What strategies do you use to cope with negative feelings?
I wrote a blog post 📫 about this topic a couple of days ago under the title Distracting Myself
One of the strategies I use is to practice mindfulness in my everyday life. Mindfulness literally means living in the moment and controlling our mind by focusing it on what is occurring in the present. I use mindfulness in a number of ways, to meditate, to focus on little details like eating slowly and savouring the taste and texture of the food I eat, slowly patting Lily and focusing on the feel of her fur and body.
Writing ✍️ this blog and my other writings certainly are a big part of distracting myself from negative feelings, and when I am unwell, I use my creativity in artistic pursuits like watercolour painting, pastel drawing and in the past silk painting.
Spending time with Lily certainly helps me a lot.. Walking Lily and playing with her is wonderful and helps me to keep an optimistic attitude
Spending time with friends 🧡 also helps in a big way.. Watching my favourite television shows and cooking a few meals at the weekend helps to keep my mind focused and occupied so I don’t focus on nega stuff.
Listening to my personal playlist of music 🎶 🎵 is also another strategy I use. Music is so powerful and so healing.
Talking to friends also helps. It is important not to isolate yourself and maintain regular contact with your support network
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