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What type of things that you will do to calm yourself?

AliceLAliceL Posts: 7 Confirmed not a robot
edited April 2024 in Health & Wellbeing
For me, I will listen to lofi music to calm and focus on things...what about you guys?

You don't have to tell your problems (conditions) if you don't want to, but I have anxiety, so I use music to calm myself down :)

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  • GemmaGemma Inactive Posts: 1,093 Wise Owl
    edited April 2024
    Hey @AliceL it's lovely to have you join the boards! <3

    Just hopping in to say I've moved your post to the Health & Wellbeing forum so others can chip in with their thoughts & advice. :)

    Also I agree lofi music can be so calming - I often put it on whilst studying! For me, I also love taking a nature break to ground myself.
    ♡♡♡
  • Amy22Amy22 Posts: 5,265 Part of The Furniture
    Hey @AliceL I also tend to listen to music and I find it helps me. I also watch a lot of Youtube videos too mostly ones of cake or cooking as I find watching someone cook can be therapuetic to me. I also knit and crochet too!.
    Just a person who likes pop culture and films
  • amy02amy02 Inactive Posts: 405 Listening Ear
    edited April 2024
    Love this discussion idea @AliceL ! For me, I'm a bath person :3 Just being still in water helps to calm my brain down
  • AzzimanAzziman Discussion Boards Moderator Posts: 2,302 Boards Champion
    Great discussion idea @AliceL! Music and going for walks are a great way for me to calm myself down. Music helps to feel emotions, and walks helps to give some much-needed headspace :)
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  • kaiikaii Posts: 626 Incredible Poster
    @AliceL, welcome to the community! :smile:<3

    This is such a lovely thread idea! Music also calms me down - I quite like listening to soft piano sounds, and music from games (I love listening to Apotos Day and Spagonia Night from the Sonic Unleashed game ahah)! I also like to journal a lot, just writing down how I'm feeling takes the weight of my chest and helps me calm down :3
  • sinead276sinead276 Posts: 2,021 Boards Champion
    another one for team music :3 - also reading a good back helps me relax and just escape to a different world for a bit.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 31 Boards Initiate
    Hey I would do meditation 🧘‍♀️
    Music
    Poetry
    Nature
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 8 Confirmed not a robot
    I try using the 54321 technique. Identify 5 things you can see. 4 things you can feel/touch. 3 things you can hear. 2 things you can smell. And finally 1 thing you can taste. It works in some situations, but sometimes it does not, but it can still be helpful
  • Lucy_21Lucy_21 Posts: 245 Trailblazer
    Welcome to the mix and I have anxiety too love and I agree music is a perfect way to calm down but I also dance, work on my book or read too
  • TriminaTrimina Posts: 42 The answer to life, the universe, and everything
    I love listening to lo-fi too!
    I think I’m in the same vein as you, listening to loads of relaxing sounds like ambient or even shoegaze type of music. I love listening to film soundtracks as well.
    Other ways I calm myself down with is going on walks, journaling how I feel, even if what I write doesn’t make sense. I just write things that allow me to release whatever tension there is, and I love watching my old childhood films/ series :)
    Anything really that is related to my childhood, even games on my DS or laptop.
  • NeonBlueThunder1NeonBlueThunder1 Inactive Posts: 279 The Mix Regular
    Hey, welcome to The Mix. :) Like others have said listening to music on YouTube, and I also like listening to relaxing sounds, so such as a crackling fire or the waves crashing into the sand at a beach. :)

    Occasionally, I might reach for a cup of chamomile tea, as it has ingredients in it that help you relax. Also if you have any pets, then stroking them and cuddling them can help you feel happier too. :3
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