What do you do to calm down?

I was feeling quite agitated this morning. I've been aware for a while that I don't seem to have any mechanisms of making myself feel calm. I don't have any 'stims'. I've spent the last hour reading the latest posts on this forum, and doing an Aspie Quiz on one of the threads, and I've found I feel much better now, calm and back to normal. I suspect because my mind became focused on doing something intently (replying to topics in detail, then doing a 122-question quiz), so it had no opportunity to wander and be distracted by whatever it was that was causing me to feel agitated.

What methods do you use if you're feeling agitated or stressed out by something, to make yourself feel calmer?

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  • Mindfulness and yoga helps me best. It sounds like a load of silliness, but honestly, there's nothing like a walk in the park/forest by yourself listening to the natural sounds. I also like to take pictures of water drops on leaves, cobwebs and other random things in the country.  It calms me and makes me feel safe.

    When I'm having a "moment" of getting overwhelmed I immediately disregard what ever it is I'm thinking and focus on the sound of my breathing and how it feels in my throat and stomach.  Yoga practice is fantastic for stuff like that. 

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  • Mindfulness and yoga helps me best. It sounds like a load of silliness, but honestly, there's nothing like a walk in the park/forest by yourself listening to the natural sounds. I also like to take pictures of water drops on leaves, cobwebs and other random things in the country.  It calms me and makes me feel safe.

    When I'm having a "moment" of getting overwhelmed I immediately disregard what ever it is I'm thinking and focus on the sound of my breathing and how it feels in my throat and stomach.  Yoga practice is fantastic for stuff like that. 

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