Things that soothe you, for some reason
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Hot showers are great & I have to second the long drives, so very peaceful, but I grew up in a car driving back & forth across the country. I have found that giving back massages to others to be very relaxing, I just kinda zone out.....Chasing-The-Light said:
Not weird, but I spray a bit of the perfume my mother used to wear when I was a kid.
Back then, for some reason, I didn't recognize her by the way she looked but rather the way she smelled. I very clearly remember trying to find her in the super market by following the smell of that perfume.
Back then, for some reason, I didn't recognize her by the way she looked but rather the way she smelled. I very clearly remember trying to find her in the super market by following the smell of that perfume.
Lying on my back with one hand behind my head and the other throwing a ball straight up and catching it just before it hits my face. I could do that for hours. Bonus points if done with one leg straight and the other with a raised knee.
Touching my forehead against a flat, hard surface makes me feel better; feeling the constant, unmoving reliability of a wall or shelf or something soothes me. Putting a plate's edge (like a hard ceramic dining plate) against my face going vertically down the valley between my nose and eye, has the same effect. No, I do not do the plate thing in public. I bet if I had OCD, I would do these two things all the time 
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The one thing that really calms me down when I really need it is just some time alone.
This can be hard to come by at times but it always seems to make such a difference to me.
This can be hard to come by at times but it always seems to make such a difference to me.
Oh hey, I like the wall thing too. Can't say I've ever tried to do the plate thing, though.fuzzy logic said:Touching my forehead against a flat, hard surface makes me feel better; feeling the constant, unmoving reliability of a wall or shelf or something soothes me. Putting a plate's edge (like a hard ceramic dining plate) against my face going vertically down the valley between my nose and eye, has the same effect. No, I do not do the plate thing in public. I bet if I had OCD, I would do these two things all the time
Any way yeah, the wall soothes me. The physical and the musical.
Ohh god yeah!.... Bob... Don't stop! That is damn soothing, I'll remember him.BiscuitTrouser said:
I can't think of anything too odd. Most my soothing things are musical. Andy Mckee's music specifically, tends to soothe me; but lots of other fingerstyle does too. I guess this, I found tonight, would be an odd clip to find soothing, being rath muso-ish:
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I just like jam sessions where you know the guys are just having lots of fun and not worrying about putting over an image or anything. Major based licks, especially lydian are favourites of mine for a warm, soothing effect.
I specifically like looping a few bars of a solo or riff on my phrase trainer thingy, slowing the tempo down and playing it over and over, trying to match it as perfectly as possible. For some reason, this relaxes me more than any other other activity.
Other than that: Warm things. Electric blankets, hot showers and:
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They really do!
Wow, I could actually feel my blood pressure dropping as I watched that. It was just amazing watching the image evolve on the canvas.BiscuitTrouser said:
Personally if I need soothing and I don't have time for a walk, I love to listen to Bach's Toccata and Fugue. Particularly from about 4:05 onwards in this video
Did...did you just take me on a date? Any way what relaxes me is the sound of the clickity clack of a train. i know it sounds weird, but I've lived next to train tracks so long the sound has become soothing to me.anthony87 said:
I've got some more. Sitting outside on a hunting/camping trip in the cold next to a big fire and just staring up at the sky. That's probably me at my most peaceful.
Well, when I really want to relax, I make myself a nice cup of tea, and I watch an anime called mushi-shi.
The episodes are all individual stories so I can watch any of them whenever I want, and they all absolutely engross me with their interesting stories, beautiful visuals and laid back atmosphere.
I find the best time to watch it is right before I go to bed.
The episodes are all individual stories so I can watch any of them whenever I want, and they all absolutely engross me with their interesting stories, beautiful visuals and laid back atmosphere.
I find the best time to watch it is right before I go to bed.
YANA. If the CIA was serious about MK Ultra and mind control experiments, they would use Bob Ross tapes. That man could turn me into a Manchurian Candidate.BiscuitTrouser said:
Since I was a child when someone gives me help or instructions one on one (Teacher, Tutor, Peer) I completely zone out and almost fall asleep, It's just the most natural and relaxing feeling I've ever had.
Also, When I was dealing with very bad anxiety a few years ago, I got the idea to get some plastic tubs and fill them with rice. I'd lie down and place my feet in one and each hand in another and just grip with my toes and fingers. Moving my digits through them and feeling the resistance and fluidity really help me calm myself.
Every time I utter to myself "Everthing's gonna be alright".
Yeah, bland I know. But it eliminates my stress quite efficiently.
Yeah, bland I know. But it eliminates my stress quite efficiently.
Ready this list of classy suggestions and trying them all. I am no longer struggling with this annoying math problem as -hey! things will be all right.
Personally, I find this song rather relaxing and helps me think rather well when played in the background. It may just be the softness of the song at half volume or the steady jam of it, I don't know. Whenever I'm in a bad mood, this usually lightens me up.
Personally, I find this song rather relaxing and helps me think rather well when played in the background. It may just be the softness of the song at half volume or the steady jam of it, I don't know. Whenever I'm in a bad mood, this usually lightens me up.