What are some good ways to chill out?

Question

...to relieve anxiety, stress, depression, the blues.....all that stuff....

Answer 1

Listen to music.

Don't take drugs. Eventually all the stress WILL catch up, plus the stress of trying to quit would be even harder and make the other stressful stuff worse.

Music does some weird stuff in your brain that causes you to stop thinking about all the difficult daily stuff, its like a good drug and doesn't do any damage.

Answer 2

Depending on how bad the anxiety is.. if it's a once in a while deal or a chronic problem
but follow the 6-7-8 rule.
inhale for a count of 6
hold for a count of 7
S-L-O-W-L-Y to a count of 8. The count of 8 should be your last breath. It takes pratice. I still don't have it down yet.

I have a BAD anxiety disorder so it only helped me temorarily.
But at least it did help.
What really REALLY works for me is talking to someone. I don't mean a therapist, or talking about my problems but just talking to my husband about such and such a tv show or about the cute things the cats do.. or ANYTHING that will take my mind off my problems. It's like going on vacation or something. I'm still not sure why it helps me, but it does.

Answer 3

I am sure there is something that you are truly passionate about. For example, drawing, dancing, singing, cooking, working out reading. Whatever it may be, resort to the things that make you happy and once the day is over you will look back at whatever it was that had you stressed and depressed and laugh because it didn't ruin you. You conquered it by not letting those awful feeling & emotions control you. You should always try to be in control of your own happiness. You are the only one responsible for it. Try and remember that you can overcome anything.

Good Luck...

Answer 4

Read, start a journal, listen to music while you're in the tub, watch a movie, cook,do yoga, dance, gaze at the stars, paint, draw, take a slow walk on a nice road/street, treat yourself to something special.

Answer 5

Go to the beach play in the water, or read a book and treat yourself to some ice cream, or better yet...watch a comedy movie!!! Smile! hold on, I'll give you a joke, um: The President, First Lady and Dick Cheney were
> flying on Air Force One.
>
> George looked at Laura, chuckled and said, "You
> know, I could throw a
> $1,000 bill out of the window right now and make
> somebody very happy."
>
> Laura shrugged her shoulders and replied, "I could
> throw ten $100
> bills out of the window and make ten people very
> happy."
>
> Cheney added, "That being the case, I could throw
> one hundred $10
> bills out of the window and make a hundred people
> very happy."
>
> Hearing their exchange, the pilot rolled his eyes
> and said to his
> co-pilot, "Such big-shots back there. Hell, I could
> throw all of them
> out of the window and make 56 million people very
> happy.
If that doesn't work go on the-jokes.com and laugh ur butt of of games like spank the monkey and the insanity test!

Answer 6

smoke some marijauna, i promise it will help until u run out and then u will be back at square 1 but you will feel really good

Answer 7

Go people watching at Barnes, that's always funny.

Answer 8

just be trself
do ur doing enjoy
NY Princess say s the right thinbg

Answer 9

i think you should take a long warm bath, while listening to your favorite kind of music. or you should read, draw/paint, or watcha movie.

Answer 10

i write in a journal... it helps to clear your conscious and flush out your anger without hurting or embarrassing people close to you. try it!