I tried disappearing
in hopes you’d come
looking for me.
You didn’t,
and I couldn’t find you
anymore
— Why we stopped talking (via this-disposition)
me when I pretend to be sick to stay home then my mom leaves the house
Having a rough day? Try these!
8 years ago · 5,666 notes · reblog
I made this project where I asked my followers what makes them happy or cheers them up when they feel sad. I made a list with my own and their tips together, and I’m sure there’s something for everyone, just check them out.
- Go outside to get some fresh air
- Watch cute cat videos on YouTube
- Netflix and chill
- Go to the zoo
- Draw circles on a paper
- Keep your routine (wash your face, get dressed…)
- Listen to music
- Dance in front of your mirror
- Meditate and repeat positive mantras
- Light incense and watch the smoke
- Drink tea, it calms you down
- … Or drink whatever you like
- Compliment someone - and yourself
- Make some sports
- Laugh with friends
- Read bad jokes on the internet
- Open your windows
- Take a nap
- Write (a short story, a poem…)
- Cuddle or play with pets
- Reach out to someone/talk to someone
- Step back and self-reflect
- Plan a fun activity
- Do something spontaneous
- Prioritize
- Look through old photographs and snap some new ones
- Hug someone
- Cry
- Read a book
- Bake or cook something
- Focus on what truly matters to you
- Daydream
- Let some natural sunlight come in
- Surround yourself with people you love
- Stop being so hard on yourself
- Eat chocolate
- Eat whatever you like to eat
- Take deep breaths
- Send a smile to a stranger
- Buy yourself something new
- Read nice quotes on Tumblr
- Get inspired
- Get some work done
- Be nice to yourself
- Make a list of things that make life worth living
- Change your clothes
- Take a shower
- Turn off all social media
- Do some yoga
- Lie in your bed with eyes closed for 15 minutes
- I you have a therapist, talk to him/her
- Go through your closet and donate every article of clothing you haven’t worn for a year
- Visit family you haven’t seen for a long time
- Start a(nother) blog
- Go to church
- Join an online dating site
- Get a manicure
- Have a glass of wine
- Run a bubble bath and soak
- Drink a lot of water
- Adopt a fish
- Drive to the beach and stick your feet in the sand
- Ride a horse
- Ride the subway/bus, going nowhere in particular
- Read your horoscope
- Play an instrument
- Visit a museum or an art gallery
- Start recycling
- Read to someone
- Send a message to your best friends and tell them you love them
- Stretch
- Help someone else
- Have sex
- Mastuarbate
- Plan aweekend getaway
- Drive
- Dye your hair
- Consider it could be worse
- Go swimming
- Scream
- Know it’ll be better tomorrow
- Make new playlists (on iTunes, Spotify…)
- Buy antistress books to color
- Walk barefoot in the grass
- Send out a positive message via helium balloon
- Learn a new skill like origami
- Order concert tickets
- Buy a basketball and shoot some hoops
- Visit an aquarium
- Plan a night under the stars
- Watch the sunset/sunrise
- Get a group of people together and go mini-golfing
- Draw smiley faces on the bottom of your toes and take pictures.
- Make a gift for a friend
- Draw a self-portrait or doodle positive images.
- Buy a CD of an artist you never heard of and listen to it
- Go to the theatre or cinema
- Create your own lifetime line.
- Brush your teeth
- Decorate your room
- Pray
- Buy yourself some flowers
- Play with barbies or something you liked a child
- Color code your closet
- Find out who won the Nobel Prize in every category for the past 5 years
- Look up pictures of dinosaurs.
- Put some make up on
- Ride a bicycle
- Study the solar system
- Put on body lotion
- Shave
- Sharpen all of your pencils
- Jump on your bed
- Stalk a city on Google Earth/Google Maps
- Print a map of your city or neighborhood or wherever, and circle all the places where you were once happy.
- Decide what color you want to paint your future apartment.
- Take a picture of the sky and tape it to your ceiling.
- Take Photo Booth photos with your pet
- Put new sheets on your bed
- Eat a lemon
- Curl/straighten your hair
- Play videogames
- Read old messages
- Watch Disney movies
- Learn something new
- Garden, mow the lawn, pull weeds
- Talk to yourself in the mirror and say positive things about yourself
- Visit a candy/toy store even if you don’t buy anything
- Blow bubbles
- Go fishing
- Get a new haircut
- Sit by a lake, river or ocean
- Light candles/lower the lights
- Swing
- Wear sexy underwear/bra
- Clean your home and declutter it
- Make a video
- Forgive yourself
If you have more ideas, you can still send me a message. I’ll add it! :)
To heal a wound you need to stop touching it.
— Unknown (via onlinecounsellingcollege)
