How do you Recharge?

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I listen to very angry metal. It makes me very angry but when I'm through listening to it my anger is all spent and then I just feel great for a while. Or if I can at the moment, I get drunk.

I love to sit in the dark and listen to classical music. Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms, Wagner, Chopin, Lizt, any of these will do. Once that music comes flowing out of those speakers, I'm so far gone that even if someone wanted me to do something I'd never be able to pull myself away.

Reading is good too (though not in the dark, you'll ruin your eyes)...science fiction! Star Trek, Star Wars (though they are killing off characters left and right in that series), biographies, etc. anything good. Pick up a new book once in a while, though I mainly perseverate....I love reading favourite books again and again and again until I can recite whole passages.

This comes from a 17 year old girl who is a senior taking three AP classes and has swimming/band/and cross country after school every day. There must be time to chill out.

I have a very demanding schedule (and don't always meet those demands - which only makes it worse), some 70 hours a week recently. There's not a lot of time to recharge. Working a lot on my own helps, but I really need to get away from the computer - it tires me out. The things that I used to do, which really recharged me every couple of weeks, are no longer available. Going out dancing a couple of times a week helps, as does sitting outside reading. I just have to remember to do these things, rather than prowl around on the forums.

Hmm...I missed this quoted part. Probably too tired. What I wouldn't give to just be able to set up my good old wargames - even if I could only play an hour or so, here and there. It would be nice to game with friends too, but that's less important. As to running, unless it's what he wants (and it's worth a try), I doubt it will work. I got lucky with tennis (long ago - but that takes someone else) and dancing.

Eat breakfast, a big breakfast, a healthy one. Get lots of sleep.

I meditate, nightly. I'm all about the 'mind' at this point in my life and discourage people from seeing 'problems' when they should see 'solutions.' (Although, I can fail at this when pushed and pushed, myself)

I eat a big sandwich (similar to the ones you'd find at Subway), pop a Melatonin pill, and go to sleep. Next morning, I drink a cup of strong coffee, and I'm good as new.

Petting a cat
Reading
Watching my DVD of Four Minutes
Internet
Taking a walk

Recharging to me is about getting my overwhelmed nervous system calm again. So I do things to lessen sensory input: take off clothes, get into bed (with very soft sheets), put earplugs in, close the door, turn off the phone, and then I read a good book.

Right now I'm reeling from a bunch of really stressful events that all occurred in a short space, and I feel like I need a week where I talk to no one at all except my husband. Won't happen, but I am glad I now know when I get overwhelmed, and what to do about it. I've also gotten much more selfish about my own needs, instead of always trying to help others. Just because somebody sends me an email doesn't mean I have to reply. This has helped me keep some stress away.

Like an Eye talian....

Food and Family (but it doesn't seem to work on the French? -must be the pasta?)

advisably : don't eat snails. (or just too much b__s__t)

Just live and share what everyone can share. (I don't like snail)

Alissa - I remember being able to just hide for weeks in order to get the courage together to do something (like apply for a job). That was a real nice feeling.

Xactly... Wokr is great, especially when you find that even doing the most mudane tasks can be intersting and enighting. I am thinking of cookins and cleaning, or just wlking to work, so that you can do your thinking in public.... I just wish I could wear a pair of sunnie like in the Movie mission imlpossible, where over the cliff top the sunglasses with full communication 'goooogle' ised capability is able to give you something to think of when you can't.

No offence, but have you smoked SOMETHING? or drunk, or something as a lot of what you're typing is making no sense compared to usual.