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[Mazarita]

My main coping strategy is doing creative things. There are so many possibilities here:

• drawing if you can do that (not me), colouring in if you can't or don't want to
• any kind of craft can be great (I sometimes get into knitting)
• making music or listening to it (possibly learning an instrument, I took up ukelele last year)
• watching interesting short videos on the net
• writing journals or poetry (or any other kind of writing I feel like at the time)

Aside from that I might try:

• going for a walk (preferably in a place with elements of nature)
• visiting a friend
• participating on the forum
• breath meditation

I don't always remember to do these things when I'm most in need and sometimes I just can't reach out to the things that help me. But I am a happier human overall when I am engaged in doing some of these things. 

[Former-Member]

sounds great guys!! keep it up, sounds like there are heaps of different coping strategies

so here are a few that i can think of that might be useful to others

1. thought challanging

2. deep breathing

3. meditation

4 art activities such as drawing, colouring in, scrapbooking

5. midfullness

6. do some physical activity

7. distraction methods such as reading a book, hanging or chatting to friends, playing a computer or xbox game, watvhing a movie or favourite tv show

8. Progressive muscle relaxation

9. positive self talk and thinking

10. journalling

11. write a creative writing peace

12. create your own happy place

[Former-Member]

more coping tips:

do the things you find most enjoyable

get out into nature

talk to a helpline or someone you trust

join a support grou[[

reduce your load of things your dealing with where you can

do positive self talk

set yourself a goal for each day to look forward to even if its soomething really small

[Former-Member]

cout backwards from 100 or 1000

play a musical instrument

scribble on a piece of paper

have a bubble bath or shower

make a dream catcher

make a scrapbook

go on a cleaning rampage

[Former-Member]

dance around the house to your favourite music

go for a drive

do some origami

cook your favourite recipies

go shopping even jsut window shopping

play the palystation or xbox

make your own bracelts

make your own garden

go birdwatching

go to an art gallery or museum

imagine your happy place and go through your 5 senses within the happy place

do some study

[Former-Member]

take a picture of your pet and jaz them up with a phone app or computer app and dress them up or even draw accessories

play with playdough and plastacine

do some puzzles such as cross words, findaword, suduko

if its night time go and look at the starts and see if you can spot satelites or the constalations

do some finger painting

use unusl objects some as sponges, blades of grass or leaves to create pictures

bake a cake

go to the beach and watch the waves or go for a walk and feel the sand between your toes

plan a holiday that youd love to go on with unlimited money

hold an icecube

do sme star jumps

[Former-Member]

Thanks for the thread. Some great suggestions here . I find distraction good so crafts helpme . I think some of the suggestions are good for overcoming the apathy I feel a lot. Like joining a support group and cutting down on things during a rough patch.

[Shacee]

- take a long walk
- watch a movie
- take a long shower
- have a good night sleep
- drink camomile tea

[Mazarita]

Welcome to the forum @Shacee 

[Former-Member]

Yes welcome to the forum @Shacee ❤