Sing Away Stress

Who knew that the music group Linkin Park, would help me manage stress? The other morning before I left for work I got angry. (That's actually rare as I'm a disgustingly cheerful person according to my friends. But someone upset one of my kids and I guess the Mama Bear syndrome kicked in.)

Anyway, I'm steaming in the car, plotting revenge when I instead decided to put on Meteora, Linkin Park's best CD. Within 2 minutes I'm screaming at the top of my lungs, but I'm screaming the words to the songs. I felt so much better. I didn't even notice the other commuter drivers who were looking at my strangely. I walked into work my usual happy self.

So, the next time you're fed up, angry, stressed ... find some really loud music that you can sing/shout to. Your blood pressure will thank you.