List 1-3 ways that you calm yourself down, whether that's from being nervous, mad, sad, or scared, etc.

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Night Owl
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Me too. Just be careful, depending on the article you can get yourself angry, frustrated or sad instead

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#2

Listen to music
Draw
Chill out side

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#3

• Make string bracelets (sounds dumb but tying the knots it’s very satisfying :)
• Listen to an audio book and cry
• Swim (being underwater is so serene)

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#4

breathe in for 4 seconds. hold it for 7 seconds. exhale for 8 seconds. repeat 4x

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#5

Ever hear of beer?

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#7

Slipknot... and maybe a cuddle from my wife.

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#8

Counting to 8 over and over. I used to be a dancer, so it's really therapeutic. I also daydream a lot.

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#9

What works for me is cuddling my big goofy Great Dane. Xena is quite the lovebug.

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Brooke R
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I feel the SAME! My dane is named Ellie-danes are the ABSOLUTE BEST!!!

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#10

Loving on my pups. NEVER fails.

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Night Owl
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For me it's my cat. Works every time. Sometimes it's enough for me to just look at her

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#11

singing. I don't do it well, but the controlled breathing involved helps a ton!

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#12

I consider how much it would cost me to bail myself out of jail and whether or not its worth it...that usually does the trick

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#13

I don't

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In difficult situations, I tell myself, “well, it’s an experience.” Sounds daft but it helps so much, maybe because it separates me from the problem and reminds me that, one day, it’ll be just a memory.
Also, when I mess up: good judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgement.

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cry

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Priscilla Reshell
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As sad as it is crying does help a lot because it gets your emotions out

#16

Hug my dog or listen to music. But hugging my beautiful dog Shilo ALWAYS works. Even when I am away from him just thinking of him calms me. feel so lucky to have him.

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#17

Learn a guitar tune. If it sounds a little bit like the original I am happy.

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#18

Read, normally a book where the characters are doing a lot worse than me.

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#19

Sit away from everyone w lights off
music
cooking

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I'm with #28 😉

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

just a suggestion, whoever was #28 then may move up or down based on upvotes so maybe you could specify the name.

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#21

I have on heck of a record collection!
I sit in my listening room, dim the lights, put on a good record, have a brandy and just chill out!

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#22

I read a book that I've read before. It calms me that I know exactly what's going to happen, and that what happens does not affect me. It always helps me put things into perspective and calm down.
I also like making bracelets.

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#23

Read, draw, breathe, think of my favorite characters/places. It usually works.

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#24

A cup of tea and a big fat joint

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#25

Whenever I have my anxiety and panic attacks :
1. Repeat - '' I worth many things and I'm loved ''
2. Play with my dog
3. Breath and drink water

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#26

Nothing. Lay down and wait

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Melissa TO
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I do the same. Then I realized that was a kind of meditation in itself. Blanking the mind, going limp in the body.

#27

1. Stress eat
2. Cry alone in the corner
3. Stress eat some more
4. Cuddle with my cat
5. Stress eat a lot more

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Also, listen to Heavy Metal Music at the highest volume...

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Zephyr Anthem
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hell yeah ! Disturbed, Slipknot, Falling in reverse... the louder the better :) if there's rap/hip hop mixed in it it's even better (hollywood undead for example)

#29

Listen to music that reflects what I'm feeling. It's like I'm acknowledging what is going on in my head and allowing myself to feel that way. I remind myself that I am loved and valuable, and just an imperfect human like everyone else. I have a mentally draining job and some people I interact with try to throw power at me, making me feel tiny. I take the control back, make it clear to them that I may have a job to do but I have allowance to refuse to put up with negative behaviour. This self-advocacy always feels great.

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#30

If I am nervous about something, usually a person, i think about the fun times i've had with them and how they will love me no matter what.

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#31

If it's angry energy I need to calm, I workout and hit the heavy bag. If it's anxiety or nervous energy, I have a mower engine I take apart and put back together. Anything else, I run.

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#32

Count to ten (in all languages I can do so in, six, at last count).

Breathe.

Have ice cream.

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#33

1. Play my double bass drum kit like an octopus on a gallon of espresso

2. Target practice

3. Medicinal Weed

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#34

Marijuana. I'm retired and it's legal here. These days alcohol gives me a headache before I can get tipsy and before these days, hangovers were no bueno.

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#35

Generally, metal music - louder and thrashier the better. But not loud enough to bother anyone of course. For more urgent calm - high pressure warm shower, water on the top centre of my back. The only thing that can totally calm me. Like I collapse in a heap relaxing, so good.

