How to decompress
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Anonymous
I hope you know that's a terrible idea. - spouse of an alcoholic who started out using alcohol to decompress |
Anonymous
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Deep breathing.
Fun books. Prayer. |
Anonymous
| Netflix |
Anonymous
+1 in moderation |
Anonymous
| I have a renewed commitment to the gym and am getting a new professional license. So I guess I’m trying to keep my mind off of things by being too busy to think about much else. Brain tired and body tired ftw. |
Anonymous
| Volunteering. Spending time talking to friends. |
Anonymous
Some people have the genetics to become addicts. Some do not. |
Anonymous
| Crafts, joking with my sister, spray painting a random Tesla, hot baths and shopping. |
Anonymous
| Dab pen! |
Anonymous
| A long hike in the woods takes my mind off of things. |
Anonymous
Lots of it. |
Anonymous
Or gummies. |
Anonymous
| Nothing like a nice session with Rosie and her sisters! |
Anonymous
And as shown with the cocain using soldiers coming back from Vietnam, it's a lot more complicated than that. One good rule for anyone to abide by is that if you're using a substance for relaxation (rather than for enjoyment in and of itself), you're not using it right. |
Anonymous
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Everybody should try primal scream therapy
https://www.dazeddigital.com/beauty/article/57598/1/the-rise-of-therapeutic-screaming-primal-scream-arthur-janov |