What do you do to soothe yourself

Walk
Hot shower/bath and tea.
Pray/meditate on worship music
ASMR video
A mild sedative/relaxant
Deep breathing
Mindfulness - focusing on your immediate environment
Surrendering your fear and sorrow to God and leave it there.

Training, old anime, soul music.

Lately, when it’s bad, I dance to worship music. 😬 I can’t dance to save my life, but it’s worked wonderfully both times I tried it.

Bath and wine.

normally hanging with my son. He is the best distraction in the world to me because when he is with me, nothing else matters. He is my only focus, it also helps that he is very entertaining..
If he is not around and at his mothers, Alcohol helps

Go away to a place like the one above and unwind in peace and tranquility

Listen to podcasts
Excersize
Journal

I try to immediately distance myself from others and let it storm through.
Vigorous walk alone in the woods is great, hot showers too.
If I absolutely had to be stuck around people I'd probably take a benzodiazepine.

I go for a nature walk in the forest

- Vent
- Nap
- Write poetry
- Sing karaoke
- Anxiety meds

A nice warm bath

hangout alone, talk to myself, do some self-care/spa-type stuff, listen to music and sing along, workout. one or combination of these things

Sit on the balcony or the veranda and read a book. Take a walk around town. Spend time with my family. Meet a friend for an afternoon.

Listening to music, walking/hiking, and talking to a friend are helpful sometimes.

Foot massage and tapping!

Dark room, weighted blanket, books, play my switch, listen to music.

Origami.

Comic stuff helps in all moods. Try.

A long walk with music in my headphones.

Watch a good show to distract myself. And come on here on occasion

I feel free.

Think about how humiliated I'd feel if I were @deadgerbil thinking he could beat @ImRileyTheDog at anything.

throw myself into work, sleep, take drives by the water, play sims, fast

drink, doom scroll

Often just write my journal.. Stay warm in my bed.. Cry lots. The kitties help. And warmth. Sometimes a hot bath.

Drink alcohol

Art journal
Hot shower
Isolate

a hot bath and read a good book.

Cook/ bake
Creative writing
Play my guitar
A little drive at night to the beach to listen to the waves ( minus the squawking seagulls ) lol
Listen to music … particularly the blues if I’m feeling anxious
A good brandy

All sorts 🤓

Drugs

Drink a little gin, do yoga, and meditate with God in my mind. Writhing in pain in bed is common too. Sometimes I paint.

I think about how I will be able to end my life after my wife goes....

smoke cannabis and sotthing music

Sit with my Kelpies

Go to bed

Wrap myself up in blankets

PURGE HERETICS IN BOLTGUN!

I take a drive in my car... Zoom zoom