Just saw a segment on the Today Show about Stress and what it does to our bodies.. I am pleased to know I am doing all it takes to prevent health issues after the end of my 38 year marriage. I have started a workout routine and I am still in the process of learning how to meditate. So thank God I am on the right path. They also said to keep a healthy circle of support around you. Get out and keep busy. I have started to learn how to play Mahjongg (love it) and will be taking adult art classes in the fall.. Kudos to me.. but most of all can’t forget my support group that will start up again in a week. Divorcecare.. I feel good that I am on the right path to a healthy and happy life after divorce. I know I will still have my bumps in the road, but I will just dust myself off and keep on moving..
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August 31, 2010
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Way to go Marian!
I have also found that to be healthier all around I needed to keep stress in check. I had started a group last year for people who like to travel. It was on a break for awhile but I will be starting it up again in October. Running and going to the gym, something I had done on and off in the past, is also a stress releiver, and is getting my body in shape.
It would be great to hear how other people on how deal with stress.
anir
Good for you, Marian! Far too many people just stay stuck in their stress rut and never do anything proactive to help themselves learn to deal with it. I’m SO glad you got out there and took classes, got into new things, and met new people. Yay for you!
I wish I did deal with it…seems these days it is a chronic condition….and a vicious cycle….stress causes exhaustion, exhaustion makes me too tired to exercise or eat right, which makes me feel fat and lazy, which causes more stress, etc. etc.
DivorceCare is one of the best things I ever did for myself….I have now been facilitating a group over 7 years…
Kudos to you with DivorceCare support group.. It was the best thing I ever did. That was the first move I made when my ex walked out on me.. I am so looking forward to returning next week. I had started 3/4 of the way through the program, but the group opened their arms and hearts to me and were so wonderful. Great support.. :>)
Maybe when you are healed enough you can facilitate a group yourself….I found my best healing was found in helping others learn from what I went through.
Good for you, Mariona! I am healthier and happier than I have ever been since I left my own marriage of 38 years!
I am now going through selling our newly built home and looking forward to moving back north near my sisters, brothers ,kids and most importantly my granddaughter. So it is a bit stessful right now but looking forward to having all this behind me and living a new and hopefully happier life.. I have the world at my feet.. New experiences and I am so looking ahead, and no back. I believe whn one door closes, two more open..
Good luck to you and a big hug..
I wish I knew how to deal with stress. I have a stress disorder and I don’t/can’t deal with stress. If there is stress in my life beyond daily stressors, I shut down emotionally, I pull away, I avoid whatever it is that is causing the stress.
I honestly don’t know how to deal with stress at all……I give all of you, or anyone that can handle it a huge round of applause…..
meditation really hepls me
Yep, what Namaste said. Learn to meditate – call around and find a community center (or YMCA) where they might offer meditation gatherings for free. It’ll do you a world of good, She Cat.
She Cat, you really HAVE to deal with stress head on.. You need to seek out what ever it may be to help. Walking, swimming, arobic classes etc. but you really do need to address it or it will kill you. But learning how to meditate and regulate my breathing has been a tremendous help. Stress can effect all the organs in your body with a negative effect.. So please She Cat,,seek out some help to address the stress..Good luck and big hugs.
Good for you! Learning how to live a life free of most negative stress is the ultimate jpurney. And IMO, the most important one for our age group. I personally believe that this is what we were practicing for in our first 50 years as we labeled our practices “virtues’ and “Sacred rituals,” healthy habits, etc. The story behind why we should do them is the same, but the need to do them is now mandatory.
I didn’t watch to show you referred to, but I did find out how my lifestyle was killing me. As a daughter of a retired army drill sergeant, I was raised from the beginning with the ideal of the “suck it up and adjust” attitude, and that stressful situations were practice for succeeding in the “real world.”
It’s only been recently that I begun to understand the toxicity of the lifestyle I have been choosing.
Knowing this is one thing, but doing this is quite another.
I’m right with on this journey of “de-stressing ” my life!
Ooops! Typo!!!
It should say, “The story behind why we should do them is not the same, but the need to do them is now mandatory.”
Changes the whole meaning of the sentence! (redfaced)
Congratulations to you Deborah LS. Keep up the good work.. Everything good in life is worth working on and for…Have great day to you..
Meditation is great – but some people actually have a difficult time with it. For them I often recommend that they consider giving themselves the gift of learning some form of movement meditation – such as Tai Chi, or Yoga – as they keep you focused on reconnecting with your body as you go through the movements or postures, and in that way it quiets the mind chatter & slows you down, while doing something physically beneficial for yourself as well!
Also, for those who’ve gone through the breakup of a relationship – what many people miss, aside from having a partner to keep you company (who may not have been a great person to hang out with, etc) is touch. We are very much a touch starved society & as such, if you don’t have a partner, for whatever reason, then allowing yourself to receive a good massage does so much for filling that need in a healthy way! And I’m not just talking about a fluff & buff session from a spa either.
While they can feel good – there are many versions of what makes for a great massage & your needs may differ from time to time. As a professional massage therapist with 20 years of experience both giving & receiving sessions I know there’s a very wide range of modalities out there. Personally I like an integrated approach that fully addresses both acute & chronic pain, as well as working out specific problem areas where I hold stress & tightness. So I have a circle of private practice massage therapists I see – rather than going to recieve treatments at spas where I’ve rarely gotten what I’ve asked for!
Babies will not thrive without touch & neither do we! When we allow ourselves to fully relax, and receive touch our breathing becomes deeper (sending more oxygen through the body), tension dissipates, pain levels decrease, while circulation & relaxation as well as immune function all benefit – not to mention our state of mind becomes more peaceful!
I have to say a big YES about massage. Several years ago I was referred to a certain masseuse at Massage Envy because of painful muscle spasms my Dr. and dentist couldn’t help with. I was in tears every evening. At first, I seriously doubted how a masseuse could help me. But I was so desperate, I gave it a try. After 2 sessions, I have never had another of this type of facial muscle spasm! My life was full of toxic stress, for years. I didn’t know how to deal with it properly, except for exercise and medicine.
Massage helps me relax, which for my first 50 years on earth, I didn’t know how to do very well. I have kept getting massages since then, every couple weeks or month. Combined with chiropracty regularly, it helps my body stay ache and pain free.
Stress CAN kill us. Worry and despair over my children pushed me to the point of losing my mental health. Not good.
With Massage Envy so low priced, there is now no excuse not to get the massage we all need. $49 once a month. $39 more often. FYI: Not all masseuse are created equal. Shop around to find one that works well for you.
Hi Marion, A great start to de-stressing after the end of your 38 year marriage.
Good nutrition contributes to a feeling of well-being and being able to handle the stress that sometimes is difficult to avoid. I provide a few more ideas at this blog post. http://antiagingboomer.com/de-stress-your-life/
Wishing you much health and happiness. Helen
Marion- I’m so proud of you for actively taking care of yourself! That is so awesome. A word of caution – In the future, as your divorce/situation/supposed prospects sink in, don’t isolate. that’s a good path to despair. Keep doing what you are doing and you will make it.