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I recently got into making desserts. I end up with something I can be proud of, get to share sweets with my friends & family and satisfy my sweet tooth all at once. With $10 worth of ingredients and zero experience you can whip up a basic batch of fudge in less than 15 minutes and put pretty much anything else you want into there.
Anything that forces me to change what I think about and pay attention to. Video games, driving, ATV rides, etc.
Also just learning to understand (within reason) that things you can’t control don’t deserve a lot of your mental capacity. No reason to worry about it, because you can’t do anything to change the outcome.
Chatting with a close friend
what about not having one
Chat with an acquaintance, grandma, cousin, neighbor…
In complete honesty, I spend money. Another more specific avenue is dining out for a nice meal.
Treating yourself is nice
I tried but then sad because the fact that I have no one to invite.
If you’re also feeling lonely, you can pick specific food venues. Ones that have bar seating are a good choice. Food cart pods with picnic benches can also provide the opportunity to talk to stangers, especially in the evenings.
I play my guitar! That usually cheers me up quite a bit! Lately I’ve gotten into building models so that has helped a lot too!
John Mellencamp covers this
“I want you to dance naked and I want to join you”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKrcvol1NsM
:)
I do my job! I’m an Uber driver and I always feel fantastic about four or five hours into a shift.
Talk to a stranger. At the park, at the bus stop, at the dog park. Doesn’t matter what we talk about, it just feels good to connect and it takes my mind off my own bullshit.
Toons. Vidya games. Choons. I guess card games on computers too. Old electronics. Going outside and touching grass. Simping over Europe (as a Moroccan who despises Morocco). Sleeping. Collecting literally anything I could think of.
Poniesno, I abandoned those long ago.Depending on the reason I’m feeling crappy, watch a comedy movie/series/video, listen to upbeat music, or play video games.
Talk with close friends, draw, sleep, eat delicious food
I wander. I can walk to a Boston subway stop in about 35 minutes. I often just hop on a train and get off at a random stop and just explore.
I’m literally on a train right now for this very purpose.
cool man
I can relate. I’m a huge fan of public transportation. I love exploring different places using a public train. One of the things that I liked doing with public transportation was to intentionally make myself get lost.
I was once robbed on a public train from Jakarta on my way home to Tangerang after visiting my friend. Since then, I’ve become more careful not to take a public train to places that seem dangerous or unsafe.
Help someone else
Ooo that’s a great one! Helping someone else makes me feel good basically 100% of the times i do it. And it doesn’t even have to be a major help, or even a moderate help, just helping someone in a minor way gives me a good feeling.
Usually smoke weed and play a game, or play bass guitar. Weed does well to prevent me from dwelling on things because it shortens my attention span. Games allow me to escape, and not much keeps me in the moment as much as playing music does, to do it right you must live in the moment, so it helps.
That being said, this is all escapism, which makes me feel better, but never solves any of the things I might be anxious about.
Self-care always makes me feel better. I prepare something nice to drink–tea, wine, beer, depending on my mood—and a tasty snack, then put on one of my favourite audiobooks or TV shows and treat myself to a hot bath or foot bath with a relaxing bath essence.
