Hank Stram Quotes

I don't torture myself.

I've learned to take care of myself. You know, I try to stay conscious of whatever my energy is at all times, really. I mean, I come home from work, and, depending on the day or depending on what was going on, if I needed to adjust, I'd just meditate, or play guitar, or watch some 'Monty Python.'

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 put a limited time on the blues. I say, 'I allowed myself to be blue for four hours, and now I'm going to stop.'

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

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

If I'm in a pressurised situation, I've learned to breathe, chill myself out and be calm.

We stress out over things we can't control. So if something is a stressor, you can just simply take the power away from it by focusing on something else.

It takes a lot to stop myself scrambling around and reading the news.

I can't let my frustration get the best of me.

I keep my mind on track, and I don't get mad, and I don't get frustrated. Well, I do... but creative work, it's a way of controlling all that.

It costs me a lot to stay calm during a game.

With anxiety and depression, what's been most helpful to me has been learning a toolbox - a set of skills I can use when I'm in periods of low mood or feel an anxiety attack coming on. When Years & Years took off it felt like I needed that toolbox really quickly.

What I work hardest at is just trying to not let things get me crazy.

Always remember that, nine times out of ten, you probably aren’t having a full-on nervous breakdown – you just need a cup of tea and a biscuit. You’d be amazed how easily and repeatedly you can confuse the two. Get a big biscuit tin.

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.

I'm an emotional person. Sometimes I can't help it.

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

Yeah, I try to be really calm.

I let my personal feelings take care of themselves. I find that works better.

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

We are not a victim of our emotions or thoughts. We can understand our triggers and use them as tools to help us respond more objectively.

I don't know anyone who couldn't use a little boost in their energy and self-control.

Talking to my mental coach definitely helps. I talk to her every week. Yeah, I mean, she's been helping me a lot, too.

Man should not try to avoid stress any more than he would shun food, love or exercise.