compiling a list, curious to hear from y’all.
mine so far :
- riding a bike (in low stakes situations)
- showering / self care / makeup
- singing but I have to be in the mood
- going to a body of water or quiet forest
- peaceful grinding in video game with NO LAG!!! 😠 lol
Walk around a bit.
Put on headphones, sometimes to listen something, sometimes just headphones.
Put on headphones, sometimes to listen something, sometimes just headphones.
Noise cancelling headphones, brown noise, and a blindfold for like 15 minutes is amazing.
I think at this point I’m conditioned to associate wearing headphones with not getting bothered as much.
- yard work (chill)
- warm shower
- 5x sun salutations
- rub my cat with my face
something i haven’t done in a while is get high on the weed drugs and organize something, like tools or materials.
Writing
Isolating myself (I’m part cat)
Video games certain types
Yard work
Naps.
Cooking.
Audio book outside.
Research has shown 20-30 minutes in a natural environment is quite beneficial to mental health. Just being around plants outside with quiet nature sounds is ideal.
I also like to play some music on an instrument. Either just by myself or jamming along with some music I like.
Some kind of exercise can also be really helpful. Taking some time for a bit of meditative breathing or a power nap is also nice.
Combine these together in various ways is really wonderful if possible.
Take off all my clothes, go into bed, covers up above my head and put headphones in and listen to music. Have to be lying on my back for this to work properly but its the most effective.
Otherwise I enjoy sticking my face in my cats belly cos its soft and warm.
grinding in video game
Wanna come be a truck driver in foxhole lol?
We’re gonna be doing some heavy logistics work starting tomorrow.
Acupunture is incredible
Lately: diamond painting (pixel art IRL, so fun)
Example: https://www.diamonddotz.com/products/the-last-supper-apres-da-vinci-masterclass-52-8-x-26-4
LIDL sometimes sells them for dirt cheap at about 3.50€ each, Walmart probably has them too.
Weighted blanket and/or shawl
Swim
Dance
Bungie chair: Example: https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/braennboll-gaming-easy-chair-gray-black-00586336/
I really like rocking/spinning for vestibular stimming and this is what I got. A big yoga ball also works.
Go for a walk. I have access to a forest trail on a lakeside very close to my doorstep so I typically just go there, sometimes to just be.
Music ❤
Doing stuff with my hands, cooking, crafts, painting
Reading
Exercise of any type
Rest, just doing nothing at all
Breathing exercises if I am very wired
drinking beer
drugs
community bottoms and extracting rent from my fur babies.
Folding or bending or tying things, depending on how rigid they are. Exerting a direct and immediate effect on the environment is really good calibration for my brain.
