Random Blatherings

Sometimes, when I’ve had one of those days, I just get the urge to hide away from the world. I just need some space away from people to relax and lower my guard a bit. I find several things useful when I’m feeling like that.

1. A quiet place, where I can physically shut myself off from everyone else. Usually this is my bedroom. It’s very important to me that this by my territory, not a shared area, and that I can put a physical barrier (the door) between myself and the rest of the world. Sometimes I even close the curtains.
2. pzizz. It’s a programme for the PC that will create a custom “nap” for you to listen to, composed of soothing music. I have lots of mediation music, but I like that pzizz creates a new song each time you use it. I put it on, and turn the speakers up loud. Since it’s soothing music, I don’t get any complaints.
3. My air purifier. I use it to waft calming essential oils such as lavender or cedarwood round the room. Not only do they help calm me down, they also smell great.
4. Sometimes, I don’t feel like calming down. I need to expel the aggression, and let it burn itself out. When I feel like this, I grab my notepad, and start writing. I just let the thoughts flow, using curse words if I feel like doing that, and let the bile flow. Once I’m done, I put the pages through the shredder, or burn them. Destroying them in this way has a great visual appeal. If I’m really wound up, I’ll shred and then burn the pages. usually as I do this, I get the urge to laugh like a maniac.
5. Once I’ve calmed down, I’ll often listen to a hypnosis tape, and drift off to sleep for a while. When I wake up, I often feel much better. “Things always seem different in the morning”.
6. When I’ve calmed down, and come back to an equable state, I’ll have a look through the archives at Things I’m Grateful For, or maybe try to list some things I’m grateful for on the current day’s blog posting. I always try to end the situation on a happy, high note.

How do you calm down when you’re stressed out?