DISCLAIMER: this isn’t a substitute for therapy and/or medication. Sometimes therapy isn’t accessible. Sometimes we have a bad week and need to recenter ourselves.
I think we can learn from each other and find methods we didn’t even know about! What’s helpful to another may be ineffective to another, and I think learning about an array of methods would be valuable.
What’s been helpful for me:
- Spending time in nature
- Journaling (I would google journal prompts pertaining to my predicaments)
- Guided meditations on Youtube
- Free worksheets: https://www.therapistaid.com/therapy-worksheets (my therapist who specialized in CBT used some of these during our sessions, I’m glad they’re free)
This might be more darkly humorous than you are looking for, but at the onset of WWII I’ve read that many civilians suddenly had a full or partial remission of symptoms for the duration of the war.
Being part of a society in crisis that’s all pulling in the same direction can take your mind off your own problems, at least for a while. Call it the Ozymandias effect?
It’s not enough to hope a war breaks out, but maybe there’s something at the heart of it we can grasp. Maybe what some of us really lack is purpose, or a sense of belonging. These aren’t easy to solve for, but I’m sure it’s worth a look inward.
That’s beautiful and horrifying at the same time
Humanity in a nutshell innit
Bicycling by far!
You can get a cheap used bike if you don’t want to nerd out about parts etc.
The way my mind is cleared when I’m going for a ride is something that I have not achieved by any other means. Also the mood boost lasts quite a while for me.
Just make sure the bike fits your body and also get a helmet.
For me it was helpful to start running :)
- Singing
- Crying it out
- Journaling
- Getting enough sleep
- Spending time in the sun
- choosing to avoid arguments
I can only speak for my self but gardening has really helped me find my center
@CantSt0pPoppin @phonecase Me too. Knitting gives me a sense of focus and presence too.
- Taking walks in nature
- Meditating
- Dragging myself away from the doomscroll box.
- Going out and seeing friends
- Seeing a therapist (OK, that one’s not so low-cost…)
