How do you de-stress?

[Nbg]

Not sure if this should be in Health but never mind.

I know I am pg so hormones are naturally all over the place but I am finding myself becoming very stressed out and angry very quickly which is just not like me.

I'm looking for some tips, strategies or products that you use to calm yourself down or just to chill out.

TIA

lavander in an oil burner is very soothing and calming.
I found like yu when I was preg at work I was very short tempered untill I decided to step back and step down responsibility, I really tried to avoid streesfull situations.

Gentle exercise, a stroll in the countryside etc is great for clearing your head.

Hint that you would like to be pampered for valintines day, a massage manicure pedicure...

Hope you get all of these, its great to get pampered when your preg and stressed!

bump

do breathing like at childbirth breathing classes
lie down and shut the world out
read a book to shut the world out

After having a major stress out yesterday, it took me over an hour to calm myself down.

I'll try the Lavendar and combine it with some breathing and reading the highway code

Walk away, and say to yourself, "I am chosing not to deal with this, because I know that being pregnant has impaired my judgement, so I will deal with it when I am no longer pregnant."

Go for a walk, on your own or with a friend. Not with kids or partner.

Have a very warm bath, shave legs, pits, have a face mask, condition hair etc, just before you go to bed.

Have a good stretch, clench all the muscles in your body them release them.

I know I should do that Colditz, it's just when it comes to the crunch I can't control myself and end up screeching either at poor dd when all she has done is be a toddler or the dog and he's probably just sleeping or something!

If dh was here it wouldn't be as bad.

NGB am in a similar situation to you, but I am so bad I am seeking councelling for my temper. I embarrass myself! And am a complete bitch to live with.

I could laugh about it before and think it was quite funny but I think it's got beyond that now.

What makes me feel worse is that I should be making the time I have now until the baby comes, a special time with dd cos we're not going to get it back but all I do is shout and lose it with her

Have you spoken to anyone about it?

I know the feeling nbg - I'm getting frustrated at the most weird (and usually totally trivial) things!! I feel really sorry for my pupils, I'm not my usual easy-going self at all! . Unfortunately, whilst I'm able to be self-controlled at work, my poor dh gets it at the end of the day!

Have you tried going to meditation? I went to a beginners class a couple of months ago and although I wasnt very good at visualisation etc, I still found it very relaxing.

Not yet nbg, but I have 'disengaged' from all stressful situations in a "I am not dealing with this, it will have to continue as it is, and I will sort it out another time" manner.

Like, say ds is getting out of bed, over and over and over? He really should stay in bed, and I could get very very cross that he disobeys me and gets up, but it is only a battle if I make one. There is a stairgate, he has to stay in his room. I go in the kitchen and put the washer on so I don't have to listen him playing up, and he goes to bed eventually.

Problem not dealt with, he still gets up, but I have stopped it bothering me, which is what is important right now.

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