Probably the biggest thing that recharges my batteries is: physical touch. Sex will do if I can't get any other kind, but really what grounds me is hugs and general affectionate touch. Maybe that's a subset of quiet time with loved ones, but it seems like a different thing to me.
I'm really crap at meditation in general, so I don't use it as a stress control thing. I have to deal with stress by distracting myself, because I can't directly make my mind behave when it's in a bad place. But I can forget about the thing that is making me stressed if I have something else to occupy my mind, and that is an adequate substitute.
Probably the biggest thing that recharges my batteries is: physical touch. Sex will do if I can't get any other kind, but really what grounds me is hugs and general affectionate touch.
I can't believe I missed this out, because it's incredibly important to me as well.
I do get prickly about touch if I don't feel I can trust people, though; it has to be affectionate touch from someone I love and trust, otherwise I just spend more energy trying to put up barriers.
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Date: 2007-10-29 06:18 pm (UTC)I'm really crap at meditation in general, so I don't use it as a stress control thing. I have to deal with stress by distracting myself, because I can't directly make my mind behave when it's in a bad place. But I can forget about the thing that is making me stressed if I have something else to occupy my mind, and that is an adequate substitute.
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Date: 2007-10-29 06:22 pm (UTC)I can't believe I missed this out, because it's incredibly important to me as well.
I do get prickly about touch if I don't feel I can trust people, though; it has to be affectionate touch from someone I love and trust, otherwise I just spend more energy trying to put up barriers.