stuff i do when im feeling anxious, panic or dull
ANXIOUS:
- close my eyes and feel the textures of the objects around me be it paper, wood, clothes, plants whatever
- play with play doh
- grab a piece of paper and tear it to shreds
- grab a piece of paper and a pen and draw all over it until i feel a bit lighter and calmed
- take deep breaths(in 1,2,3,4,5 out 1,2,3,4)
- close my eyes and imagine the numbers from 1 to 100 in different colors which can not repeat themselves and have to be specific (e.g. 1 is the red from my fav dress 2 is the blue of my sheets)
- go for a run until i am tired
- dance
- dip my hands in bags full of seeds (like beans, corn, pasta whatever feels cool)
PANIC:
these are harder for me to tame on my own so some techniques require a second person
- go to an open place and take deep breaths
- put a person’s hand over your chest and hold it there, then put yours on their chest and let them hold it there, breathe until you breaths are coordinated
- if it is really bad, my mom puts me under a cold shower
- put your hand on your chest and watch it move so your brain realizes you are breathing
- look around and say your name, where you are, 4 things you see 4 things you hear 4 things you feel 4 things you smell, this is really grounding
- being held and comforted is always nice
DULL:
I call this feeling being gray, bc it feels like it, i usually feel like this when my depression is kicking in
- Take a warm bath and put your fav lotion afterwards
- Shave/wax/ pluck your eyebrows or whatever if you like to do it (if you feel like doing this for the pain you should skip this)
- paint your nails a nice color
- brush your hair
- do your make up (my boyfriend used to trim his beard instead of doing this)
- put on a nice cheerful dumb movie that doesnt cause you stress or worries
- search for nice acoustic music and play it with rainy mood on the background
- make a super hype, upbeat playlist to cheer you up
- cook a nice meal for you and everyone else
- eat some fresh fruit
- make some tea (twinings indian chai is really nice and twinings strawberry mango with ice cubes is delicious)
- grab a new book and read it
- paint your walls!
- change your room
- excercise
- go for a walk with your dog and your camera
- go to a cafe with someone and order something new
- write it all down
- take your meds if you have meds to take
- buy every flavor beans and eat them without looking at the flavors
- take a sunbath
- change your sheets