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#36

Run cool water on your wrist/ hold an ice cube. Anti anxiety magic

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#37

Make paper cranes

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#38

Smoke cigars
Listen to music
Get hugs from loved ones

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#39

Either BLAST music or play it really quietly on my headphones

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#40

purposely stand in the way of small hard plastic balls flying at my face at 60+ mph

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purposely stand in the way of small hard plastic balls flying at my face at 60+ mph

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#42

I draw. Watch movies with my husband . Pinterest with my daughter

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#43

Right now I crank up the cooler and curl up with my pups and read. After work nothing is better

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#44

1. Go outside & look at the sky
2. Look up "dad jokes" online
3. Breathe

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#45

How I deal with anxiety:
1: Controlled breathing and blocking out all surroundings, focusing on just my thoughts
2: listen to music and/or use a fidget toy
3: Be Creative in some way e.g drawing, writing, building something out of popsicle sticks, origami ect

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#46

I drink

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#47

Have a go to folder of pick me up pictures on phone.

Recall something thats makes me smile / laugh to watch.

Listen to (upbeat!) music.

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#48

Listen to music, play WOW doing raids so I can work out anger. Take a nap

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#49

singing my lungs out

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#50

Playing with my cat
Cooking
Going to the groceries

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#51

I aggressively drink water when I am stressing.It's the action of drinking that distracts me.Long cold showers and crying while the water hits your head helps.I've never learnt swimming or gone to a water body,only ever seen the sea once when I was a child,I really think any form of water can calm anyone down.I hope it helped.

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#52

Listen to Enjoy the Silence. It centers me every time.

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#53

Listen to music and go out for a walk. Or i rage. All of them work.

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#54

Play with my hair, tactile and self care
Lose myself in a book with a cat or two in my lap.
Breathe in to the count of four then breathe out to the count of four.

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#55

I usually listen to lofi or enya for a bit and then I count how many things I can see in my room but sometimes I;ll just watch my comfort show to help.

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#56

right now 2 things.
1.Watching my boys playing soccer give me great amount of job i wasn't able to have since last years.
2. smoking. yeah i know it's bad but apart those 2 thing nothing anymore give me some pleasure in life

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

damnit... Joy, not job. of course it give me lot of job. everydays of the week we have soccer but it's worth it.

#57

Count to 10 whilst breathing slightly aggressively, then telling myself that I’ve been through worse and this situation I’m in really isn’t that bad

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#58

I used to find long walks very meditative. Almost without fail they made me feel calm. But now I’ve been a full-time dog walker for seven years, and I ruined my meditation by turning it into work! Video games have become the poor substitute.

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#59

Time with my rat

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#60

Years ago, after a medical incident, I had horendous panic attacks. I couldn't eat or sleep. Barely able to walk. My doc saw me through it and told me a good thing to always remember. An actual panic attack, as opposed to general anxiety, has a shelf life of about 20 minutes at about which time those body chemicals will have worn out. It seems like a long time when you're in it. I just remind myself of that and I stop panicking about the panic attack. That's half the battle right there.

I do art in my coloring books.

Cuddle with my cat.

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#61

Listen to anxiety calming music with a bag of salted chips and snickers. It always helps.

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#62

clean, scrub the bath, vacuum, just keep very busy until my heart stops pounding.

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#63

by farting

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#64

Umm, pills?

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#65

1. pet something fluffy and focus on the fluff. 2. turn off lights and wear blindfold. 3. shower. 4. read. for hours. and forget stuff. 5. think about colorful fish and the kind I'd want to get

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#66

1. When I’m angry : look into the mirror, normally it will calm me down, I hate how ugly I am when I’m mad, punch or throw something soft like a pillow. 2. When I’m nervous : take a long and deep breath several times, listening to the comfort song/instrumental, try to see far away, green scenery or sky scrappers 3. sad : hug my cat, or if I’m away watching funny cat videos

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#67

For me, when someone upsets me I find it helps to talk it through with someone. Tell them why you're upset and ask for their opinion before you act towards the other person- it's helpful to gain a different perspective, so that you don't end up making anything worse.

When I'm angry, I like to sit on my bed with a nice snack, like some strawberries or a biscuit, and listen to an album that reflects the opposite mood to what I'm feeling- basically, happy music! There are some great playlists like this on Spotify

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#68

Music. Or I watch Lucifer or Brooklyn 99 with my dad

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#69

When I get grazy angry I listen to Limb Bizkits Break Stuff. Somehow it calms me down quite fast.

When my dog had to be put down due kidney failure I cried. A lot. Hugging my other dog and cat helped with the pain.

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