What's your best way to recharge?

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I learned origami when I was in 5th/6th grade and it was a great boon, especially because my parents got divorced at that time. It is almost like a form of intense meditation and some pieces take 3-6 hours or multiple pieces to complete. The down side is when the paper rips... it can be very infuriating, but it rarely happens now.

I also enjoy going to the coffee shop and enjoy the smell of fresh coffee which I find invigorating, or go sit in a quiet area of the park and feel the sun on my skin and the wind blow through the trees. What I do depends on how I feel at the time. When I get upset at work my readily available option is to go outside for a break, close my eyes, and take deep breaths and try to sort things out. I can also request to be assigned to a different area for awhile if there is a patron I have troubles dealing with or if I have other stress problems, and they generally comply with it, but sometimes deny it if I've done it a lot recently or we are short staffed.

i pop some rainforest/celtic strings combo in my hearphones and meditate for half an hour (think karaoke enya with a tunderstorm sound in the same file), this recharges me as a full night of stress-free sleep, so i can keep going strong

Just the result of a lot of experimentation with my diet - I feel better and calmer when I eat them.
I think maybe because it's a way to get complete protein (avocados) iron and calcium (spinach) with lots of unsaturated fats and no saturated fats, no casein or gluten, low glucose index. Also apparently - doing some research right now - oleic acid in avocados and the folate in spinach are good for your brain, and avocados also have tryptophan (promotes relaxation and reduces depression) and B6 (deficiency is associated with depression).

Martial arts! It's excercise, fun, (especially sparring for me) and I see some good friends and because the dojo I attend is tiny, I know everyone and everyone knows me so it's really nice.

I have a friend and if I'm stressed I just grab her and we go for a walk in a dark hallway. She doesn't even realize that I'm doing this because I'm stressed, but it works.

I find exercise to be amazing as well, I found it much easier to function after my friend was chasing me around a building (trying to get me to unroll my sleeves XD )

I get away from everyone, open my computer, put in my headphones, and listen to some ASMR. Preferably in my rocking chair at home.

There is only one way and that is to sleep. Head won't recharge mental energy otherwise for me.

I try to get as much done as I can...having stuff checked off my "to-do" list is very rewarding and makes my stress go down.
This, plus a combination of having a plan in place for each upcoming day works as well.
If you want to to this for yourself, you have to know what will keep you motivated: I like working on one thing for a while, but need 1/2 hour to hour long breaks to clear my head.

Example: today...today was busy!
wake up, mom and I drive to her work (at local college)
pick up lunch/coffee when I arrive
watch videos for assignment
1 hour of in-person mentoring
leave college
pick up present for friend's birthday
go home
Dinner/Dr. Phil break with mom
get assignment outline done for the night
read assigned statistics (math) chapter and do all practice questions
post on WP/pinterest for 1/2 hour if done...and I have a timer set on my computer so it locks me out after 1/2 hour
go to bed

I also try to work in as much meditation (usually done in a hot bath) and yoga whenever possible.
Also I use my portable back massager when I have to work on something for a long time...bye bye stress.

Vodka

I usually try to sleep to avoid a meltdown (which often ends up with just having a quiet meltdown under the covers where at least nobody can see me) - but I've found mindfulness meditation extremely helpful.

Funny you say that.. for years I didn't describe the stress/anxiety/frustration etc I was feeling that led me to Need to visit a friend to calm myself down. When I did describe it, I got blank stares from my friends who were both stunned because they said I never seemed like that. I had to point out that it's because of them that I wasn't like that as things change almost instantly for the better when I visit them and everything seems alright - because of them, then, it is.

Booze and working with lathes. Not at the same time.