I do mindful breathing, adult coloring, walking when the weather permits. I love to knit but my hands fall asleep so I do that in fits and starts. I love the idea of a bubble bath but I am so not a bath person.

I'm like you in that music is a great release and soother depending on what I am choosing to listen to and I journal. I find my self using the journal here more and more often, since keying is so much easier on my hands. I have RA.

Nice topic! I am always looking for new ways to distract myself

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I'm so glad that you have several healthy coping mechanisms to relieve stress, Lillian. Take care.

I prefer to spend time with the people that cheer me up in my life in order to help me take my mind off of the stress. I sometimes play some games on my phones. My main stress reliever is Zumba. I attend in with my mother twice a week and when I'm feeling stressed on other days, I like to work out to a few songs until it's all gone!

Art
Dog walking
Singing along to my favorite songs
Binge watching Supernatural

I try to create something. I find enjoyment in giving back to the world, and it doesn't have to be anything big or special. I play a few games on my phone and have a coloring book app that helps. I'm part of a support group off of this website that has a few people in it that I know personally, and that helps me when DS doesn't get me where I feel I need to be. I play calming music and sometimes take a bath (hot water), and I play old school video games. The graphics aren't as good so I don't feel as triggered by negative/violent stimuli (like the old final fantasy games, haha). I also try to talk it out with my spouse, and have found that cleaning sometimes helps (it's an external manifestation thing). I practice mindfulness and that has done wonders for me, and I do a few coping techniques with lit candles (holding the glass and breathing in the smell while focusing on the feeling of warmth on my face. I can't exercise right now for medical reasons but when I could, I found relaxation in that too.

- Yoga
- Exercise
- Listening to music
- Dancing
- Playing video games
- Meditation
- Coloring books

My Master's program stresses me out, especially when projects and papers are due. I procrastinate, so it's an ongoing battle to remain calm and stress-free. What helps me is finishing the tasks that are due. That's it. Listening to music, exercising, watching tv, etc, only distracts my attention away and when I go back to the issue at hand, I am stressed out all over again.

When I was younger, the thing that relaxed me the most, every time, without fail was watching Bob Ross. His 'Joy of Painting' always soothed me and put be in a state of calm. I fondly remember listening to him and drifting off to sleep dreaming of whatever landscape he was painting. Granted I had a lot less to fret about, but it still calms me to this day.

Just reading these and thinking about how to help others has helped me, thanks.

No problem.

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I find the first thing I do when stressed is to remember to breathe deeply. I have a propensity for holding my breath when stressed and found I get clear-headed when I do breathe. I exercise, bike, watch a good movie, play a consuming video game, chat with someone who's not causing the stress, read a good book (if I can focus on it), take a cooling shower, go for a walk, draw, write, journal, or busy myself with something that takes my mind off whatever is stressing me. When I feel more calm, I revisit the stressor and try to talk it out if it's a person, or work it out if it's a problem. If it's something I have no control over, I refocus on the things I can change and move on.

Coloring, the Internet, going for walks, playing Wii, Meditating, listening to positive music, etc.