Things you do to relax!

Me too Erik, me too!

Though I get cranky and stressed if anyone gets in my way in the kitchen, I have to be left alone

Martijn in all seriousness I'm worried too. How about some quality time for yourself and some working out as Demetris suggests? I know you have a lot on your plate right now but you worth more than anything!

...and could your ailment be related to a repetitive strain injury? ( serious...no fnar fnar here )

Yes, that's very likely and in fact the theory I've been entertaining for many years.
I even remember the doctor corroborating that, but then nothing happened? I probbaly just omitted to pursue the matter.





That is SO true!
DON'T offer to help. DON'T rinse the glasses. DON'T open cupboards. DON'T stir my pans.
In fact, here's a bottle. Now f*ck off!!!




That would be best, but I just can't spare the time...or -to be more honest- find the courage



You're right.
I KNOW you're right.

But you know what?
It's hard!
Sure, many an evening I don't do diddleysquat but lounge in front of the telly...but it's always with a nagging feeling that there are so many things needing to done and addressed... I'm not in danger of a heart attack.
But I'm getting this odd sensation the men in the white van aren't very far away...

In all seriousness: doesn't anyone else have troubles actually properly relaxing?
I thought it was fairly common, but I'm startting to feel a little freakish now...

You know what?
You're the classic example of a bloke who should be doing way more physical things.
Have you ever thought of taking up any kind of sport or physical activity?

(Yes, yes, yes, I know this would be more poignant if it came from the likes of the Timmers on the forum, but dammit Jim, I'm a preacher, not a convert!)

Martijn, i too have trouble (small one 'till now) relaxing from time to time. But i find that sleep (which luckily gets me very easily 'till now, i am still young and i have a very strong snooze button which - no matter what happens and what i have to do the next day or in my mind, i sleep right away and i only awake with the alarm clock next morning), deep breaths, fast long walks (because there's NO PARKING for my car in the city centre where i work), music in my ears all the time (via earphones and my mobile phone when i am not at home) and cool stress balls always do the work.

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Yeah , and all that is on one of his 'off' days !!

Absolutely: Alexandre Desplat's score to Benjamin Button. (Although the very mention of it seems to instill very unrelaxing conversation on this forum.)

I always listen to music, especially film scores.

I can tell you from my experience that coffee being a stimulant has the opposite effect on me. Meditation when I can do it is the best thing for me. Being able to put everything out of your mind is the goal I try to achieve.

Yeah, let's listen to some Tyler Bates instead.

I think with any job that means taking work home, it's not easy to relax, there's always something to do.

I remember I had a fun job once and when I got back home I could do whatever I wanted! Sometimes I miss that. So, now I have to manage my time better when I'm home and create my own time off.

And then there's always housework or something to do at home like fixing stuff. So real time off doesn't exist anymore I guess, only in childhood, adults have to make these moments for themself and try not to think of the next moment then.

I'm curious Stavroula when you prepare your lessons. I'm struggling with it.
I always want to do it as soon as possible, so that when that's done I have my time off. But in the end, each week again and again, I'm preparing at the last moment, so the day or evening before. It's a pattern that's hard to change... Of course, after teaching some years, I can reuse the same lessons and it won't cost as much time as this (first) year in high school...