am . I opened my eyes with still 25 seconds left to make the 2nd hand reached number 12 again. Lately, there are a lot of things happening at work, deadlines, reports, facing new people, and changes that hinders me to go and relax.

i'm afraid to try it, i might fall asleep! lol!

*Laughing* We-ell, I know how to relax when I need to relax, but I will admit that if I have a lot of things on my plate, I am most certainly going to be stressed out. It is not as if I want to be stress out, it just happens that way. I am learning how to control it, but it is not easy.

actually im stressed person because of my work and other factors. i don't need experiments just to dtermine if im stressed or not because i already do. being stressful is one person's choice. if you happen to worry a lot then obviously you will be stressed out.

I am definitely stressed. Life is stressing me, the economy, lack of a job, money, unable to pay bills etc. I try to rationalize by telling myself that I can not do what I can not do, but the pressure form creditors etc. just enhances my stress. This week, I was over the limit with stress, and the only thing that brought me out somewhat was when I went to choir rehearsal last night. After leaving church, I had a subtle calming effect. I do not expect to eliminate my stress any time soon, It would be good, but I really need to learn how to control it. I really do not what it to get the better of me.

Waah! this experiment is somewhat true...i opened my eye before 60 seconds...maybe I am stressed because of work and also with life's issue. This experiment is a good indicator!LoL!(^_^)

I don't know how it works but i will check out i want to check my stress level do telling us if u have this kind of techniques if any i am interested in knowing them

laydee,thanks for introuduce this expeiment to we,despite i think everyone must be under a lot of stress,it maybe come from the live and the work,but what i think it just keep your mind open and suck in the experience,and if you feel stress is worth .

I‘m stressed. I think the reason is that I look the computer for a long time.

Yea sometimes i stress myself out, mostly when i'm in a deadline. It is not good to be stress out though because it affects your health, but at times i find myself worrying and stressing about things i should not, all because i'm a perfectionist, and want things to get done my way and perfect. I ususally find ways to relaxed rather by taking a walk, meditation, or exercising. It is betterto relaxed then to be stressed, we'd live longer.

Yes, there are times when I stress myself out. It's not something that I want to do. However, there are some things that we can't always control. But, when I do stress myself out, I do try to relax, or at least, do something to help myself relax and not be stress, because I do not think that it's healthy to be so stressed, or anything like that.

Well, I don't have a clock with working second hand; but I don't need a test to determine whether or not I am stressed. Unfortunately I know that I am overly stressed and despite my attempts have been thus far unable to rectify the situation completely. Guided meditation seems to have some effect, while radical acceptance sometimes works as well.