Stress Relief

The ultimate way to get some stress relief is to not deal with anything at all. Wouldn't you love to stop going to work, avoid housecleaning, say what you want when you feel like it and do whatever you please? That may sound great, but when reality kicks back in, the consequences you'll have to deal with will be so stressful, your holiday from life won't leave you feeling very relaxed. Some stress relief techniques will backfire, if you use them too often, so let's take a look at which ones to only use sporadically.

One strategy that can be overused for stress relief is drinking. A few drinks can be relaxing, and several can be even more so. It also can also be helpful for venting and getting some things off your chest, but getting too drunk, sick, or hung over, especially on a regular basis, bring up another set of problems. After getting sick or being too rambunctious, depending on who your friends are, you may find that you are not as popular as you once were. This can be even more problematic if you confront the cause of your stress while drinking. While you may be right in what you say or do, slurring and stumbling generally take away from your credibility and leave you looking like a drunken idiot, which may be the case. If you use consistently use drinking as a stress relief, you may run into additional problems with your work situation and personal relationships.

Speaking your mind can also release some tension, but left unchecked it will cost you eventually, especially if you have a small stature. It would be great to tell a few of your coworkers, neighbors, and relatives exactly what you think of them, but depending on how correct you are, there is no tell how they may react. Needless to say, you will probably feel much better, and they will feel much worse, unless they have a few strong opinions about you as well. This can make things awkward for everyone involved, and, in some cases, leave you stressing about your safety or job security.

Gambling can be another way to relax, but doing it too often, especially if you are not good at it, can quickly create problems you cannot walk away from. Gambling pulls many people in because of the thrill it gives them, not to mention the possibility of winning big. However, many people get carried away with gambling and find that they soon have nothing left to gamble with. People who find themselves the deepest in this usually end up borrowing money.

Although binge drinking, speaking your mind, and gambling can be great ways to relax, too much of these activities can be cause more stress than what they relieve, especially if you do them all at once. Nobody likes the drunk guy in the casino who can't keep his mouth shut, even if it he is funny at first. It may be fun to be that guy every once in a while, but to do that often adds a lot more problems and stress to your life.