For me, it's the outdoors...whether it be a stroll around
a lake or a walk in the woods...or for a really quick fix,
standing in my backyard breathing in the (pretty much)fresh air...
with fall now it's a little crisp, which I like.

Just a bit ago I went to my backyard and looked at the night sky,
which is always beautiful...any anxieties I had quickly dissipated
into the night air.

Now I'm following up with some really soft music, and a cup
of herbal tea.....hopefully sleep will follow shortly lol

singing

there's nothing wrong with a little bit of anxiety.

though when it gets out of hand, the best thing i can do is just slow it down a bit...find a way to remove myself from the reality of my surroundings, even if it's just for 5 minutes, so i can zone out, go neutral, re-center and re-group.

i won't call it meditation, but every day i do need some time where i'm just sitting or laying down with no music, preferably with dim or no lighting, and no distractions. sometimes i fall asleep and nap, but usually i just lay or sit and enjoy the stillness. that helps a lot.

or do shit like this:

or this:

music. or books. or walking.

it used to be internetting, but that tends to be the source of my anxiety the last several... years?

Alej said:

Me too.

I hate flying so I'll do crossword puzzles.

Stymie said:

i always do crossword puzzles over the winter. a big book of crosswords help when it's really cold and gross outside and i'm going stir crazy inside.

Alej said:

Singing's good...can you?

Btw, this not the Prince Forum, if ya know what I mean

Anxiety (the feeling, not the Orger) is a constant state of mind for me.

Anxiety said:

Of course, we all need a bit of edge, or we'd be pretty boring lol

What you said sounds really good

errant said:

I know what you're saying with the internet,
sometimes you just need to walk away from it...

JessieJ said:

obsessed said:

I can

Alej said:

I like to sing too, but mostly when no one's around

obsessed said:

Stymie said:

It just sunk in lol

I thought maybe you were doing crosswords instead of flying,
but that wouldn't make sense

obsessed said:

Lately I have been doing puzzles instead of flying.

i am so freaked out, I have only been on a plane once and am DREADING the six hour flight to London soon.

Stymie said:

come with me to Hawaii next time. i will teach you how to fall asleep before the plane even takes off and wake up as it lands.


or i'll show you. you'll probably have to figure it out for yourself, because i'll be asleep.
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I wish there where something at the moment, i actually have to take pills cause of anxiety, im very anxious at the moment
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errant said:

Can't sleep on planes. I'm anxious about keeping people awake with my snoring.

Stymie said:

you're fucked

Stymie said:

Well then, I wasn't so far off

What's nice about a long distance flight is that it actually gives
you time to calm down, if that makes sense. lol

I used to hate flying, but I'm much better now...it actually helps
me to sit by the window and see out.

My very first flight I took a strong sleeping pill and was sleeping
before the plane took off and didn't wake up till it landed. That
was the one and only time I slept on a plane

I wish you a wonderful flight...it'll be so worth it
Just keep the goal in mind, that helps too.

obsessed said:

Thank you.

Gimmesomehorns said:

I wish there was an alternative for you as well...
there are long-term fixes such as yoga, but right
now it seems like maybe you need a quick fix.

Keep watching suggestions, maybe something will
make sense to you...

(hug)

Taking Deep Breaths
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I generally don't do anxiety anymore ("Don't sweat the small stuff. And it's all small stuff"). But, if it reared its ugly head, I'd begin with the first letter of Guru Pitka's D.R.A.M.A. system ("Distraction"). Either that or I'd yak into a paper bag.




Enlightenment^ comes to DVD Tuesday!!!
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Beer.

marijuana.








if I don't have any ( ) , then xanax.