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5 Really Freaking Weird Ways to Destress (A.K.A. If Anyone Catches You Doing These in Public, God Help You)

Like, actually. Pls don't (at least in public).

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5 Really Freaking Weird Ways to Destress (A.K.A. If Anyone Catches You Doing These in Public, God Help You)

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As an individual who is already facing their first paper on the horizon, I know that I need to take a breather occasionally. This led me down the rabbit-hole of "best destressing methods" that the internet had in its arsenal, and I have to say...some of these lists have some genuinely weird crap on them. Here's the top five that are not only batshit crazy but are affordable and actually work.

1. Eat An Orange in the Shower

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Surprisingly, this one is the least weird on the list since it actually has a large following (even NPR did a piece on it). Citrus naturally helps you calm down, and apparently eating it in the shower will enhance its effects tenfold. The working theory is that "the heat makes the orange odors more volatile and this, merged with the increase in mucosa humidity, makes the orange odor smell more in the mouth." Folks, it's time to bring fruit near your naked bods (again).

2. Blow Your Own Thumb

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No, not like that. Just put your thumb in your mouth and blow -- this activates your vagus nerve and will lower your stress levels like balls dropping (gradually then all at once).

3. Play Dead

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Pull a corpse and legit just lay on your back on the ground with your arms and legs straight at your side. It makes sense when you think about it, but no one ever actually does it.

4. Do A Poltergeist

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NO, NOT LIKE THAT. Listening to white noise can lower stress levels significantly since it blocks out any and all noise (staring at it can also help).

5. Throw Shit At The Moon

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My personal favorite: just gather some rocks, stand outside at night, and start chucking them at the moon while yelling "FUCK OFF SPACE EGG."

Works every time.

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