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Relax

Feb. 7 Prompt: When life gets out of hand, what do you do to relax and regain your composure?

I think I thrive on anxiety. I have trouble relaxing. There is always something I should be doing, and when I get to doing that something, there is always something else I should be doing. I have trouble concentrating on what I’m doing because I have three kids who like to interrupt me.

When life gets out of hand, I don’t self-medicate or drink or anything dysfunctional like that. I find I don’t watch T.V. or play games. I’m don’t like to go out. I like to stay home, but I’m very social. When things get tough, I feel like I have to talk to someone about it. I pick a sister (I have 4 of them!) or a parent or a friend to call on the phone. Then, I talk and pace back and forth in my kitchen until I start to feel better. If that doesn’t work, I pour myself a cup of coffee, sit down at my computer, read or write, and procrastinate whatever I’m supposed to be doing. Wait, did I say I don’t do anything dysfunctional?