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There are several things to do that I would suggest trying out..
Get a month membership at a sauna, and start going as many times as you can in that month :)
I have also been watching the videos and reading books from Ekhart Tolle, he has most his stuff on youtube and i download the audio and listen to it. He has a few books also.
Its the battle for our minds since a few years, we get so much stress from society and then we try to relive that stress by sitting infront of screens, which causes us more stress as its all more info going into our already busy minds.
I see you run? that can be made more fun and earn some steem for it to by using @actifit (if you arnt already?!)! I recently started jogging because i need to help my blood circulation which is fucked from smoking, and I also realise how it relaxes the body a lot from internal stored stresses.
Watching screens before we want to sleep keeps us awake also, plus recently whilst attempting to stop tabacco, I learnt that this also wakes us up, but I believe your a non smoker anyway since you didnt mention it.
Wow, first of all thanks for your awesome reply @movingman! It's a shame more people didn't take the time to write out such a thoughtful response.
I don't know about any saunas in the area, but there are some natural hot springs outside of the city. A bit of a drive but no membership fees ;)
I think you nailed it though about our stress relief tendencies actually being more stress inducing. The information overload clouds clear thinking and creates a mental fog that can seem crippling. Maybe meditation can help?
I do run, but I'm out of practice. I do miss it though. On top of feeling good after a nice run, it's a great way to get outside and get some direct sunlight, which is supposed to be good for sleep as well. I was a smoker but kicked the habit years ago. I need to quit drinking though, or at least cut back and delegate it to weekends only.
I appreciate the love and attention! Good luck with your quest to stop tabacco.. what helped me was focusing on how crappy I felt in the mornings etc. while I was reaching for a cigarette. Most of the time it was enough for me to say "I might want that cigarette now.. but I don't want to feel like shit later.."
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Hot springs?! What ya waiting for! Are you in USA?
Meditation would certainly help definatly, old wise ekhart is a good one for the non spiritual approach.. Ok.. A book, its on pootube if your nor into reading, The Power Of Now.. Link this with meditation and your laughin 😁
The nicotine problem for me is smoking spliffs that contain tobaco 😖
Might try the chewinggums with nicotine in them and I have a vape here for weed. Running is cool though especially when you relise your fitter than you thought! Its well quiet on here atm, are you on discord?
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In the states, we usually don't add tobacco to joints. 😎
I'm not on discord, but I have heard a lot of people mention it on this platform. Am I missing out?
Yeh your lucky, i was born in the uk so im fucked 😂 yeh its worth getting on discord man, especially since its quiet on here 😀
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