30 People Claim These Small Habits Helped Turn Their Life Around

Life is too short to spend time stressing and dealing with k**b jockeys. Problem is they seem to be breeding quicker than decent people!

Even gossipy, negative, snarky youtube content I can't stomach anymore. I don't want to be watching someone's bad day, melt downs anymore. I don't even want to hear about it someone shaming someone for personal, inside matters that have nothing to do with me. It's not my problem. Not my business.

Fact I'm not a doormat

I always pretend those toxic people are never exist. Everytime they're trying to talk to me, i act like i didnt hear them lol ☠️

Never stated better

If your friends make fun of you for such a wonderful self-care practice it might be time to expand your friends circle. Taking a walk and break from the chaos of life is such a healthy and wonderful practice. Your workaholic friends are truly missing out.

I wish I had the mental capacity just to go out for a walk and be by myself...

You must not have any children. This sounds like a beautiful dream to me.

Can't wait for the good weather to finally come around.

You need new friends

I'm doing this every day :) it is good for your health

I am gonna try this. So peaceful

Love this one! For work I have to walk about 1/4 mile across a parking lot to an adjacent building for the mail. One particular area has trees and jasmine (that is currently blooming and smells amazing) and I always try to close my eyes and enjoy the outside for at least part of that time.

I could do that...or I could open just *one* more link on Bored Panda 😋

I've been sleeping a lot more lately and still feel like I'm not getting enough.

Agreed. This January I had an ugly episode with the lack of sleep. It causes depression, anxiety, paranoia, even suicidal thoughts. Just get your good night sleep and rest, people.

Seven to eight hours of sound, quality sleep (i.e., REM and not just tossing and turning) is so very important to good health, especially controlling your blood pressure. So many people don’t take this seriously enough.

My sister and I just yesterday: my mom was in a restaurant picking up food and she and I were belting out "if it makes you happy" as loud as we could. Told us as soon as she left the restaurant she could hear it all across the parking lot. She hates road trips where my sister is the driver, but we laughed after our performance.

I still sing to the same two CDs that my friend made for our friend's group what seems like eons ago. They always lift my spirits and make me think of really happy times.

This. Sometimes just turning up the radio in the car and singing along to a song from a happier place and time is soul fixing.

This is my stress reliever at work.

The vibration of the larynx actually helps stimulate the vagus nerve. Also gargling & humming. Look it up

As someone not too far from homelessness I feel this.

I do this right before I go to sleeps. Happy thoughts gives a good sleep.

Are you not worried this could lead to you being too accepting of bad situations to change them?

We practice that with my stepdaughter (5). We ask her before she goes to sleep, what she liked about the day (and what she would like to improve upon the next time) and tell her what we thought was great. And of course, we tell each other how much we are glad to have each other, and that we love each other, even if we had a fight.

#11 is my favorite.....☺

One of the few times i feel totally at peace is in the middle of the night when I wake to a little fuzzy forehead in my face.(except for when I reach out to pat him and he's turned around.... And I poke his butt!)

Having pets is good for us! Cat, dog, rabbit, bird- whatever fits you. It is something that you have to take care of (so you can't give up) and will love you for it. They can also be an endless source of amusement.

Cats make me forget all my troubles. Even just looking at them and their stupid antics relieves all my stress.

How can you not play with that kitty ...beautiful

My cats bring me solidarity and peace.

This one I have a problem with. Asking someone suffering from depression or schizophrenia to analyze their feelings could go very wrong. Their minds could be interpretating situations and reality a whole different way and come up with completely the wrong solution. I would say a better option would be to share your emotions and feelings with a friend who could help you try and understand why and what you are feeling.

"Don't let them control you". Really? This could be a really toxic advice to some people. Saying this to someone with anxiaty is like saying "cheer up, don't be sad" to someone depressed.

This is extremely hard when you've been raised to suppress and not react.

Yes, don't just stuff them down.

Thank you. My emotions got the better of me,. I'm picking my emotions apart and now relaxing with my family.

When my alarm goes off, I hit the 5 minute snooze and spend that time stretching my back (while still in bed and warm under the blankets). I'll hug my knees against my chest, roll my legs from side to side, etc). I used to tweak my back sometimes, doing mundane things like tying my shoe or sneezing, but I haven't had any problems since I started doing this. It also helps me wake up, since I'm not hitting the snooze then falling back asleep only to be jolted awake when the alarm goes off again moments later.

All animals do a good stretch after a nap or sleep when getting up. I started doing the same and it's a big relief!

What if I don’t have any?

Yes, esp after the godforsaken pandemic lockdowns