Not one of those people

[mousme]

There are days when I really wish I was one of Those People™.

You know the ones, those who find stress motivating. When they have something stressful they clean their house from top to bottom. They go to the gym and run on the treadmill to blow off steam. They compulsively organise their paperwork. They only eat healthy foods because they're too stressed to manage anything heavier.

I'd love to be one of those people, but I'm not. Add stress and all you get is me doing the metaphorical equivalent of curling up in a ball in the furthest, darkest corner of my house and Not Dealing™. I procrastinate, let things get out of hand, eat the wrong foods, and generally do things that only add to the stress, and thus it becomes a vicious cycle.

What I want to know, therefore, is how the hell to become one of those people. Is it even possible? Are there classes I can take? A pill that will do that? ;)

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[roque-clasique.livejournal.com]

I am currently trying to force myself to become one of those people. When I'm stressed I just want to sleep, cry, or read Dean h/c. Once I start doing something, like cleaning the kitchen, I can feel how it's helpful and stress-alleviating, but getting started is the really hard part for me. I have to pep-talk myself the whole time. I'll admit I do like running on the treadmill... it's the only thing I do where I don't second-guess myself every second, because I'm too busy sweating and panting. Again, though, getting myself to the gym is the hardest part. Yesterday I didn't go because I didn't want to lace up my sneakers. True story.