Stress

Hi All,

I am struggling with stress at the moment, work, home and post illness (Sepsis). 1 or 2 GPs are sympathetic, the rest are not. Was told last year " to just get on with it"...

Any ideas with coping strategies??

Thanks

Mark

[Philip]

Hi Mark. Your certainly going through hell ATM, in times of stress, because i have dementia i try to find a distraction to take my mind of my troubles. It does help or put the head phones on and sail sesy with the music, Dont listen to heavy metal i didn't find that jelpful at all Lol.

I hope you van rid your self of your stress.

[Hidden in reply to Philip]

Thanks Phillip.

I do try to listen to music, get more time in work to do that! it's a shame as I have the new Metallica album to listen to ;-).

all joking aside, i have very little time to do anything with family life and work, so this is exacerbating the issue. so I'm stuck in a never ending cycle!

Hope you are coping.

Thanks again.

Mark

[jimpollard Partner]

Mark, try the Men's Health Forum's Beat Stress service - email or text chat with a stress expert. Free and anonymous. Go to:

beatstress.uk

Good luck with it

[Hidden in reply to jimpollard]

Thanks Jim, I did look at it last night and couldn't find anything helpful. not sure whether it's the layout of the site or my mental capacity..... will try again!

[jimpollard Partner in reply to Hidden]

You can send an email or, on Wednesday night 7-10pm, text chat direct with a stress expert. Just tick the box that says 'I accept the Terms and Conditions and I live in the UK' and click the highlighted button and you'll see the options. There's also a good video up there at the moment which may bring a smile to your face. It did mine. All the best, Mark.

[Hidden in reply to jimpollard]

have emailed in, it was easier to summarise it!! but really do think I'm broken!!

[therapist1965]

Hi Mark, It might be worth examining your psychological make up which may be exacerbating the issues you are experiencing, for example:

Do you tend to anxiously brood on things? Brooding will perpetuate the negative thoughts/feelings. Solution: Train your imagination to view a positive outcome. Do some physical exercise to get the endorphins going.

Do you tend to catastrophise? To turn mole hills into mountains? Solution: Learn to step back and seek perspective.

Look up to the sky/ceiling and genuinely smile. You will find that the negatives disappear while you do so. Check your general body posture: Stand up straight and relaxed, this helps you feel better.

Turn to do service for other people. This helps a lot when you feel unable to help yourself. So do good, charitable acts. This is good for the people you help, but also proves you that you are a good guy.

There are many other aspects and solutions to explore. You CAN get better. Contact me further if you wish. Take care now

[Hidden in reply to therapist1965]

Have messaged you directly.