Hey, where's a good place for me to buy a less small than small black leather backpack I can use for work and around?

Wilson's leather, maybe?

Getting back to karate was great. Only did 30 minutes, but it was a good workout.

Then I ran home to shower and pretty up for my date.

We met at a brewery and I actually drank a beer (very rare event for me). We hit it off well but I wasn't sure if he was into me. We just had our beers and then got back to our cars before the meters ran out. I got a hug good bye and started the drive home feeling bummed that we didn't even have dinner and there was no mention of "talk to you later.

To drown my sorrows, I met up with K-Bug for sushi. As we sat down, I got a text from the guy. We exchanged a few messages that ended with me telling him to have a sweaty good time (he was heading off to work out). So, that is a good sign, right?

I don't want to watch shows that make me cry. I've done enough crying for one life. What's the point, anyway? Catharsis? It's awful.

About 17 years ago I briefly dated a woman who subscribed to the belief that regular bouts of crying were good for you, so you should intentionally make yourself cry periodically. About two times a day in her case.

Perhaps I could use a good cry about now. I just feel really stressed out for some reason, and maybe some of the stress would go away if I had a good cry.

edit for math error.

sarameg,

did you speak to Target personnel? You really need something for your trouble. That's terrible.

So, that is a good sign, right?

Definitely.

I find that a "good cry" is great for relieving stress, especially stress of the free-floating anxiety type. But I can cry pretty much by deciding to. Being made to cry by something like a movie when I wasn't expecting or wanting it is unpleasant and leaves me feeling wiped out but not relaxed.

Making herself cry twice a day? Jeepers. I can't help thinking she had some serious unresolved trauma.

Making herself cry twice a day? Jeepers. I can't help thinking she had some serious unresolved trauma.

I dunno. She was a very peaceful woman, if that makes sense.

This might be some kind of New Age-y thing. Anyway, a number of people practice this.

eta: I can't. But a sad movie can usually get the tears flowing.

tommyrot,

what about a good laugh - like laughing until you cry? That relieves a whole lot of stress for me.

what about a good laugh - like laughing until you cry? That relieves a whole lot of stress for me.

That works for me. But rarely find things that make me laugh for more than a few seconds.

It sounds like the character Jane Craig that Holly Hunter played in Broadcast News. She'd take her phone off the hook every morning and have a short cry, then get on with her intense, stressful job.