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)
  • The Snark Urge@lemmy.world
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    1 year 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.

  • aqua@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Bicycling by far!

    You can get a cheap used bike if you don’t want to nerd out about parts etc.

    The way my mind is cleared when I’m going for a ride is something that I have not achieved by any other means. Also the mood boost lasts quite a while for me.

    Just make sure the bike fits your body and also get a helmet.

  • Meldroc@lemmy.world
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    1 year 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…)