Just curious

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Registered: 02-08-2001
Just curious
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Sun, 01-25-2004 - 5:07pm
Do any of you suffer from what I seem to be suffering from-the forgotten art of learning how to stop and relax? I think I've forgotten how to do this. It seems like when I say I'm just going to do nothing but sit and read or just have a kind of do nothing day-it just seems incredibly hard. My mind is constantly in motion of what I need to do or should be doing. DH has also noticed and is always asking me if I'm alright and that I seem very tense. Anyway just curious if any of you experience this. I really did force myself to slow it down a notch today and I sat and read for awhile and went with DH to visit with my MIL and SIL but the mind still seems to churn. With so many hours spent at work it just seems like my weekends need to be spent on catch up and it's hard to turn off that constant movement.

Anyway, just curious whether anyone else feels that way or has felt that way and what they did to alleviate the I need to, must do should be doing syndrome?

Susan

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Registered: 02-27-2001
In reply to: bnl7953
Sun, 01-25-2004 - 6:49pm
Yes Susan, I have the same problem.
Nancy

"Make Choices that bring you joy"  cl-Patty


 


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Registered: 03-28-2003
In reply to: bnl7953
Sun, 01-25-2004 - 7:02pm

Hey, Susan..that is why I took up yoga.

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Registered: 01-03-2001
In reply to: bnl7953
Sun, 01-25-2004 - 7:52pm
I struggle with this sometimes because I know if I take it easy and do nothing the work pile will still be waiting.Or heaven forbid, it grows bigger!!!When I read Micheles post I thought, YEAH to things she said!!!Today I took some time off to just relax but now it occurs to me I did that after 2 trips to CL and a trip to the grocery store.After my "time off" I did laundry, took out trash and fixed a meal.It's no wonder we feel like this because we do seem to always have something that needs to be done!

Miss P




 

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Registered: 01-06-2000
In reply to: bnl7953
Mon, 01-26-2004 - 10:14am

If I have *nothing* else going on, I find I can sit around and relax... but it seems like a waste of time and I usually look for something, anything, to work on.

C