Published on 12, July, 2020
After being wound up by my very loud and rebellious 5 year old daughter 3 hours ago, I'm struggling to calm down. I'd therefore be grateful for any tips to help lower the stress and anger levels. I thought locking myself away quietly for some internet browsing would help, but sadly it didn't.
Thanks, Steve
I had a couple of other good suggestions today.
The first was to twist up a few pages of newspaper and leave them in various places around the house. The idea is to try to pull them apart to relieve anger. My partner will hand me one if I'm in need and don't think of it myself. Not sure it sounds satisfying enough to offer proper relief, but I'll give it a try.
The second suggestion is to get a lava lamp, on the basis that watching them is very calming.
I'll look to gather all these great suggestions into a single list on the forum soon...
I like this idea, but the touch of paper makes things worse if I'm worked up.
I, with permission, tore apart one of my husband's really ratty old t-shirts a few months ago. That helped a lot, but he isn't really into the idea lol.
I do the same, although I tell myself I'm preparing workshop rags. (Yes, I have a rudimentary workshop, with quite a few tools.) But only after my partner has removed all the buttons, zips, pockets etc for reuse. But the thing is that it really is a way to unwind and prepare something useful at the same time. I'm constantly looking for ways to reuse throwaway stuff. And just about any kind of music. Youtube music concert footage, documentaries and histories. Geograph & Google Earth/Google map. I'm a map obsessive. DIY and self-help books, classic non-fiction. (Kindle) Crosswords & Sudoku. Small solar energy & energy conservation projects. I'm thinking about getting an electric chainsaw and doing some rustic sculpture with the fruit garden prunings, loppings and stumps, as i can also use hand tools to finish them. Self-hypnosis. It helps me to sleep earlier in this noisy place.