DISCLAIMER: this isn’t a substitute for therapy and/or medication. Sometimes therapy isn’t accessible. Sometimes we have a bad week and need to recenter ourselves.

I think we can learn from each other and find methods we didn’t even know about! What’s helpful to another may be ineffective to another, and I think learning about an array of methods would be valuable.

What’s been helpful for me:

  • Spending time in nature
  • Journaling (I would google journal prompts pertaining to my predicaments)
  • Guided meditations on Youtube
  • Free worksheets: https://www.therapistaid.com/therapy-worksheets (my therapist who specialized in CBT used some of these during our sessions, I’m glad they’re free)
  • emoknapsack@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    I like the free Yoga with Adrienne videos on YouTube. But there are tons of others out there also. Yoga breathing helps me feel grounded when I’m anxious and stressed.

  • Meldroc@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago
    • Taking walks in nature
    • Meditating
    • Dragging myself away from the doomscroll box.
    • Going out and seeing friends
    • Seeing a therapist (OK, that one’s not so low-cost…)
  • Brave Little Hitachi Wand@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    This might be more darkly humorous than you are looking for, but at the onset of WWII I’ve read that many civilians suddenly had a full or partial remission of symptoms for the duration of the war.

    Being part of a society in crisis that’s all pulling in the same direction can take your mind off your own problems, at least for a while. Call it the Ozymandias effect?

    It’s not enough to hope a war breaks out, but maybe there’s something at the heart of it we can grasp. Maybe what some of us really lack is purpose, or a sense of belonging. These aren’t easy to solve for, but I’m sure it’s worth a look inward.

  • a1studmuffin@aussie.zone
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    2 years ago

    Adding to the excellent suggestions of others:

    • Organising to see friends regularly, even when I don’t feel like it
    • Having a “thing” to look forward to (often based around hobbies or upcoming events)