Seeking Advice...

[8thJinx]

Sleep with Captain Valium. He trims his toe nails, doesn't snore, and never pulls a Dutch oven.

[8thJinx]

Honestly, I know what stress is like. I went years, years I tell ya, sweating the week out and making payroll for 30 people. The one lesson I learned is that you have to get enough sleep, and you have to exercise. And you have to find time for fun. Work hard, play hard. There are no other shortcuts. At least for me.

One year I had a particularly difficult client that would call me off hours and throw changes at me the night before a crane would show up, and the like.  I started skipping meals, working til 2 am, getting 4 hours or less of sleep. I was miserable. I was losing weight rapidly, but for bad reasons. I ended up sick as a dog. Someone in an earlier reply said change jobs. I basically made a change and went after a different market segment. Still doing essentially the same thing, but I have normal hours, travel a couple times a month, lots of time for the family. Best move I ever made.

[SPKmes]

Find....no...Make a few moments every hour or so...2-5 mins .... where ever you are..... close your eyes..if you are in a dodgy place fix on a spot but zone out(have no particular thought about what you are looking at) and feel the sound around you.....don't listen to one sound feel /hear all of them..... don't try distinguish what your are hearing....just be in the moment of nothing and everything...... this will take a few times to understand but you will get it and feel it....Now this won't help with fitness at all..... however it may just allow you to clear some of the stress that hinders you mentally from achieving productive thought and movement. 

[zack1234]

Sell out, go golfing.

That's what I am doing. 

What's up with you?!

[Vulcan]

Porn.

[FLOOB]

If you play golf chances are you're a virtual piggy five one or dorka pilot and you've also dabbled in fly fishing. It's a way for the elderly to get exercise and synthesize vitamin D without dislocating any joints.

Golf is to sport as fly fishing is to pre industrial whaling.

Golf is to sport as a japanese tea ceremony is to a bacchic orgy.

Golf is to sport as Sit And Be Fit is to boot camp.

I'm reminded of a passage from David Hackworth's epic when he describes his angry reaction to being informed that one of his junior officers is absent out playing golf, schmoozing with some general. "First off; diddlying golf!"

[deSelys]

FLOOB   

[Brooke]

I would suggest getting enough sleep if at all physically possible.  I suspect that would give the biggest improvement for the least effort.

Next, I would try meditation, as it has been credibly shown to be effective at reducing stress.

Longer term, I, too, think it might be good for you over time to steer your career in a direction of less stress.

[Arlo]

Sleep study then CPAP?

[DaveBB]

I find the quality of my sleep goes up dramatically if I aerobically exercise after I get home from work.  After a year of cycling, my joints actually improved enough to where I was able to run on a treadmill or grass.  If you are physically able to jog, I would recommend it.  30 minutes of elevated heart rate is about the minimum needed to produce the desired effects. 

Also, magnesium, zinc, and B-complex vitamins are needed for chronic stress.

[ghi]

You may have just described the best reason to look for another job.

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 Stop feeding  on dead bodies, we are what we eat, go vegan live longer.
Btw,beer is vegan

[Arlo]

Commie.


(j/k)

[Bear76]

This is a question to those of you whom work in high-stress environments and stress-related illnessess - and this question is more along the lines of what do you do in your daily or weekly routine to stay healthy.

I have been able to keep my blood pressure down despite sleep debt. But I have been running into regular infections that require a trip to the ER and regular visits to a ENT Specialist.

Besides sleep more - any fun advice?

I recommend drugs, booze, and strippers

[Serenity]

I recommend drugs, booze, and strippers

[Vulcan]

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 Stop feeding  on dead bodies, we are what we eat, go vegan live longer.
Btw,beer is vegan

vegans don't live longer. There is no scientific proof. They also suffer significant issues related to vitamin b12 deficiencies. And vegan b12 supplements are not real b12, the only way you can get real b12 is from non-vegan supplements.

B12 deficiency takes a while to identify, so by the time you have noticed the damage is already done.

It also affects neurological function, which explains why most vegans end up fruitcakes.