I've been feeling really angry about a lot of things lately, and I think that the bottled up tension is starting to manifest itself as unnecssary aggression.
Case in point... today when I came home I found a notice on my front door from animal control. Apparently my poodle got out (Again. Long story.) and a neighbor called animal control. Animal control saw her running under the fence and left me a cute little note saying I was being cited for my dog being off-leash in the neighborhood and oh, btw, could I please call them to arrange to have my citation signed. Grrr. I did call. I also said some unladylike things to the animal control lady.
Another example... I was walking in the hall on Friday when one of my most obnoxious students ran past me (he had shoved someone and was trying to run away before getting kicked). He ran into me without looking and nearly ripped off my pinky in the process. Let's just say I paid him back by fully ripping him a new one.
My sister Teriesa has offered to give me a free massage. I think it's about time to take her up on it because I'm starting to revert to Klein Camille. When I was living in Klein I had too much stress in my life which manifested itself as explosive aggression. I had kind of a reputation for being a colossal "B" in high school. I probably deserved it because I was one angry little chickadee back in the day. I am afraid that angry Camille is making a comeback and I don't want that because I worked REALLY hard to mellow out and stop verbally asaulting everyone who irritated me. I need to seriously chill before I say something I regret to someone who really doesn't deserve it.
Anyone got any ideas? What do you all do to relax when you're wound up? Maybe I should take up kickboxing. I've got some serious issues that could probably be worked out better on a punching bag since my method of self-medicating with chocolate hasn't worked out great so far.
3 comments:
The punching bag is actually a really good idea! I'm the same way with chocolate and vegging out at the end of the night. But I used to have a punching bag and whenever I needed a release I would turn on some loud alternative rock and punch away...of course I would still follow it up with a candle-lit bubble bath and an overdose of chocolate which I didn't have to feel guilty about after burning all those calories =) Man, that actually sounds really nice right now! Good luck!
I second Heather's idea. In fact, that pretty much was going to be my suggestion. Something really physical and then a bubble bath in your awesome tub or a soak in your jacuzzi with some really loud but peaceful music, you know like some Vaughn Williams or Tchaikovsky or something.
Love ya!
Be aggressive! B-E aggressive! (Sorry, I couldn't resist.)
I third(?) the already given ideas. When I need a me break or time to unwind my top choices include: going to the gym, soaking in a hot bath with candlelight and/or a good book, getting a massage, or going shopping. Pretty much anything that involves me and only me and makes ME feel good.
Take luck!
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