Just get away from the responsiblities of being mother, wife, taxi driver,house keeper ect.. Whats a good way to just relax when you have all this built up stress?
2006-08-08 03:57:06 · 33 answers · asked by ROOTER 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Thanks For all the tips on how to relax! I agree with almost all of you when you say we "all" need a breather every now and then. I do love my life and am thankful for it everyday-I just need a little vacation, bubble bath, drive, drink, meditation...any of advice given will do! So thanks for your thoughts.
2006-08-08 07:10:13 · update #1
Hell yes I want to run away!!! I know exactly how you feel! For me..when i want to relax i will take a hot bubble bath,or read a good book.Sometimes i really need to just get out of the house away from everyone and take a drive,in fact i have been driving for 3 days,should i go home now?? Hey i can dream!! :)
2006-08-08 06:41:21 · answer #1 · answered by sugar_n_spice 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I do! As a mother, a wife, a career person I do want to just disappear! But because we are responsible persons and because we have such big hearts for love, we just don't run away. We find time to enjoy as much as possible certain moments. Like, when we do spring cleaning, we can hold on to old clothes and remember the times the kids had worn them and how special it had been that they just can't part with them. Or the laughter that accompanies every change of clothes. Sometimes, when you just don't feel like waking up and you'll hear your 3 year old son singing joyfully on every early morning. In all the chaos of life, you can still count your blessings and find them so many that it feels like beams of sunlight? Oh yes, I have bad days and good days but that big heart in every moms more than make up for the many bad days that you'll find no better place than home. Don't lose heart you are not alone! But thinking of the little happiness that love brings every day will more than take away stress!
2006-08-08 04:26:00 · answer #2 · answered by jbernz16 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, all the time, on top of all of that I am a student, employee......soccer mom, baseball mom, teacher, etc.......when I get to that point of wanting to run away, I take a break. It may be something as simple as taking a bubble bath with the door locked or telling my husband to watch the boys, I will return later. I also turn to God's word because to me that seams to be the best vacation. I try to do this daily because taking in God's word and talking to Him is the most uplifting thing I can do. I also praise him for allowing me to be all the things I am, especially the Godly wife and mother. Good luck and know you are not alone.
2006-08-08 04:02:40 · answer #3 · answered by AMY L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i know how you feel. as a mother of 3 under 4yrs. i have found the best way to relax is to take a hot bath with candles and music wehen the kids go to bed. or you can try a nice hot cup of chamomile tea after a hard day(when the kids are in bed of course). being a mom is the hardest job there ever is and dont let anyone tell you otherwise.
2006-08-08 04:03:11 · answer #4 · answered by jrsgirl1964 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello there, well one good way to relax about al your built up stress is to sit down close your eyes and think of a nice place or location where you have been or seen on tv or magazine. Next step is to just picture this in your mind and just think about this place only even if it is just for a couple of seconds only. Believe me it really works for me and it should also for you, Cheers Ciao
Rommel
2006-08-08 04:10:02 · answer #5 · answered by zeus_24_72000 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I want to just get on a plane and fly wherever the heck it's going right now. Too weak to do that though. Normally I play piano or read. Or maybe even clean. Anything that will expend my energy and get me thinking about other things. I find reading helps a lot because you get absorbed in someone elses life.
2006-08-08 04:01:43 · answer #6 · answered by Steph 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do it.
Make sure the kids are with a good sitter, & plan a time, once a week, just for you.
It has to be just for you...mother's whole lives are built around their kids. They need a break once in a while.
Dads HAVE to help with this once in a while, & understand.
Or trade off with other mothers in the neighborhood.
Do it, you deserve & desperately need it...
2006-08-08 04:03:50 · answer #7 · answered by fairly smart 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whenever I really build up stress I head off to the beach. I lay there watching the surfers and just enjoying the waves hitting the beach. You can't beat that for Stress relief!!
2006-08-08 04:01:14 · answer #8 · answered by tankgirl_84 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boy, you and me, both.
The best way is, of course, to fly to New York for the weekend and spend thousands of dollars.
But, here on Planet Earth, that's not a real option, is it? Second best is managing 30 minutes when you won't be interrupted and do as little as possible. Chocolate helps, too.
2006-08-08 04:02:29 · answer #9 · answered by silvercomet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes I feel like I'm trapped in my current life. That will probably change as soon as I find a place of my own to live and can make my life the way I want it.
2006-08-08 05:01:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