Medusa's Quesion du jour (the year of the horse edition!)

[anunitu]

Re: Medusa's Quesion du jour (the year of the horse edition!)

Betty????? is that you???

No not Betty page,Betty Boop

[iflewoverthecuckoosnest]

Re: Medusa's Quesion du jour (the year of the horse edition!)

What are people usually surprised to find out about you?

It used to be that I can be quite vulgar, but now I look the part with my half shaved head and green hair. Now it's usually that my Dad's an Orthodox Christian priest. That shocks people now more than ever.

[HavaSpell]

Re: Medusa's Quesion du jour (the year of the horse edition!)

Definitely intended. ^_^

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What are people usually surprised to find out about you?

That I'm actually a nice person.
I've had lots of guys and girls come to me in private after getting to know me and say,
"You're really nice. From your looks and all, I just figured you'd be a b*tch."
Go figure. :/

[Medusa]

Re: Medusa's Quesion du jour (the year of the horse edition!)

How do you deal with stress?

[feathered_regalia]

Re: Medusa's Quesion du jour (the year of the horse edition!)

How do you deal with stress?

Gaming. Drawing. Writing stories and D&D campaigns. Walking / Hiking. Meditation. Spending time with my bf. Doing any of the above while listening to music. Reading. Hang out with friends. Burying hatchets. Or trying to. I hate fighting, that's for sure. I prefer "Let's agree to disagree".

[Roknrol]

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How do you deal with stress?

I smoke two joints in the morning.
I smoke two joints at night.
I smoke two joints in the afternoon,
it makes me feel alright.

I smoke two joints in times of peace,
and two in times of war.
I smoke two joints before I smoke two joints,
and then I smoke two more.

Not relevant, song is just stuck in my head.

I don't have stress anymore. If it crops up, I take a nap.

[ChainLightning]

Re: Medusa's Quesion du jour (the year of the horse edition!)

How do you deal with stress?

Medication, sleep, screaming, self-abuse, seclusion, micro-management, distraction, all depending on the source of the stress.

[iflewoverthecuckoosnest]

Re: Medusa's Quesion du jour (the year of the horse edition!)

How do you deal with stress?

Depends on the type of stress. If it's stress because I have a lot to do, I usually sit my ass down, break the work into parts, and do one part at a time. If it's emotional stress due to situations that I have little control over, I meditate, take walks, spend time with supportive friends, and try my best to take care of myself.
However, if I'm falling into a blind, existential pit full of mythic squid-beasts that are dragging me down into a dark cave where everyone drinks muddy, weak tea and cries about how faces aren't symmetrical (which is weird because it's pitch black and nobody can see anyone's faces anyway, so why would we care?), then sometimes I just lay on my floor and cry about every hurtful thing anyone ever did to me and feel sorry for myself for a couple of hours. Shortly after, I realize how ridiculous I'm being, stand up, and go for a walk and some ice cream.

[volcaniclastic]

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How do you deal with stress?

I'm kinda with cuckoo on this one. It depends on the type of stress. If I'm stressed because I have an overwhelming amount of work to do, I pretend the hard parts don't exist, and I break the easy parts into, well, parts, and do them one by one. Then I tackle the hard part I was trying to pretend didn't exist.

Mostly though, if I'm stressed, I just pretend everything's fine until it goes away.

"No money in the account? Yes, there is! Credit card spending makes it feel like I'm not broke!"

etc. I didn't say it was a solution. But it's what I do.

If I get stressed enough, I start getting chronic anxiety attacks, and then I start taking natural medication until I feel better. But those are 'my world is ending' moments, and I've only had them a few times in my life.

[Roknrol]

Re: Medusa's Quesion du jour (the year of the horse edition!)

self-abuse, micro-management,

Just an observation, you mentioned this twice...

(ducks and runs away)

[Hawkfeathers]

Re: Medusa's Quesion du jour (the year of the horse edition!)

How do you deal with stress?

I go into what I call "robot mode", do what has to be done in as organized and efficient a manner as possible, and just get through somehow.

[B. de Corbin]

Re: Medusa's Quesion du jour (the year of the horse edition!)

How do you deal with stress?

Sex and drugs and rock 'n roll.

[Shahaku]

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How do you deal with stress?

Deep breathing. I don't usually realize I'm getting stressed until it gets to the point that I'm clenching my jaw and getting tics in my shoulder. Then I start doing my deep breathing exercises and actively relaxing.

What are people usually surprised to find out about you?

That I enjoy video games.
I've had several folks say that I don't seem like the religious type, especially when they see my new tattoo...

What do you sometimes think but don't dare say out loud?

I say absolutely nothing that I think when talking to my mother. Otherwise, I have virtually no filter... I think I overcompensate.

[thalassa]

Re: Medusa's Quesion du jour (the year of the horse edition!)

How do you deal with stress?:

Yoga, wine & chocolate & a trashy romance novel & and a bubble bath, or just sucking it up and working through it...depending on the situation.


What are people usually surprised to find out about you?:

I'm a veteran and I'm also a former sorority girl.

[Clive]

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How do you deal with stress?

Deep breathing exercises, walking, growling, pinching the bridge of my nose like Stan on South Park, music, ranting, consumption of food and alcohol. I do have a bad tendency to stress eat. A few times in life I have punched holes in walls and broken things. I don't do that anymore.