What do you do to relax?

[AndyEmmDee]

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Title pretty much says it all.

Medical school is a very stressful environment, and all the studying and pressure to do well can take its toll after a while. So when you have free time, what do you do to blow off some steam?

I myself like to cook for myself & for friends, it really helps me unwind. After exams, I also like to curl up to a movie or two and a large helping of unhealthy movie snacks.

How about the rest of you?

 

[engineeredout]

#1) Exercise

#2) Alcohol

 

[Cp22kjer]

#1) Exercise

#2) Alcohol

#3 Catch up on sports

#4 Eat lots of food

 

[AlexMorph]

#5 piss off pre-meds on SDN

#6 ponder meaning of life

#7 realize I have no life

 

[DrYoda]

#8 Sex

#9 Ice cream

 

[themule]

#2.5 - EtOH
#2.75 - EtOH
and for number
#2.99 - EtOH.

Did I mention EtOH??!!???

 

[2008orbust]

I sit in our outdoor hot tub every night around midnight with my wife. Often a beer or two is included.

I golf in the summer. I wrestle with my kids.

Other than that...umm....sleep.

 

[VoiceofReason]

fifth of vodka (like a boss)

 

[buzzkilllington]

#8 Sex

#9 Ice cream

There is no sex or ice-cream in medical school.

 

[Music MD]

Play guitar. Smoke some green stuff. Find new bands. Goof off with friends. Play sports. Watch sports. Video games. Clean up the house/my life. Office, Its Always Sunny, Entourage. Make delicious dinner. Yep thats pretty much what I do with my free time.

 

[Music MD]

There is no sex or ice-cream in medical school.

Thats weird.. I've found lots of both so far. Its up to you man, really.

 

[DrJD]

Watch the Heroes season premiere tomorrow instead of studying...

 

[Pharm2love]

Meditation is known to release stress.

 

[Cp22kjer]

Watch the Heroes season premiere tomorrow instead of studying...

I'll be doing the same with House .....

 

[DrYoda]

There is no sex or ice-cream in medical school.

I thought copious amounts junk food, EtOH and sex were the unwritten requirements for being a med student?

 

[ILikeFood]

I thought copious amounts junk food, EtOH and sex were the unwritten requirements for being a med student?

Oh lord, I wish.

 

[whoisthedrizzle]

#2.5 - EtOH
#2.75 - EtOH
and for number
#2.99 - EtOH.

Did I mention EtOH??!!???

the liver is evil and must be punished

 

[MilkmanAl]

#1) Exercise

#2) Alcohol

#3 Catch up on sports

#4 Eat lots of food

#5 piss off pre-meds on SDN

#6 ponder meaning of life

#7 realize I have no life

#8 Sex

#9 Ice cream

It's like you guys teamed up and infiltrated my psyche...

 

[DeadCactus]

Sex and ice cream are at the bottom of your list?

 

[RoyBasch]

#1) Exercise

#2) Alcohol

bingo.
Also my med school seems to have a lot of like-minded souls 😀.
-Roy

 

[MilkmanAl]

Sex and ice cream are at the bottom of your list?

Oh no, there's no order implied. Sex and realizing I have no life are usually near the top.

 

[DrJD]

I'll be doing the same with House .....

Definitely DVRing that one... Good night for TV.

 

[halekulani]

Oh no, there's no order implied. Sex and realizing I have no life are usually near the top.

sex doesn't qualify as having a life?

dammit i've been going about this all wrong

 

[AlexMorph]

sex doesn't qualify as having a life?

dammit i've been going about this all wrong

there's more to life than sex, man!
there's alcohol and ice cream too!

 

[Jolie South]

No one has mentioned hulu.

I recently discovered the queue feature that allows you to subscribe to shows. Hulu then updates you when new episodes are ready to watch. It's like a poor man's DVR.

 

[searun]

1. Get out and about in the city with my girlfriend and explore the music scene on weekends.

2. Exercise.

3. Cook gourmet meals with my girlfriend and drink wine.

I am glad I have a girlfriend. She is great for my mental health.

 

[MilkmanAl]

there's more to life than sex, man!
there's alcohol and ice cream too!

Exactly.

 

[AlexMorph]

1. Get out and about in the city with my girlfriend and explore the music scene on weekends.

2. Exercise.

3. Cook gourmet meals with my girlfriend and drink wine.

I am glad I have a girlfriend. She is great for my mental health.

Touche. A stable relationship with someone outside of med. school allows you to not be a neurotic nutbag.

 

[aggie08]

I sit in our outdoor hot tub every night around midnight with my wife. Often a beer or two is included.

We need one of those. Can you e-mail my husband? Thanks.

There is no sex or ice-cream in medical school.

👎

#5 piss off pre-meds on SDN

I like this one.

Touche. A stable relationship with someone outside of med. school allows you to not be a neurotic nutbag.

👍

 

[mq123]

-Catch up on sleep
-Make a real dinner (and not Boca pattie sandwiches)
-Read food blogs 😍
-TV, TV, TV

 

[Nikki2002]

there is no sex or ice-cream in medical school.

you lie!!!

 

[Nikki2002]

Touche. A stable relationship with someone outside of med. school allows you to not be a neurotic nutbag.

isn't this the truth. They see things from a brighter, more optimistic perspective and help force you to take a break and just live a little.

 

[MilkmanAl]

They see things from a brighter, more optimistic perspective and help force you to take a break and just live a little.

Not if that relationship is with someone who is also in med school.

 

[AlexMorph]

Not if that relationship is with someone who is also in med school.

that's your own fault 🙂

 

[surag]

im not in med school yet but...

why isnt sex first?

sex should always be first. always

seriously....for me its sex or the other thing guys do to relax.

and working out. I'm a gym rat.

 

[p-rog]

Benzodiazepines

 

[thanecyan]

First person shooters

 

[Knicks]

#1) Exercise

#2) Alcohol

Isn't that counter-productive? 😕

 

[sunset823]

I'm single and live alone, so you'd think I'd be miserable, but nah, I actually like living alone:
1) watch movies
2) watch college football on Saturdays
3) watch cheesy CW shows online (right now, Melrose Place)
4) drawing (I'm not much of a painter, but I'm pretty good with pencils)

 

[AndyEmmDee]

I'm single and live alone, so you'd think I'd be miserable, but nah, I actually like living alone:
1) watch movies
2) watch college football on Saturdays
3) watch cheesy CW shows online (right now, Melrose Place)
4) drawing (I'm not much of a painter, but I'm pretty good with pencils)

I'm single and live alone. It sucks. thanks for the tips though!

 

[RoyBasch]

Isn't that counter-productive? 😕

It's like a beautiful chemical equilibrium 😀.
-Roy

 

[whoisthedrizzle]

Isn't that counter-productive? 😕

they're synergestic brah.

it's science.