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Noley
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 Posted: 07/25/05 - 14:48 Post subject: Calming Nervousness...
How do you calm your nerves?
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cherylpf
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Posted: 07/25/05 - 14:49 Post subject:
depends on what I'm nervous about.
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Posted: 07/25/05 - 14:51 Post subject: Re: Calming Nervousness...
| nolefan85 wrote: | | How do you calm your nerves? |
hard. fast. denial.
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HighHeat
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Posted: 07/25/05 - 14:54 Post subject:
wait...you can calm your nerves? 
generally, I don't get calm, I just acknowledge the nervousness and try to do the best I can.
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Noley
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Posted: 07/25/05 - 14:58 Post subject:
Here are different things to be nervous on:
Racing Jitters
Flying
Dating
New job
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MastrBrewr
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Posted: 07/25/05 - 15:03 Post subject:
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Posted: 07/25/05 - 15:29 Post subject:
Sometimes I can calm myself by thinking rationally about it or talking to someone else who is more rational than I. But sometimes I just have to stay nervous until whatever it is is done. On a long-term thing like dating, I bet it gets less-nerve-wracking the more you do it.
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Posted: 07/25/05 - 15:38 Post subject:
find the closest dumbazz and  slap them.
honestly? normally by intense physical activity.
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Posted: 07/25/05 - 15:39 Post subject:
Xanax.
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airehead
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Posted: 07/25/05 - 15:44 Post subject:
Rationalize exactly what it is I am nervous or worried about and the likelihood of those things happening.
Then when the nerves threaten to rear up again, I remind myself of why it's irrational to worry.
Sometimes, a situation just calls for nerves, unfortunately.
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Posted: 07/25/05 - 15:59 Post subject:
i need to feel depletion. that's the only answer. too tired to give a blue F.
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Posted: 07/25/05 - 16:01 Post subject:
A 26 of Jack usually does the trick.
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Noley
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Posted: 07/25/05 - 16:44 Post subject:
Racing jitters? Tie my shoes an ungodly amount of times...
New Job? Work like crazy and just get very absorbed...
Flying? White-knuckle it all the way...
Dating? I supposed just sweat like crazy and never show it...
Running helps all of the above.
Drinking...well...SURE.
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andydp
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Posted: 07/25/05 - 17:31 Post subject:
First keep the mind occupied on other things - like a NY Times Xword.
Do something other than sitting there and worrying.
Think of a solution to the problem. Its probably why you are nervous in the first place.
Go run, walk, bike, skate etc etc.
Zone out and watch a favorite movie.
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Posted: 07/25/05 - 17:50 Post subject:
I'm not a good person to ask... 
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