Brent Sexton Quotes

I go into the kitchen and cook with music on or go for walks around my neighborhood when I feel the most overwhelmed.

Sometimes I can't think of a better way to end my day than coming home and just strumming my ukulele for a few minutes. I mean, I joke around and tell people that it's an entire yoga session in one strum, you know?

I can't relax. I don't have any hobbies.

Assuming I'm home and don't have an event, I'll have a massage or I'll talk on the phone.

Men, in whatever anxiety they may be, if they are men, sometimes indulge in relaxation.

When I start getting embroiled in heated debates and feeling stressed, I just turn everything off and disconnect from the world. I simply tell my colleagues and friends that I am not well and need to cancel all meetings for a day or more. I take it easy - go for a long hike, take a vacation somewhere, or just stay at home and read.

Melancholy, indeed, should be diverted by every means but drinking.

When I am stressed, my No. 1 reliever is my music.

If the pressure is getting to you, whistle. In a barely audible way. It's the best way I know of to let go of tension. Music gets your mind off the situation, and the act of whistling melts the tension out of your body.

You can't tell yourself that your stress is produced in your head and feel better. You still need to learn how to create a change.

I don't put myself under pressure.

I find it very difficult to relax. I find it increasingly difficult to find outlets for my frustration.

When I'm feeling stressed out and overwhelmed, sometimes I'll read a book. But most of the time, I will either listen to music or play music. I'm basically always playing music, even if I'm not stressed!

I always try to have something that keeps my mind relaxed, keeps my mind a little bit off tennis.

I still find it almost impossible to relax for more than one day at a time.

I try to cope with everything through humor.

I think the smartest thing for people to do to manage very distressing emotions is to take a medication if it helps, but don't do only that. You also need to train your mind.

When you're going bad, sometimes you need to relax more. I've always been intense. I didn't need to be more intense.

Like most athletes, I like to go home and relax. I try not to bring the game home with me. I might play some video games that are, let's just say, for mature audiences only. And I might get some flak for this, but I like to watch 'Seinfeld.' Sometimes, laughter is the best medicine.

I had bad days on the field. But I didn't take them home with me. I left them in a bar along the way home.

My therapist taught me why I behave in certain ways and not to feel so pressured.

Relaxing is important; I would like to do more! Golf is a pretty good attempt, but good television, I find, is a great way to chill out and let it do the thinking for you. As long as the programme has got some substance and is well made, happy as a par round of 72!

Working out gives me the opportunity to let go and listen to my music; it's a big stress reliever.

Running is my prophylactic stress relief for the day. Or the segue so that I can go home and be with my husband in a kind of clearheaded way.

I've found that a combination of therapy and medication, along with lifestyle choices like eating better and exercising regularly, helps me cope well with my anxiety.