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How do you handle / cope with stress?
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this post was submitted on 06 Jul 2023
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I am 51, married, we both work full time, my wife's job is far more demanding in stress and hours but I am at a senior level working 9-5 mostly.
We own a home and our one kid is in elementary school.
I have systems I use at work and home to track everything in responsible for with deadlines if they need deadlines.
I don't overdo my at home productivy. It's largely governed by family priorities and I get very, very little discretionary time.
Stress affects me on a few levels. I have chronic illnesses that are aggravated by it and a history of letting it get out of hand. I'm getting too old to be stressed out guy now so I have learned to recognize when I'm stressed, how it is negatively affecting me and those around me, and then how I can take five and cool off.
I also get nicely toasted (legally) on a very low dose of THC with CB-whatever (trying cbn for sleep now) about an hour before bed and spend some time by myself (I go to bed last) just being "me". I write a page of fiction (don't ask, it's crap, just for me) or journal a little or so some quiet tidying, etc. That really helps. I also need it to help my sleep so it's a double benefit.