No.7438
whenever i get really bad anxiety i usually like to draw something to help me sort of vent those feelings out. it just sort of feels nice to express it that way. ill usually listen to a single song on repeat while im doing it. afterwards i usually take a nap.
>>7437i love aria too. ill sometimes put on an ep of the natural as a pick-me-up. i love that season so much.
No.7445
>>7434Sun helps me a lot. I get really depressed when I don't get enough of it.
I like comfy anime and manga, even though most of these longer SoL shows like Aria are still in my backlog.
I also like getting some alcoholic drink and watching something from the "so bad it's good" genre. Been saving these shows to watch them with friends, but I don't always get lucky enough to meet up with them.
No.7461
Alcohol. Usually lots of beer or a couple of simple strong cocktails.
Music. Heavy and black metal, jazz, city pop or classical. Just putting the headphones on and listening.
Reading or watching anime doesn't help me. I get distracted very easy, which pedals the distress and anxiety. Especially phone calls, my God, I hate mobile phones. Maybe this is the reason why I've been watching less and less anime over the recent years.
Holding nice things in hands. You know. I love simple and sturdy things that were made to last, especially if they are old and used. I have a couple of them: zippo lighter, an old metal sony e-reader, a metal parker pen (of the cheaper ones, but still). I dream about finding an old sony walkman for a reasonable price - The Walkman, one of the first metal body models - and collecting cassettes. And installing a cassette deck in a car (when I'll get one) instead of a modern usb-stick one. Imagine that.
No.7471
There are a few things that relax me but for some reason its hard for me to actually do do them even when I know I'd like to. I like going outside for walks, I like laying in bed, I like drawing and these are all helpful when I'm stressed but I'm too addicted to my computer. I'll go for a walk and think to myself 'this is really nice, I should do this more often' but I never do! One thing I do regularly is cook. It basically forces me to get up and move around for half an hour and I even get a treat out of it.
No.7473
>>7471Hey, that's what I feel too. It's like "I know I'd be calmed if I took this game I wanted to check out for a long time", but find it hard to even run it in first place. Or go for a walk, totally.
No idea about cooking. I like it, but also have to do it anyway or I'll starve.
No.7510
Mindfulness meditation, cocktails, and cooking for sure.
Something about the process of considering different layers of tastes and textures when deciding what ingredients to use. It's really engrossing, and then you get the payoff at the end when you can enjoy a well-made drink/meal.
No.10537
>>7434Taking a bath with a good book. Just chilling in the water is good too.
No.10552
>>10318Is this your footage? It does look relaxing.
No.10678
>>10526Latte art
>>10552Not my footage but I converted it to webm
No.11424
I smoke a ton of pot and listen to ambient until I pass out.
No.11561
The most relaxing thing for me to do at the end of the week is smoke a few joints. I don't really look for anything too crazy, just something to relax the body. Not really into the whole "head-high" thing. I don't smoke at all besides that, but it makes me see the appeal of it. For me the actual act of smoking in itself is pretty therapeutic for some reason.
No.11643
>>11536I get latte art
*pounds chest*
No.11675
I like to take a xanax at the end of the week and watch a film or some anime. Feels really good.
Walking is brilliant for stress relief, especially if there are woods you can go to. Forests are truly magical places
No.11769
>>11675Gotta get my Xanax next week. That stuff helps me deal with a lot of stuff at home.
Anxiety is a friendly lady.
No.11771
>>11770That's not nice, you might hurt anxiety's feelings
No.11772
>>11771anxiety doesn't let me play vidya or watch anime, screw anxiety.
No.12393
Tbh the only thing that really gets me down and truly relaxed is a fat bong bowl followed by a nicely packed pipe bowl of tobacco after that. Then I feel pretty satisfied with life, only moreso if I have some coffeee/tea to go along with it. Nice and strongly brewed it gotta be though.
No.12402
my kinda guy. i also relax to a genorously strong cuppa tea. aint nothing in the world can beat that first sip
No.12433
Heroin & hentai
But no really coffee-cocoa makes my evenings really soft and fluffy, at my comfy-station. You take one packet of instant hot chocolate, and one packet of instant cappucino, then you take a double size as usual cup and mix then, then pour on hot water.
It's super delish and satisfying, and gives your evening a bit of an extra twinkle as you do the last stuff of the day before sleep.
No.12438
I normally just bottle myself up until I have a vacation to release it all.
No.12454
>>12433this actually sounds quite comfy. I will start trying this once the weather cools down.
