Laura sorry the answer is - reduce stress. That was what I was told to handle clenching my teeth. I told the dentist that if I could control my stress levels I would be doing that.
I will admit one reason I have the job I do and why I haven't pushed myself more to finish college or do something with more responsibility is stress control. My job can be stressful but there are things I can control and since so much of my life has been trying to get by while dealing with high anxiety I just don't want to do that anymore.
Laura, what stress app do you like?
I've downloaded an app I think Teppy recommended for meditation stuff, and that is nice enough. [link] I'm sure there are a bunch. Mostly I handle stress by having the television tuned to YouTube underwater reef videos, or ocean waves and that type of things rather than news as background media. I've also put a number of hypertension binaural type videos on from time to time. I adapted a number of changes years ago like driving the beach instead of the highway and being vigilant about my sleep.
Yeah, a magic wand would be nice, but stress is part of life. The work and kids stress stuff I try and adopt a somewhat serenity attitude of accepting things I can't change and changing those I can. Generally I think I am good at it, but my dentist takes one look at my teeth and reminds me that maybe not so much.
Random: Generally I never watch anything with commercials, but it happens when watching live sports. There is one that just shows a grilled cheese sandwich being cooked and a dude singing about it being time for grilled cheese. I just find its simplicity and effectiveness charming. I don't even have an urge to fast forward.
driving the beach instead of the highway
Hah! Yeah, when I wasn't allowed to drive myself to or from chemo earlier this year, I got some grief from my family for giving them directions that avoided the interstate.
Incipient road rage has been a problem for me the past five years (I had to remove "March of Cambreadth" from my driving playlist). It has gotten worse the past two, due to my treatments. My emotions are much more volatile now.
One benefit of working from home this past year has been no daily commute. Mornings weren't so bad (so long as I was on the road by 6:15), I would use I-35 then, but coming home took twice as long, because I stayed off the interstate.
and being vigilant about my sleep
Yeah, that works for me too. The temptation to take an afternoon nap has become very strong, but I have learned to resist and work through it -- the few times I have given in, I had bad insomnia that night, and was useless the next day.
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Good, the Oxford Comma is bullshit.
As reliable as Drew's hatred of hammock stands.
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