Today, in an attempt to lower my stress and anxiety, I tried out an anti-stress coloring page on my phone. I couldn't get the color to evenly fill inside the lines and it stressed me out even more, to the point where I started crying at work. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I was frustrated at work so to have fun, I wrote an email to myself saying that I was great and loved myself and should relax. I used all different colors and fonts. Instead of hitting "delete", I hit "print" without realizing. My manager got it out of the printer and put it on my desk. FML
Today, after stressing all week about important phone calls, they all went as horrible as possible. My anxiety was right all along. FML
Today, I was really stressed, so I tried to let it out by crying. It lasted about 30 seconds, and I was making fun of myself the whole time. Even my subconscious thinks I'm pathetic. FML
Today, I was at Target buying four coloring books. As I was in line, the woman behind me said that buying coloring books was a good idea to keep my kids occupied. I smiled and said that it would give me a few minutes to relax. I'm a 26 year-old guy with no kids. The coloring books were for me. FML
Today, I was so bored under quarantine, I spent 2 hours on a colouring book for toddlers. I need human contact, any human, desperately, before I start talking to the walls or seeing pink elephants. FML
Today, I was running a meeting feeling very stressed. I grabbed my stress ball out of my bag, squeezing it vigorously throughout the meeting. When I stood up to talk my stress ball exploded all over my new black suit and the desk. So much for relieving stress. FML
Today, in a desperate attempt to add some variety to my life, I resorted to closing my eyes and picking a random font for my essay paper. FML
Today, I was so totally stressed out at work that I took my car into the park and reclined my seat and shut my eyes. Soon, I noticed the soothing sounds of raindrops on my car and I felt a little better for once. I opened my eyes to see that a bunch of birds had crapped all over my car. FML
Today, my OCD reached a new high when I used a correction pen to white-out an eyelash which was photocopied onto every single page of my reading material. I did it because the eyelash was too distracting and I couldn't finish reading the article without the urge to rip it into shreds. FML
Today, my smartwatch decided I needed a "stress level" alert during a perfectly calm meeting. It vibrated aggressively, and my boss suggested I take up yoga. FML
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MegaExplosives 17
I heard that music is good for relieving stress. maybe you shouls give it a try.
el_bell3618 29
I always find a repetitive motion helpful, something like swimming or drumming my fingers on the table. Maybe try out those? :)
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Comments (48)
ChaiseT 16
Get Xanax
MegasaurusRex89 28
Or an actual coloring book...
llamameAP 10
The real deal is very relaxing. OP should try it.
MegaExplosives 17
I heard that music is good for relieving stress. maybe you shouls give it a try.
DaRito 25
Post-rock helps for me, especially Godspeed You! Black Emperor
NotGabe 28
Might I suggest a stress ball. There's just something so cathartic about squeezing the life out of a squishy ball.
el_bell3618 29
I always find a repetitive motion helpful, something like swimming or drumming my fingers on the table. Maybe try out those? :)
Accurate_Vision 31
Wow! What a colourful day! :) Okay, in all seriousness, that sucks. Maybe you should consider seeing a therapist of some sort, as they are trained to help with this kind of thing. Also, calming music can help. I wish you luck, OP, hopefully you'll lower your stress and anxiety soon. That stuff can be a larger problem than some people think.
Cads1 24
Seek help now.
ladycryptic 19
I agree. This is the point when you should talk to someone for help.
AwesomeBlossom16 6
Yes. There is no shame in asking for help. It's a hard first step to take, but once you do, there is so much relief. Please take care of yourself! You deserve it! :-)
ashleighmay18 21
Nice long walks always do the trick for me!
bianca131 16
Try using the colouring books for adults. Much better for lowering stress and anxiety than then apps :)
snydeeli000 27
There's just something different about an actual physical coloring book as opposed to an app. I color in class to help me focus on lectures(: Good luck OP I hope it gets better for you(:
doodlecloud 27
I didn't know apps even existed. I can't imagine any phone capable of doing a decent job. It'd need to be tablet sized, with a pin point stylus. I'm not sure why anyone would even attempt on anything less.
snydeeli000 27
Some apps only let you color inside the lines ;b
llexibearr 17
Soothing music help.
Enslaved 38
"Woossah"