I live in a farming community..although land is filling up fast with houses and shopping malls.

I think I can funtion herre more easily,because it's hard to get lost(sometimes I forget where I am,or where I'm going) ,it's such a small town..traffic is less,fewer people.....but when I hit an anxious time during an episode ,all that flies out the window,and I'm just as batty and stressed as a city person(I assume)

I love nature 666 and it calms me and keeps me balanced. I live in the city but very close to the county line. We have a huge yard with lots of gardens that I tend to and it keeps me so peaceful. It is where I go when stressed. That is why winter is so hard for me.....I cant go there in the same way and it is disappointing. I still get outside, but it is just not the same.

I loved a retreat I went on in Kentucky to Gethsemane. It was amazing to walk the grounds and property in the fall and I felt like everything was just pulled out of me and I felt very free in that environment. Hugs

I absolutely believe that nature is a natural stress-reliever.

I grew up in a small town near the ocean... moving away to work was and still is something I wish I could have changed.. growing up I would lie on the beach, close my eyes and listen to the ocean waves and sea gull sounds .. this alone was so peaceful.. I would often take my cat and a blanket and hike through woods and lie down and look at the blue sky and listen to my cat purr.... I think that nature can heal areas that medication cannot...
((hugs)) polar

Oh hell yeah, nobody. Thing is, I THOUGHT that the city would be good for me, good for our boy, but no. It's had the opposite effect. It's really really been bad, and that's why we're getting out. Sure, there's the practical concrete side---I will have the support of family and friends, transportation will be simpler, daily living costs cheaper, etc. But, even MORE importantly, city life is totally stripping away all the buffers that keep me from totally losing it. If I were to stay here, I would become agoraphobic I'm almost sure. I already avoid people and going out like the plague.

Taking a walk by a river and things like that are very healing for me, and for my family as well. I can't wait to get the F outta here!

yeah i feel all of yah- thats why i cannot wait until we move to the desert- its eye stopping beautiful

not barren to those who can see :)

but, wanted to mention that i have this wallpaper/screensaver that is the best i have ever seen-

Its called My Living Desktop- i have a Mac-17inch screen and the view is like being there-

There are like 36 pictures that move and have sound- i love the ones of the beach, water and even just of the mountains!!

I swear when i see and hear the wind blowing i inhale deeper- and that is definately good for anyones health (unless the air is too toxic! :) )

Cause i've had those 3D waterfalls and all- but this one (My Living Desktop) is phenomenal!

Jaybear hates all the bird noises and the chimes with the clouds and such creep her out- but there are options to take out the scenes ya don't like- with Serenity Breaks and all

Check it out!

i've also done the nature cd's as well- and they can be good for relaxin and all- this is just waaaaayyy better

So we have something better than the fireplace desktops to stare at now

Figure it would also help to get another 'in-the-mood' lol ;)

ROFLMAO! I should have known Wolfie would go on about her damn noisy Macbook! ;DDDDD She's for reals, though. It is captivating. She said as she sat here on her stupid refurbished Dell XP desktop. .\/. LOL.

checked it out....really nice... you need a mac.. so I'm out of luck.. ((hugs)) polar

low stress environment is helpful, I think

I want to live in a bubble.