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How do you relax
lisathomas50
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I relax by putting a bath bomb in my bath light my candles and turn the light out and afterwards I put my pjs on and have a nice hot choclate horlicks
I appreciate not everyone can get in the bath so would like to hear how other people how they relax its not an easy thing to do look forward to seeing your comments
I appreciate not everyone can get in the bath so would like to hear how other people how they relax its not an easy thing to do look forward to seeing your comments
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- going for a drive
- going for a walk
- watching videos on YouTube
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I relax by putting my headphones on and listening to music
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I used to like “current” shows like Mock the Week and Have I Got News For You but I think those shows and others peaked around 2008-2010 and now are a victim of political correctness and are so sanitised these days. I do still quite QI with Sandi Toksvig but again preferred the old ones under Stephen Fry.
It's also a crying shame that most of the good comedies of the early 70's wouldn't pass censorship nowadays as some of the humour was a bit un-PC.
Particular attention to that story that came to light towards the end of last year where the BBC banned a Fawlty Towers episode about Germans, a move which even John Cleese himself said was PC gone mad, it's since been put back on streaming service Britbox.
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I like the smell of scented candles but I get overly worried about starting a fire, so I try and remember to buy reed diffusers for my bedroom
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If you want a gentle show that’s also quite funny I recommend Keeping Up Appearances. The main character does show signs of OCD so I’m not sure if that’s a trigger for you though but if not it’s worth watching!
I relax by:
Going for a walk
Watching a good tv drama or film. I have just participated in the latest film game. Lol
Listening to music & audiobooks. I love my audiobooks.
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I love the way people find a way to relax itd fab
Seeing OCD isn't really a trigger for me, mine are mainly based around harm/medical stuff. Despite that, I'm actually a fan of action films (Die Hard, Bourne, Bond, etc) but know pretty much all of the switch off points in them! Can't say they're relaxing though so not really relevant for this thread lol.
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I like to go sit in my star wars room, it helps me destress a lot just sitting there taking it in, looking at all the collectibles, each one has a story
A friend sent me a beginners diamond drill art kit..i was hooked within 15minutes! I did super easy ones to start and now do about an hour a day and listen to podcasts and am completely absorbed like ive not been with anything else. I plan to frame and donate to charities for raffle gifts
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https://www.lionsroar.com/mindful-living-thich-nhat-hanh-on-the-practice-of-mindfulness-march-2010/
this is another method
https://www.lionsroar.com/category/how-to/
Personally i find counting breaths out from one to ten then one again and so on most helpful, once you’ve reached a calm abiding state you can slip into meditating on a subject and back again to counting breaths quite easily. The idea is to maintain a calmness, like the tuning of a guitar string, not too tight, not too loose. I started with five minutes and increased gradually to half an hour. Often we try to carry out an exercise for too long and because it interferes with our everyday lives too much we discontinue, which is why I limit my sessions to a half hour which I can afford and which I find repeatable.
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Meditation helped me, to a certain degree 👍👌
@Seanchai I suddenly had a tenfold increase in my tinnitus some five years ago, around 80db! In both ears. I used to play bass guitar in a few local bands and of course I was situated next to the drummer mostly and they were always fond of crashing cymbals. I also worked with power tools without earmuffs and in one particularly noisy injection moulding factory when I was young, again without ear defenders.
At first I thought I was going to die of something, perhaps a tumour or something but I had an MRI scan and they found nothing sinister and so I was told it was incurable .ive tried using a masking sound etc but nothing really helps. There were times when I thought the noise would drive me mad. However, though I never thought I would ive actually got used to the jet engines and the white noise actually helps me to block out interfering sounds when I’m meditating. In this way I’ve incorporated the sound into my life and accepted it as, at least sometimes, helpful! Since I can’t cure it I must endure it and I’ve managed to see it as a reasonably positive thing. I’m not saying I’d rather keep the sound if there was a cure but since there isn’t a remedy for this malady then why not make the best of it.
You can't really have one without the other.
I relax with hot chocolate and I drop 85% dark chocolate pieces into it so it melts and I have a very chocolatey drink. I love eating dates too and I dunk them in sometimes for chocolatey dates.
Right now I'm totally blissed out! Not sure it'll work when I'm having a bad time but I'll try...
I will have to try meditation thank you its nice to see how others relax
Holly ....I would use your combi boiler as it's supposed to be used ....it does not matter if you are frightened of your landlord, you have rights . Our social worker got a wet room put in for us ....my wife misses a bath but it was more practical to get a wet room in ( for us both) I prefer a shower but if I had aching bones or muscles then I would soak in a hot bath . The fitters made a lovely job of our wet room . Your landlord has obligations , like getting your boiler checked .
Please follow @chiarieds advice....👍
The home computer is an amazing invention and we have all benefited from it .
👍👌🙂
perhaps embroidery would be a better suggestion , now that is something I’ve never done 😄
Sleeping pills
Exercise
Meditation, breathing exercises and yoga
Reading at night in bed
No phones
Talking to a therapist etc
Changing your sleep routine
Eating prior to bed
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I see you like nice smelling candles but are a bit wary of fire , my wife has loads of yankee candles .... but for Christmas she got a lovely present from our sons girlfriend .She makes wax melts , she also gave us a ' touch light ' that melts the wax slowly and puts a lovely smell through the house. Although we need nice smelling things in the house as my bulldog can clear a room. in ten seconds flat with his " odours"🙄😟🤣
We are very safety conscious ( just like yourself Tori) and I am not sure about candles 🤔😣😟
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I like The Chase too! Who is your favourite chaser?
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Yep Tori ... candles are like any naked flame, dangerous if not used safely . , We had a villager burned their house down with a candle flame catching the curtains , luckily they survived 🤔😮 I know one fella who came in from the pub and put on the chip pan .....sat down and fell asleep , it was the fumes that killed him .
In a village not far from us , a woman and her five children lost their lives in a house fire ....they do not know what started the fire . Godbrest them all .🙏