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1000001 COPING STRATEGIES & DISTRACTIONS

Hey! So @j95 and I came up with a cool idea to have the longest list of coping mechanisms EVER.

 

Use this list when you're feeling down as a way to get through the day or night!

 

Help us add to it by giving us ONE SUGGESTION PER POST 🙂

 

My first coping mechanism suggestion is:

 

  • SNUGGLING YOUR DOGS FOR 5 MINUTES. (Cos dogs are the best)
lanejane
lanejanePosted 13-07-2015 09:26 PM

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scared01
scared01Posted 22-11-2018 04:09 PM
so glad you liked the idea @linkinpark13 i hope its helpful for you too

your journalling idea is fantastic too!
 
 
 
 
 
Jess1-RO
Jess1-ROPosted 30-11-2018 08:48 AM

This has got to be one of my fav threads on the forums Heart @scared01 @linkinpark13 @redhead @N1ghtW1ng

 

Art is always a great distraction! I love to jump from project to project like painting to beading to knitting- anything that keeps my hands moving! There’s such a sense of accomplishment when you make something! 

 

Would love to to hear from some more of our members about what they are using for coping and distraction recently   Smiley Happy @annabethxchase @Libellule @gezellig @ecla34 @RockPaperScissorsMelon @Sunflower18 

 
 
 
 
 
Sunflower18
Sunflower18Posted 30-11-2018 09:29 PM

I try and get outside. That might mean just sitting in the sun, taking my doggo for a walk, kicking a soccer ball or something like that. Anything that gets me back to nature always puts me in a better frame of mind

 
 
 
 
 
annabethxchase
annabethxchasePosted 14-12-2018 08:03 AM
Trying new things
 
 
 
 
 
annabethxchase
annabethxchasePosted 04-01-2019 09:21 PM
Watching Love Simon repeatedly 🙂
 
 
 
 
 
DIVYA
DIVYAPosted 13-01-2019 12:18 PM

To distract myself, I either listen to some music or just simply go for a walk 🙂

 
 
 
 
 
annabethxchase
annabethxchasePosted 13-01-2019 02:19 PM
Do some grounding techniques
 
 
 
 
 
annabethxchase
annabethxchasePosted 22-01-2019 03:32 PM
Do a big, almost impossibly difficult puzzle
 
 
 
 
 
gina-RO
gina-ROPosted 30-01-2019 02:20 PM

Bake something

 
 
 
 
 
annabethxchase
annabethxchasePosted 22-01-2019 03:32 PM
Do some meditation 🙂 Feel the zennnnn 😉
 
 
 
 
 
annabethxchase
annabethxchasePosted 22-01-2019 03:31 PM
Do some mind games, e.g sudokus, counting in 3's, 4's whatever.
 
 
 
 
 
RockPaperScissorsMelon
RockPaperScissorsMelonPosted 30-11-2018 10:43 AM

I find reading is a great distraction for me. I don't get much time for it during the semester but looking into other tiny worlds by reading fiction is always fun 🙂 Fantasy is a favourite of mine, but anything you enjoy could be good to keep busy.

 
 
 
 
 
ecla34
ecla34Posted 30-11-2018 03:49 PM

@linkinpark13 that idea sounds amazing!!! i really want to give that a try 😄

i find it really calming to write out lists of worries and then crossing off/dealing with as many small ones as i can so that the list is visibly lots shorter, it really helps me feel more in control! 🙂

 
 
 
 
 
redhead
redheadPosted 28-01-2018 12:01 PM
Play card games
 
 
 
 
 
rose13
rose13Posted 09-09-2017 09:26 PM

Hellooo @Bee! Yes I'm quite new here Smiley Happy 

 

I'm getting some stuff delivered from IKEA this week before my parents come to visit next weekend - wish me luck with making it! Smiley LOL 

 
 
 
 
 
Bee
BeePosted 11-09-2017 06:14 PM
Good luck @rose13
 
 
 
 
 
redhead
redheadPosted 02-10-2017 09:07 PM
Watch vicar of Dibley and have a laugh
 
Lahna
LahnaPosted 16-07-2016 01:09 PM

188. Listen to your favourite music... sing a long if you can 

 
 
lokifish
lokifishPosted 21-07-2016 08:27 AM

189. Pick some flowers from a garden and put them in a nice vase 🙂

 
 
 
Ben-RO
Ben-ROPosted 21-07-2016 10:28 AM

190. Go to an art gallery!

 
 
 
 
lokifish
lokifishPosted 21-07-2016 04:46 PM

191. Or a museum! 🙂

 
 
 
 
 
DruidChild
DruidChildPosted 24-09-2016 04:25 PM

192. Find a patch of clover and make a chain/bracelet/crown 🙂 

 
 
 
 
 
DruidChild
DruidChildPosted 24-09-2016 04:26 PM

193. Find old Christmas lights (or take a trip to Kmart!) and plug them in and watch the lights glow 🙂

 
 
 
 
 
DruidChild
DruidChildPosted 24-09-2016 04:26 PM

194. Look around your house and take photographs of cool shadows or pretty patches of light 🙂 

 
 
 
 
 
stonepixie
stonepixiePosted 27-11-2016 12:19 PM
Just bumping coz this is an awesome thread!

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