Stress!

**scumdog** · 15th June 2004, 22:29

How many of you KBrs out there have stressful jobs? and how do you cope?

My way is alcohol (sorry) and attending m'bike rallies - the guys-n-chicks there are awsome, they know what I do for a living and yet are the most unjudgemental/supportive/friendly bunch I could wish for, just hanging out for the next rally (Pissed Penguin at Kaka Point south of Dunedin 11th Sept).

I'm on your side believe it or not!!!

Scumdog

**SpankMe** · 15th June 2004, 22:46

Stress relief....

Take a long ride on the bike out to the country and kill small furry animals with a gun.

**scumdog** · 15th June 2004, 22:54

Yeah, I know where you are coming from, I use an AK47 on the wallabies and goats and a Sako 308 lever action on most any other bigger animal but the others frown on using them at rallies!! - reckon it's a bit over the top

**Motu** · 15th June 2004, 22:56

I'm thinking I've got a stressful job these days,the novelty of my own business has long worn off and it's a hell of a grind 60 hrs or more a week to get absolutly nowhere in life - I need my bike,go for walks and have a beer or glass of wine after work to knock the edge off.Been thinking lately I don't know how much more of it I can handle - ''thanks mate'' would lift my spirits for a month.

**scumdog** · 15th June 2004, 23:09

Motu mate, I have also been down that road, I'm not saying where but you end up a target of all those that see you as an"easy" mark and it doesn't matter how hard you work, whatever you do is what they expect and no "thank you mate" is forthcoming, - stick to biker rallies, hunting and booze - at least in them you can trust!!!!

**jrandom** · 16th June 2004, 07:48

Originally Posted by SpankMe

Take a long ride on the bike out to the country and kill small furry animals with a gun.

Wot 'e said.

Also I find a bit of lifting at the gym does absolute wonders. None of this endless running on a treadmill, though.

Matter of fact, I must get my fat arse along there tonight and see if I can't kickstart a training routine again.

**MikeL** · 16th June 2004, 07:53

Originally Posted by scumdog

How many of you KBrs out there have stressful jobs? and how do you cope?

Would probably be easier to ask who hasn't got a stressful job. (If there is anyone who fits that description please let me know, along with details of any vacancies...)
Apart from the bike, I've found the best solution is regular hard physical exercise. Every night when I get home from work it's straight to the gym for at least an hour. Some nights when I arrive I seem to have absolutely no energy and yet 10 minutes into the workout I start to feel alive again. Finish off with 10 minutes in the sauna, and back home to a bottle of home brew and then a glass of wine with dinner. I never take work home with me apart from the few occasions during the year when I have to mark exam papers.

**White trash** · 16th June 2004, 07:56

I don't have a stressfull job. At all.

People think I'm mental when I tell them that I get out of bed in the morning and go "Fuck, I can't wait to get to work." And no, I'm not being a sarcastic prick.

In fact, there's only one job that would lure me from where I am, and that's to test bikes full time for a major magazine.

**riffer** · 16th June 2004, 07:59

My job's not stressful.

In fact, its a little too cruisy.

But after twenty years in advertising, dammit I deserve a cruise

**pete376403** · 16th June 2004, 08:05

my job is not really stressful but the uncertainty of not knowing if the job will be there next week can be a worry. But I guess that applies to just about everyone except politicians.

**James Deuce** · 16th June 2004, 08:10

My job used to be stressful. Somehow I ended up with "Human Beings" for bosses when I made an internal transfer. They ask nothing more than a participatory attitude, and you actually get thanked for attempting something irrespective of ultimate outcome. Weird.

Most of my stress comes from other stuff (University, family, random lane changes) and the single biggest stress relief I have found is returning to bikes and riding regularly. My wife has commented on my returning humanity.

**SPman** · 16th June 2004, 08:19

Originally Posted by Jim2

Most of my stress comes from other stuff (University, family, random lane changes) and the single biggest stress relief I have found is returning to bikes and riding regularly.

Wot he said 2

Work used to be stressful, so I said to meself " Fuckit - I dont need this", left the office job, went back on the tools, decided I could live on not much, and cruise through approx 40rs a week renovating houses for cruisy people who actually pay me.

**FROSTY:Me** · 16th June 2004, 08:22

The big stress in my job is dealing with people who tell huge lies.
Why do people have to lie---like its a habit

**MacD** · 16th June 2004, 08:34

Originally Posted by scumdog

How many of you KBrs out there have stressful jobs? and how do you cope?

Well I'm not sure my job is that stressful in itself, but the management surely makes it that way (I suspect this is a common problem)! Also studying while having a full-time job doesn't help, however that should be finished as of yesterday!

Riding my motorbike is definitely a great stress-reliever. Apart from the general buzz of riding a bike, I find there's a mediation-like aspect to concentrating on riding. Stops you thinking about those other things for a while. After a six year gap without a bike, I can't see myself giving up riding again until I'm not longer physically capable.

I also find a quick bash at a first-person-shooter is a good way of winding down - though the real thing (with cute fluffy bunny/possum targets of course) isn't bad either!

Oh, and one of these is always good! -->