As some of you know, last week and this week are the time of year most college students dread: Finals. Finals are stressful enough, but it is also the holiday and travel season leading many people to feel stretched pretty thin. It certainly is a stressful time of year and right now I’m wondering how people deal with their stress.
Wii Yickit
Stress is a very personal issue, and everyone tends to deal with it differently. What works for one person might not work for anyone else. Be that as it may, I do have a recommendation of one thing that has recently worked for me. Buy a Wii1. For the last two weeks my Wii has helped me blow off a lot of steam, and while I do have other game systems2 nothing has helped me relax more than the Wii.
I think what makes the Wii a good stress reliever is the actual physical acts you must do to play the games. The weather hasn’t been great outside so it has been very difficult for me to run, and the Wii has clearly helped me replace my stress runs3. I am a huge baseball fan, so my favorite stress reliever is to play Wii Baseball on the Wii Sports game, which is included with the Wii when you buy it. Actually swinging at the pitcher’s throws really increases the game’s therapeutic benefits and is clearly better than sitting around reading when you have cabin fever. So if your looking for a new stress reliever for the cold winter months you should think about getting a Wii, especially is you like games.
So what works for you when you need to blow off some steam? Anybody have good suggestions for stress relief4.