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Post by Mea on Jan 7, 2016 8:53:43 GMT
- Exercise (running, walking, etc.)
- Put on fake tattoos.
- Write (poetry, stories, journal, etc.)
- Scribbling on sheets an sheets of paper
- Be with other people.
- Watch a favorite TV show.
- Posting on web boards, and answering others’ posts.
- Go see a movie.
- Watch a movie from your childhood.
- Do schoolwork.
- Play a musical instrument.
- Paint your nails.
- Sing.
- Look up at the sky. (Night is especially beautiful.)
- Punch a punching bag (with gloves on.)
- Cover yourself with Band-Aids where you want to cut.
- Let yourself cry.
- Sleep (only if you are tired.)
- Take a hot shower or relaxing bath.
- Play with a pet.
- Re-organize your room.
- Clean.
- Knit or sew.
- Read a good book.
- Listen to music.
- Watch a candle burn (no playing with the flames!)
- Meditate.
- Go somewhere very public.
- Bake cookies.
- Alphabetize your CD’s.
- Paint or draw.
- Ripping paper into itty-bitty pieces
- Hug someone.
- Write letters or email.
- Talk to yourself (or if that feels weird, buy a small tape recorder.)
- Hug a pillow or stuffed animal.
- Hyperfocus on something like a rock, hand, etc.
- Dance.
- Make hot chocolate.
- Play with modeling clay or Play-Dough.
- Build a pillow fort.
- Go for a nice, long drive.
- Complete something you’ve been putting off.
- Draw on yourself in red marker.
- Take up a new hobby.
- Cook a meal.
- Look at pretty things, like flowers or art.
- Create something.
- Pray (if praying is something you do)
- Make a list of blessings in your life.
- Read a spiritual text which resonates with you.
- Go to a friend’s house.
- Jump on a trampoline.
- Watch an old, happy movie.
- Call a hotline or your therapist.
- Talk to someone close to you that knows [how you’re suffering.]
- Ride a bicycle.
- Feed the ducks, birds, or squirrels, etc.
- Color with Crayons.
- Memorize a novel, play, or song.
- Stretch.
- Search for ridiculous things on the internet.
- Hunt for stuff on Ebay or Amazon (you can find ANYTHING there).
- Color-coordinate your wardrobe.
- Watch fish.
- Make a tape of your favorite songs.
- Play the “15 minute game.” (You can’t cut for 15 minutes, and when the time is up, start again.)
- Plan your wedding / prom / other event.
- Alphabetize your books.
- Hunt for your perfect home in the paper.
- Try to make as many words out of your full name as possible (then do your friends’ names.)
- Sort all your photographs.
- Plan a dinner party.
- Play with a slinky.
- Find yourself some toys and play.
- Start collecting something.
- Play video/computer games.
- Clean up trash at your local park.
- Go out and perform a random act of kindness for someone.
- Call up an old friend.
- Write yourself an “I love you because…” letter.
- Try to build something.
- Rearrange your house.
- Go through all your old stuff.
- Smile at least five people.
- Play with little kids.
- Go for a walk (with or without a friend.)
- Go to the mall.
- Clean your room /closet.
- Try to do handstands.
- Try to do cartwheels, bridges, backbends, and such.
- Teach your pet a new trick.
- Write a note to a very useful inanimate object thanking it for how useful it’s been.
- Move EVERYTHING in your room to a new spot.
- Get together with friends and play Frisbee, soccer or basketball.
- Randomly go up and hug a friend.
- Randomly search MySpace music for new music. Or use Pandora.com.
- Play the “If inanimate objects talked, what would they say?” game.
- Face paint.
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