Published on 12, July, 2020
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?
Going for a walk in nature with my dogs (I live in semi-rural area). When I was younger, reading gave me great solace and books were a place to retreat (they still are). Also, i can get lost (and calm) in writing poetry.