Do your hobbies help alleviate your stress or add to it?

[Emiliamazing]

Sometimes I let mine get in the way of other fun😕!

[Rosexøxø]

I think both 🤔.

stress will usually follow if something new and unknown is engaged, or something cherished could be lost (progress; etc).

I may have to come back to this. It could be a reality, but I guess it all just depends on mindset, a good routine shift of hobbies, or incorporating hobbies that are more expressive based, or gratitude inducing.

[AngelOfLight258]

Mostly alleviate but I can get obsessive and then I back off and think "you do this for YOU, you do this because it brings YOU joy. If you are getting frustrated about it, it's taking away joy and it defeats the point of the hobby in the first place".

[NathanDavis]

hmm, yes... they all happen to be great for relief, release of energy, stress... as well as distraction and great past-time activities

especially sports and combat arts, which are the more energetic... I would even go as far as to say they've been therapeutic at different points of my life

[Emiliamazing]

It is good that you have a release which benefits your mind and body!

[NathanDavis]

very fortunate, yes... or I would not be here today (=

by the way, I would never ever call you guys a hobby or a past-time... but G@G is actually another interest of mine, that does the same for me... and this is because all the good and great people in here, such as yourself (=

[Wish4UrB00ty]

I definitely have a tendency to bight off too much when I jump in to hobbies… so I tend to get pretty stressed. But then again they do usually help me to relax when I focus on chilling and enjoying them. Did I mention that my many hobby is girls and pussy?… 😂😂😂

[Emiliamazing]

Good Lord! Thanks for your input.

[Wish4UrB00ty]

😂😂😂 you’re very welcome! 😜😊

[musicbrain5]

They alleviate stress for me, although I don’t always have enough time to engage in the hobbies I enjoy. Sometimes I have to spend a fair amount of my personal time doing work stuff and it drives me nuts.

[Emiliamazing]

We shall hope that changes for the better as your future unfolds!

[musicbrain5]

Ha, that is a tall order for a teacher, LOL! With each passing year it seems to be more about what administration wants and less about what children need. And administrators have to answer to the government, but if something goes awry, teachers get the blame. It’s a vicious cycle.

[Emiliamazing]

You are a saint in our book :-). I am blown away by the amount of devotion our children's teachers give to their profession. I wish you the best of luck in navigating a tough situation.

[DizzyDesii]

My hobbies include spending money so they alleviate stress and then build it back 😂

[Wish4UrB00ty]

Hey dizzy! Haven’t seen you since I got back on. I changed my account but it used to be @Th3ft. How’s life?

[Emiliamazing]

Nice to see you back! I think every woman likes to spend money!

[DizzyDesii]

@Wish4UrB00ty @emiliaamazing Thanks y'all :) and okay i’ll follow your new acc theft

[SnowedIn]

Most of the time they alleviate it. But sometimes I get involved to deeply in to the details and forget about the hobby itself.

[Emiliamazing]

Still, it takes your mind to a different world!

[SnowedIn]

Very, very true. And that's half the goal!

[Bricealan]

I, at times, wake up at 2:00 AM thinking about playing the piano, as an accompaniment to Ave Maria, with my violin/piano teacher, in an adult recital at HBSM. Not sure if that creates stress but does interfere with sleep. It IS STRESSFUL when I cannot correctly play a piece that I have worked on.

[eagle1951]

no hobbies other then answering questions on here

[Rosexøxø]

Me as well! ✋😃

🤜🤛

[eagle1951]

@Rosexøxø its something to do

[Rosexøxø]

Yes. I like the mental stimulation 🧐👍

[Emiliamazing]

We are happy to have you here!

[eagle1951]

Aw thats sweet

[Rosexøxø]

@emiliamazing many thanks 🙏😄

[eagle1951]

@Rosexøxø glad your here

[Rosexøxø]

@eagle1951 Likewise!

[eagle1951]

@Rosexøxø glad you enjoy the site

[Rosexøxø]

Thankyou bunches 🙏😁😄

[eagle1951]

@Rosexøxø you are most welcome hun

[OlderAndWiser]

I spend much of my time in volunteer activities and sometimes I don't have enought time for everything I want to do, so that can cause stress.

[Emiliamazing]

Volunteer work sounds so gratifying :-). I hope you continue to do things that are good for your mind and body :-)

[krin_m]

Depends on the hobby. I like running and working out to relieve my stress. That helps.

I also like to read and that is a great stress reliever.

Gardening is my another hobby that causes stress at times though.

[Emiliamazing]

Ha, the gardening. Definitely requires a lot of attention.

[Rangers]

It's cute that you think I have time or energy for hobbies, even if I did, I'm incapable of feeling joy or satisfaction so it would be a waste of time anyway

[Shinzu]

I believe my hobbies are an outlet for stress and anxiety

[Rosexøxø]

Yeah it seems like this would happen 🧐.

I guess would be good to have some hobbies that allow rest or gratitude? 🤷‍♀️

Something to think about 🤔

[Shinzu]

@Rosexøxø What do you mean?

[Rosexøxø]

Like touring and enjoying life? Something that is somewhat therapeutic. Something that invokes gratitude. 🤷‍♀️👀

[Shinzu]

@Rosexøxø That's right

[Emiliamazing]

@Rosexøxø we certainly should all be thankful for the freedom to have some hobbies and enjoy life outside of the walls of work and other obligations.

[Rosexøxø]

@emiliamazing yess! 😃🤲😄

[Emiliamazing]

@Rosexøxø my hobbies, involve variety of crafting activities, it requires patience, and I love creating different pieces that we display around our home :-)

[Shinzu]

@Emiliamazing That's amazing!

[Rosexøxø]

Yess! Can never go wrong with expressive hobbies because it’s YOU and not holding yourself to a standard.

Some things we can develop ourselves in, and others should be just what and who we are without apology and without mimicking anyone else but our own. Make it you!

It will be so fun to see parts of yourself constructed and projected into art that you can visually behold and enjoy.

You make it come alive and I hope you continue to truly enjoy it 😁

[ArtemisSilver]

A bit of both, I have upper and downer hobbies lol.

When one gets frustrating I just switch it up.

[bigpauly]

I haven’t given my hobbies much attention in a long time. I should probably get back into some of them.

[Emiliamazing]

You absolutely should get back into some hobbies! Your outlook on life is already amazing, why not make it even better :-)

[bigpauly]

Aww thanks, Emilia 🤗

[Charliefretz329]

They alleviate it for me. But life gets in the way of my hobbies

[Emiliamazing]

That seems to be the case with many of us, but especially guys. My hobbies are centered around our home, but my husbands are focused on the outdoors. Sometimes it's very hard for him to get out of the house or away from all the kid activities.

[Charliefretz329]

Very true words! I start a hobby and then work picks up too

[Nikki1989]

They always take away some stress.

[DevikaButts95]

Usually they alleviate it. Lmao.

[Msputiton]

A little bit of both😭

[Alex8736]

definitely alleviate

[Jerre]

I think they help to alleviate the stress

[dinojames22]

Normally release stress

[Agape93]

Alleviate usually

[Jennz6]

Not now

[Jennz6]

I looked at Dizzy’s answer “Spending money” I think that would work lol