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17 Ways to Reduce Tension in Seconds -- Anywhere

rd.com — #11. 'When your eyes feel tired from staring at your computer screen all day long, give them some heat.' Rub your hands together vigorously until you feel the skin on your palms begin to warm up. Then cup one hand over each eye, feeling the heat from your hands relax your eyes.

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  • kplo, on 04/01/2009, -1/+42whatever you do, don't take off your shoes and rub your toes on the carpet. especially not during christmas time. or when you're wearing a wife beater. or when your ex-wife is downstairs at a corporate party. just saying...
  • jimfields, on 08/20/2008, -1/+29i really don't think diggers need any advice about self-massage
  • HillerMylife, on 08/21/2008, -1/+17"6. Fill the bottom of a shoe box with golf balls and stick it under your desk at work. "
    "8. Fill a tube-style athletic sock three-fourths full with uncooked rice, tie off the end tightly with a rubber band, and stick it in the microwave for 2 minutes. "
    "16. When you have a headache, stand up, bend forward from the hips, and place your forehead on a padded chair."

    21. Slowly pour rice pudding over your eyes and allow the sun to warm it at midday while balancing on one leg.

    29. Fashion your own smoking jacket out of old bank statements and doughnut receipts, wear it while taking your daily constitutional around the waste water treatment plant.

    31. When you rest, you are a king, surveying your estate. Look at the woodland. The peacocks on the lawn. Be the king of your own calm kingdom.

  • WordsnCollision, on 08/20/2008, -1/+17Is a BJ on the list? Actually, a BJ should BE the list.
  • billbugger, on 08/20/2008, -1/+13#1 - 17: Rub yourself
    #18: Masturbation.
    Tip: Don't do #16 if your in prison after a long day of making license plates or you won't be the one grabbing hair.
  • jeuhrn, on 08/21/2008, -0/+9It's a Die Hard reference you're replying to.
  • mikephimikephi, on 08/21/2008, -1/+8I find vodka works well
  • noupsell, on 08/21/2008, -2/+9# 99 Don't get your penis caught in your zipper... but if you do bite a bullet cuz the unzipping part hurts way more than the zip up
  • TheMidnight, on 08/21/2008, -0/+6Yeah, why would you light up a gay anyway? They're already flaming.
  • Munky, on 08/21/2008, -0/+6"Well, how in the hell did you get the beans above the frank?"

    "Frank an beans, frank an' beans!"
  • tonyDigger, on 08/21/2008, -0/+5The rubbing hands didn't work.. I just tried..
  • Darkaged, on 08/21/2008, -0/+5Number 1 - Beat yourself

    And 9? That Is probably the most complicated routine I have ever seen.
  • BOFH2, on 08/21/2008, -0/+5cigarette he means cigarette. It is called a fag in other countries.
  • peterfnet, on 08/21/2008, -0/+4DieHard ftw, well done. I just never got over why he stepped on broken glass. Couldn't he have swept away the glass with his feet?
  • ScottMcIntyre, on 08/20/2008, -2/+6Tip No.5 is brilliant and easy... roll a tennis ball under your feet or between your shoulders while on your back. What a fab tension relieving technique.
  • inactive, on 08/21/2008, -0/+4"Whenever you take off a pair of high heels, sit on the floor and give your calves some attention."

    ***** is there a camera in my office or something??
  • Jeremyz0r, on 08/21/2008, -0/+3This article starts getting *****-erotic really fast.

    (/glares at #16) Since when do I need tips on how to receive?
  • Rudegar, on 08/21/2008, -0/+318. bathing your testies in scented water 37½c degrees with rose petals floating in it FTW!
  • OwdenBowden, on 08/21/2008, -0/+3I'm thinking just pulling the pud works fine - ANYWHERE.
  • dafragsta, on 08/21/2008, -0/+3Aaah, home remedies from Mr. Miagi
  • inactive, on 08/21/2008, -0/+3...and now my face has sweaty dirt pellets on it
  • OGla, on 08/21/2008, -0/+3OGC
  • justice7, on 08/21/2008, -0/+3for me its:

    Listen to music
    Play video games
    Have a drink and a cigar , chill.

    Best part is, you can do all at once.
  • jc265, on 08/21/2008, -0/+25. Roll on a tennis ball whenever you feel tight.

    I do this all the time with my feet. I work 70hrs a week, on my feet for all of it. Helps a ton.
  • bdav87, on 08/21/2008, -1/+3haha bj's only last seconds for you
  • jlmillstein, on 08/21/2008, -0/+2huh?
  • joshzam, on 08/21/2008, -0/+2This was great. So simple and easy to do and yet I never take even 10 seconds to do these. Was anyone else trying each one as they read through the article?
  • jlmillstein, on 08/21/2008, -1/+3Oops, my bad
  • Mavital, on 08/21/2008, -3/+5Digg never disappoints. Just when I thought touching myself was inappropriate, in comes Digg to not only provide a solid reason to do so, but give me 17 ways to do it in front of my co-workers.
  • o0dhacker0o, on 08/21/2008, -0/+2What a fag...
  • whoreable, on 08/21/2008, -1/+3Cause yo mamma gotz da mad skillz yo!!! On snap! Incineration! I am the insult master!
  • jc265, on 08/21/2008, -0/+2I just did the one about rubbing your stomach because I just ate.
  • Ninjab3ar, on 08/21/2008, -0/+2What an inconvinient coincidence.
  • jOOlian, on 08/21/2008, -0/+2"You don't have to take a class to give yourself a proper rubdown. In this article, you'll get the advice you need to reduce tension from head to foot -- within seconds."

    I'm confident in my ability to reduce tension in seconds
  • sysop073, on 08/21/2008, -0/+2I find that just going through multiple pages of an article that could've easily fit on one page really calms me down
  • o0dhacker0o, on 08/21/2008, -0/+1I don't follow...
  • inactive, on 08/21/2008, -0/+1I'm getting tensed trying to remember all these ways
  • Karmavs, on 08/22/2008, -0/+1No… it’s because she snores.
  • inactive, on 01/05/2009, -0/+1http://latinbolt.com
    http://amoxicilln.com
    http://ehcsib.org/
  • grimward, on 08/21/2008, -0/+1Hmm, all these suggestions and they missed this one: Get somebody to massage your scalp with their fingertips, it's quite an odd feeling, but leaves you strangely relaxed.

  • mellowmonk, on 08/21/2008, -0/+1You cannot overstate the importance of massage. Great article, thanks!
    Of course it always feels better to have someone else massage your sore spots, but on the other hand, it's good to probe around yourself for your trigger points — spots where muscle tightness is centered.
  • inactive, on 08/22/2008, -0/+1I don't know, it all seems kinda gay.
  • honutt, on 08/22/2008, -0/+1yeah this one didn't really work for me either.
  • diggopolous, on 08/21/2008, -1/+2"Pummeling your muscles and bones will help strengthen the body, stimulate blood circulation, and relax nerve endings,"

    There's been too much pummeling of a certain bone around these parts already!
  • shoediva, on 08/21/2008, -0/+1We need this because these are stressful times, thanks!
  • djholybolt, on 08/21/2008, -0/+1dugg for absurdity.
  • PopcornDave, on 08/20/2008, -1/+2Massage yes. Abuse no.
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