The de-stressing office objects
©Claire Sheldon
She had left it on his desk, next to a cup of pens and the small stuffed penguin he had won for her at the fair. It was a plastic cup overfilled with paperclips, which he found was useless. Simply a few would suffice, he kept telling her.
But she wouldn’t throw any away.
When she became too stressed or entered her over-thinking period, she would pour them out of the cup and lay them on the table, playing around with shapes and forms. It would de-stress her and time would pass, distracting her and calming her down. Simple. Vital.
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MC's Whispers 
Talk about sharing your toys…
Well done! 😀
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I used to stick pins on an eraser and pull them out one by one. Everyone has their way of de-stressing.
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Dear Maria Christina,
When I was a draftsman I saved my masking tape which I formed into a big ball. Now I play with and mold my kneaded eraser into different shapes. Great stress reducer. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you very much! I think we all need ways to reduce the stress!
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Everyone has their way of coping with stress. Whatever works. Good story!
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Good story. Maybe someone should buy her one of those de-stressing coloring books for her birthday?
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Whatever works, I say. I colour 😉
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We all need our stress busters.
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Some of us need those distractions… maybe playing angry birds would work as well.
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Like worry beads. Good idea 🙂
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