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Positive thinking
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Things which help me get through stressful times are:
The sayings "when life throws you a lemon, make lemonade" and "live well, laugh often, love much". Setting myself goals & putting on feel good songs or remembering funny moments. I find -you're never too old- building lego rather therapeutic, for some reason.
Which method(s) do others on here use as a coping mechanism?
The sayings "when life throws you a lemon, make lemonade" and "live well, laugh often, love much". Setting myself goals & putting on feel good songs or remembering funny moments. I find -you're never too old- building lego rather therapeutic, for some reason.
Which method(s) do others on here use as a coping mechanism?
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Some things that help me are going outside, colouring and listening to music.
" So I say thank you for the music, the songs I'm singing, thanks for all the joy they're bringing, who can live without it, I ask in all honestly what would life be? Without a song or a dance, what are we? So I say thank you for the music, for giving it to me "
'' It's a beautiful day and I can't stop myself from smiling "
"High Hopes" by Kodaline, "Rise Up" by Andra Day, "Change" by Taylor Swift, "Crystals" by Of Monsters and Men, and "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" by Ed Sheeran :P
As a big music junkie, I definitely have some albums and tracks I like to go back to. I also find writing quite therapeutic, sometimes in the form of a poem or article-type thing (that I'll likely never show anyone else), though usually just in the form of a massive rant/offloading session.
I love how some folks like to dig down in to some creative roots like colouring, Lego, etc. You're definitely never too old. :d