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Wicked Blue

(9,027 posts) Fri Feb 21, 2025, 01:16 PM Feb 2025

What do you do to calm yourself? [View all]

There is so much stress going around that I have a permanent knot in my stomach.

I re-read old mystery novels
Sleep
Play computer solitaire
Watch SNL skits that my daughter compiles
Look at bronxiteforever's beautiful posts

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What do you do to calm yourself? [View all] Wicked Blue Feb 2025 OP

Lift weights Aviation Pro Feb 2025 #1

I paint and sing (not simultaneously). Ocelot II Feb 2025 #2

Massage enid602 Feb 2025 #3

Crochet, watch YouTube Music Reaction Videos and Crochet Videos,,,, KarenS Feb 2025 #4

Yes. Youtube relaxation videos are good. And, Tubi (free streaming service) has a lot too... hlthe2b Feb 2025 #11

YouTube is great wryter2000 Feb 2025 #28

what are your favorite crochet shows? yellowdogintexas Feb 2025 #18

ahhh I love those two!! Plus, KarenS Feb 2025 #19

I spend waaaay too much time watching comforting tv shows. bif Feb 2025 #5

Do whatever you can, and then let go. If you've done your bit, then what will be will be. Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2025 #6

Paxil synni Feb 2025 #7

Hike. We're retired and out there hiking 3-5 times livetohike Feb 2025 #8

Same here Ferryboat Feb 2025 #31

We have two cattle dog mixes. They need to hike livetohike Feb 2025 #43

Paint or Draw. Listen to music. Sometimes both at the same time. Diamond_Dog Feb 2025 #9

I listen to this, over and over: Aristus Feb 2025 #10

Beautiful, Aristus! some_of_us_are_sane Feb 2025 #12

I love crosswords. My favorite kind of puzzle. Aristus Feb 2025 #13

This reminds me of Pink Floyd. love_katz Feb 2025 #36

Lately I have been binge watching sunnybrook Feb 2025 #14

Go for long walks. lucca18 Feb 2025 #15

Just a few things. mwmisses4289 Feb 2025 #16

I wish I had a cat wryter2000 Feb 2025 #33

I read a lot! All kinds of genres yellowdogintexas Feb 2025 #17

Rewatch Downton Abbey for the umpteenth time. 3catwoman3 Feb 2025 #20

This! Dem2theMax Feb 2025 #22

I believe you. I haven't counted, but I must be right up there with you. 3catwoman3 Feb 2025 #23

I have the movies as well. Can't wait until the next, and last one, 'cry,' comes out. Dem2theMax Feb 2025 #42

Garden read, music. quaint Feb 2025 #21

Laugh. OldBaldy1701E Feb 2025 #24

Meditation and Belly breathing. Clouds Passing Feb 2025 #25

I watch DVD's of both seasons of no_hypocrisy Feb 2025 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author RandySF Feb 2025 #27

My usual is to: TexLaProgressive Feb 2025 #29

I take meds to avoid giving too many fucks. RandySF Feb 2025 #30

I watch the videos Catbyte and a couple of other posters put up about animals or kids. Delightful 🥰 Deuxcents Feb 2025 #32

I always watch those, too wryter2000 Feb 2025 #34

I love watching them too. Borogove Feb 2025 #45

Watch cat videos KT2000 Feb 2025 #35

Take a nature walk. I have also found Bach Rescue Remedy to be very effective but at higher doses in2herbs Feb 2025 #37

I do any one of a number of things wendyb-NC Feb 2025 #38

Read, do word puzzles, listen to soothing music, watch old TV shows, and breath deeply. Polly Hennessey Feb 2025 #39

Listen to a lot of Mozart and take daily walks. Golden Raisin Feb 2025 #40

This message was self-deleted by its author dwayneb Feb 2025 #41

Eat Casey's Gas Station Pizza Emile Feb 2025 #44

Drink wine. Xolodno Feb 2025 #46

Slowly savor a fruity cocktail and a cigarette every evening Comrade Citizen Feb 2025 #47