When you're angry, upset, sad, lost, confused, anxious...how do you calm yourself down or how do you 'recharge?'
Whenever I'm feeling down I'll take a few days for myself to watch a favorite show, listen to a few soundtracks, or cozy up in a blanket to play a game like Rune Factory, Animal Crossing or Dragon Quest (simulation / RPGs).
Healthy ways I deal with anger is by talking about it or journaling.
Unhealthy roads usually way more traveled are squashing that right on down with distractions and food.
Idk, walk away from everyone and try and calm down before I do something I'll regret. Also listen to music, watch tv, anything to get my mind off of things
Theres a lotta ways that I calm down, though it depends on what upset me in the first place.
Sometimes I draw, but sometimes that upsets me. Sometimes I play a game, but sometimes it bores me. I have to flip-flop between a lotta things to keep my ADHD from getting annoyed with me, haha. Sometimes that coping mechanism is unhealthy, like eating, or slightly less or more unhealthy depending on how you view it, drinking coffee.
I will say that the two methods that work the most (though still have a margin of failure) are taking a nap or listening to music. Both are relatively in the moment, but they can help me take my mind off of things and temporarily transport me away somewhere nicer.
I'm literally always stress/anxious so I have to have some kind of coping mechanism. The ways that I calm myself down are by watching funny/interesting videos on youtube, playing with my cats (and soon my puppy), playing video games, drawing, playing piano, and talking to my close friends. Of those, the most effective is always playing with my pets, because they're always so sweet and very emotionally supportive of me
if it’s something brought on by a certain situation, if i’m being honest, nothing really works to calm me down until the problem is resolved or talked through.
however, if i’m just having one of those days, i’ll typically step away from social media and focus on stuff that makes me happy - reading, writing, listening to music, etc. it also helps if i isolate myself - i know that’s sort of frowned upon and not considered all that healthy, but i find myself to be awful company when i’m upset and i don’t want to upset anyone or pick a fight just beause i’m having a bad time.
It depends on what has upset me and where I am at the time because that limits my options sometimes. If I'm at work, I try to find a moment to just walk away. I take a walk outside or find a quiet corner to read or check in on the forums. But my true safe space for recharging is at home. I need to be alone in my own head space for a while to think things through or calm down. I like to take long, hot showers, read, play Animal Crossing, watch TV, or just chill with my dog to feel better.
A task that requires alot of my attention, like playing NL to landscape my towns, playing videogames tryin to accomplish a goal or milestone or drawing which takes alot of my focus and theres no way I can do that half distracted. If I need my full attention on somethin, then I can't I about the thing that made me mad.
Or mindless tasks like listening to music or scrolling throu tumblr/twitter. Those dont always help thou cause once I'm not doin it, I can get mad again.
I love watching anime or reading manga or webtoons to calm down. Also napping helps a lot as well for me! Napping to the sound of lofi music is so relaxing.
Distractions distractions distractions! I have bad anxiety so just distracting myself helps a lot.
Playing video games (phone, console, etc.), watching videos, getting out of the house, watching my mom play whatever game she's into atm, art, going through my stuffed animals and cleaning them/seeing who needs stitches or just naming each one, playing the anti stress games on my phone, listening to music, etc.
i sleep, rest, do something i enjoy like playing video games, hang out with my cat, go for a run, take a walk, shower or listen to music. i have some bad coping mechanisms too but we don't need to discuss those lol.
