destressing

I think that sec 4 has made all of us experts on this subject. How else would be be able to keep our sanity. Well, we haven't, but we're alive, aren't we?

I've realised that transplanting yourself from work to an activity you enjoy does very little to destress. By destressing, I think most people are trying to do is to get rid of that cluttered, foggy feeling in their heads. It's kind of like having papers lying all over the floor, the bed unmade, and the laundry in delocalised piles. It feels itchy, and you want to tear the thoughts out of your head. Doing something like playing the piano, or reading doesn't help, because you just become absorbed in another activity. Tearing yourself away from a computer game, or a book, has the same sensation as peeling yourself off math questions. Your mind has become so inerwined with the thing that you've been occupied with, that returning to a blank, notmal world is a shock. Your brain thinks it's still doing whatever it's ebing doing, leading to that cluttered feeling. Somehow, after stopping anything, you feel the weight of your consciousness more than ever.

My theory is that the only way to destress is to immerse yourself in a totally brainless action. Like staring into space, or watching TV. Problem is, you can't lose yourself in these things after your brain's been working at full speed. I think that's why people need to go on medication and things. The vicious cycle never ends.

Maybe I'll stick a tap in my head, open the faucet, and drain the thoughts out.

Oh yeah, I jst realised I've had this blog for a year. Haha. Like anything has changed for the bettter. The posts are proof of that. HAHA.