Looking after ourselves
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18-04-2019 08:40 PM
18-04-2019 08:40 PM
How to sooth ourselves
@Owlunar @Zoe7 @greenpea I am at a new phase of life. I think ability to sooth ourselves is very important. I have an aging mum with early dementia. Can be difficult to deal with. I try to soothe myself when she is grumpy. Sometimes, I find playing music soothing. I find now reading books a bit emotionally challenging, with aroused emotions reading the books clashing my underlying ones.
I find reading the forum soothing. Sometime watching TV.
Sometimes read funny stories or watch funny videos.
Tell us what can sooth you. Very interested.
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18-04-2019 09:41 PM
18-04-2019 09:41 PM
Re: How to sooth ourselves
Great post @Meowmy, what sort of funny videos or TV shows do you find soothes you?
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19-04-2019 02:05 AM
19-04-2019 02:05 AM
Re: How to sooth ourselves
@Meowmy @Ali11 Hi Meowmy and Ali11 I find playing very fast music soothing .... don't ask me why it shouldn't but it does. Going for walks soothes me as does talking on Sane. I find it hard to read as I don't have the concentration anymore unless the book really grabs me. I also find certain shows on tv help to calm me down.
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19-04-2019 09:52 AM
19-04-2019 09:52 AM
Re: How to sooth ourselves
@greenpea @Ali11 @Zoe7 @Former-Member @eudemonism @MDT @Owlunar @outlander I did find walking soothing and sitting for coffee too. My father complex seems to resolve a lot in my mind since yesterday. Now it is the Mum complex bothering me. She has sacrificed so much for the family. Now she is grumpy to be around. I just need to calm myself and keep going. I will read a bit and play some music.
Thanks for care and support.
Hope to talk later.
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19-04-2019 10:38 AM
19-04-2019 10:38 AM
Re: How to sooth ourselves
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19-04-2019 10:46 AM
19-04-2019 10:46 AM
Re: How to sooth ourselves
@jay2 Glad computer games are soothing for you. I don’t know how to play them. I will do some housework after coffee. I find it can be soothing sometimes.
Take care.
@eudemonism what do you find soothing?
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19-04-2019 03:54 PM
19-04-2019 03:54 PM
Re: How to sooth ourselves
Self-soothing - yes @jay2 @jay2 @greenpea @Ali11
We all need to have these techniques and to practise them - it gets easier as we continue
I like computer games - they don't just help us to calm down either - they improve brain function and I always like a challenge
Music yes - I play the piano and I like the music that comes with some movies I have recorded and play them sometimes - not necessarily watching the movie - sometimes I have a recording progamme playing while I just get on with the ordinary details of mmy life.
I like walking too
And playing Sudoku Puzzles - I love doing them
And I sing a lot - I feel embarrassed if people come to my door when I have been really opening my lungs but singing is great
Also I read a lot and watch a lot of TV docos - I record what I am interested in and watch them as often as I feel like it. I also study informally anything I am interested in
Great subject
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19-04-2019 04:32 PM
19-04-2019 04:32 PM
Re: How to sooth ourselves
yeah i totaly agree i hv paranoid scytcoprhenea and i am totaly the same as that. i must say that i find the paranoa the hardest pert too deal with. i am always caugt up in a few days good the two days bad for some reason.
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19-04-2019 06:22 PM
19-04-2019 06:22 PM
Re: How to sooth ourselves
Those are great things to soothe you @greenpea, even fast music. What is your favourite artist?
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19-04-2019 06:25 PM
19-04-2019 06:25 PM
Re: How to sooth ourselves
@Ali11 Fast music would be The Prodigy as you can really dance to it as well as listen to it. Plus it is great to walk to because it really speeds you up :).
What is your favourite music Ali11?