What do you do to calm down/relax?

07-31-26 03:39 PM

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The number one priority (if it's possible at least) is to always just step away from whatever is getting me riled up for a few minutes at least and give myself a chance to get re-composed. Usually after a minute of silence and focusing on my breathing I can shake off practically any negative emotion.

Long term though if I had like a really bad/stressful day though and the feelings are lingering, I'll just make myself a bigger dinner than usual, throwing out my calories for the day (an unplanned cheat day once in a while doesn't really affect you any) and do something that doesn't require a lot of brain power like watch a movie or something. A longer-than-usual shower is a nice mental reset for me sometimes too, although with my skin problems I can't be in there too long and I certainly can't do two showers in a day.

The number one priority (if it's possible at least) is to always just step away from whatever is getting me riled up for a few minutes at least and give myself a chance to get re-composed. Usually after a minute of silence and focusing on my breathing I can shake off practically any negative emotion.

Long term though if I had like a really bad/stressful day though and the feelings are lingering, I'll just make myself a bigger dinner than usual, throwing out my calories for the day (an unplanned cheat day once in a while doesn't really affect you any) and do something that doesn't require a lot of brain power like watch a movie or something. A longer-than-usual shower is a nice mental reset for me sometimes too, although with my skin problems I can't be in there too long and I certainly can't do two showers in a day.

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10-03-26 03:48 PM

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Well it depends on what part of the year it is, since we are in the last third of 2026 what I like to do is look at some old Sears Wishbooks online because nostalgia is a good way to calm down and pretend nothing is your problem for awhile. I don't remember what I do the rest of the year

One thing I used to do was watch old episodes of E! True Hollywood Stories on Youtube as a way of telling me that "You have it good where you are at despite the crap that's going on right now"

Well it depends on what part of the year it is, since we are in the last third of 2026 what I like to do is look at some old Sears Wishbooks online because nostalgia is a good way to calm down and pretend nothing is your problem for awhile. I don't remember what I do the rest of the year

One thing I used to do was watch old episodes of E! True Hollywood Stories on Youtube as a way of telling me that "You have it good where you are at despite the crap that's going on right now"

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10-05-26 10:44 PM

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Recently, just laying in bed works, which is actually annoying because I want to lay in bed without getting tired or falling asleep.

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My answer is pretty different from the last time I answered back in 2019.

One of my biggest relaxers are my three cats. While they can be annoying and be a nuisance, I love them and when I need to relax, I know I can lay on the couch/bed and one of them will come up and want to hang out. That is always the best part of my day.

Also, video games, especially games like Project Zoo, that aren't competitive are good ways to relax. And League of Legend's ARAM Mayhem, while still being a competitive gamemode, is relaxing since its not serious at all and has wacky augments to make the game more fun.

I do also still rely heavily on music. Not so much upbeat music anymore, but comfort music, whatever that may be each day.

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