what to do when feeling Overwhelmed

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I happily eat Broccoli anyway @Former-Member Even though it doesn't taste like chocolate.

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[Shaz51]

hello @Boo13 soo nice to see you my friend

Hello @Former-Member, @Adge, @Ghost, @Determined, @pc1954

[Owlunar]

I really love that chart @Former-Member

I think I had better print that out and stick it on the fridge and prefer the healthy snacks in advance - they can't go astray if overwhelming situations are few and far between

Most of the things I would like to eat when I need to release any kind of tension seems to be sweet which is okay as long as it's not to often - it also seems most of the things people do when the pressure is on is not good for the health either

Taking a walk - best idea - there was about a year when taking a walk was physically hard because of as trick knee - still gotta walk to get over that one

It's so much easier to walk up to the shops for some snowballs - mmmm - the walk part is okay

Dec

It's amazing what ideas I get from clipartOkay - it's easy to get on a plane but I promise to return

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[Owlunar]

Thanks @Shaz51

I was going to get back to you about the things we might love to do when we are overwhelmed not being good for Poor Little Kidney

So true - sigh - regardless of the state of our kidneys or the whole of our body actually - often the things we reach out for when life becomes overwhelming is scary - personally I like sweet food and I try and avoid it but that is what I really like

I have thought a lot about it and in most cases it depends on what it is that we go for and how often - if we reach for the wrong things often that is not good - we can have a little of anything from time to time - which is good - 

I have what I call the Chocolate Frog Story - I was told I could eat as many chockie frogs as I like if I walk all the way to the shop - buy one - walk all the way home and eat it and then walk back to the shop for another one

The first one tastes wonderful - and I can tell you - the thought of walking back to the shop for the second one on a hot, wet, cold or windy day doesn't appeal and if it seems worthwhile - the rules says we can do it all day long if we like

Oh yes!! - I can tell you that walking to the shop for one thing - that being a chockie frog - and walking home and eating it was great - I never walked back for another one and Strawberry Cream Chockie Frogs are great

Enough said - it's great to walk but I don't want everyone starting an exodus for chockie frogs one at a time

Dec - 

I said "One chockie frog"

Oh no!!

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As I live out of town walking 8km  for a choccie frog might just be bit too much for me @Owlunar.

@Myla you might like the chart in this thread too.

[Owlunar]

I think that's the idea @Former-Member

You can eat as many chockie frogs as you like if you do the walking but the thought of 8 km on a hot day - wow - not fun

And imagine the frog when you get home after walking 8 km in the heat - poor frog - not for you obviously Darcy

Not enough fun there

Dec

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@Owlunar would be hot choc 😀 BTW is 8 km each way (16km round trip). I am fat and unfit 😬. 

I used to do some weeding in the garden when overwhelmed, but have not really got my gardening mojo back yet. 

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I lost my gardening mojo several years ago @Former-Member

Very strange, since I've had a green thumb since tiny - & worked as a Horticulturist for 12 years.

I still haven't got it back yet....

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