[jyl]

(I'm going to be deliberately unspecific here.)

What do you do when you're stressed out?

I'm getting that way recently. Combination of work and personal stuff. Woke up last night, heart thumping, mind racing. Blood pressure is lately running about 10 pts above normal.

I'm attacking the root causes, of course. But in the meantime . . . ?

Do you
- Drink? I'm not a routine drinker, but we do have tons of booze around.
- Smoke? I was kinda tempted, this weekend.
- Medicate? I used to take a beta blocker (25 mg atenolol) for high blood pressure/elevated pulse. Haven't needed to take it for several months. I could take one.
- Exercise? I felt better today, maybe because I start and end my workday with a little bike ride.
- Meditate? Scream therapy? Pull wings off butterflies? What works for you? (I do think I need to stay away from motor vehicles. Took the Vespa out of winter storage yesterday, wanted to see if it ran, and found myself riding around rather faster than my rusty skills really merited, T-shirt and sneakers . . . Stopped, turned around and went home.)