Case (
case) wrote in
fandomsecrets2025-05-03 02:09 pm
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
[ SECRET POST #6693 ]
⌈ Secret Post #6693 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
01.

__________________________________________________
02.

__________________________________________________
03.

__________________________________________________
04.

__________________________________________________
05.

__________________________________________________
06.

__________________________________________________
07.

__________________________________________________
08.

__________________________________________________
09.

__________________________________________________
10.

Notes:
Secrets Left to Post: 00 pages, 64 secrets from Secret Submission Post #957..
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.
How do you manage stress?
(Anonymous) 2025-05-03 08:35 pm (UTC)(link)Re: How do you manage stress?
Re: How do you manage stress?
(Anonymous) 2025-05-03 08:38 pm (UTC)(link)Outside of memeing I really don't deal with stress well, it gives me anxiety induced insomnia which can last months and makes my already quick emotions worse. The only things I've found that help are chamomile tea and rain or cat purring videos(or shoving my face into my cat's belly but she's not always amenable, lol).
Re: How do you manage stress?
(Anonymous) 2025-05-03 08:47 pm (UTC)(link)Re: How do you manage stress?
Re: How do you manage stress?
(Anonymous) 2025-05-03 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)Re: How do you manage stress?
(Anonymous) 2025-05-03 09:03 pm (UTC)(link)Re: How do you manage stress?
(Anonymous) 2025-05-03 09:11 pm (UTC)(link)Re: How do you manage stress?
Disconnect and going outside
(Anonymous) 2025-05-03 09:53 pm (UTC)(link)Getting back into birding and gardening. Just being outside in generally really helps me kind of resent and calm.
Re: How do you manage stress?
Re: How do you manage stress?
(Anonymous) 2025-05-03 11:10 pm (UTC)(link)When I can, I read, watch TV, or space out into a daydream.
Re: How do you manage stress?
(Anonymous) 2025-05-04 12:22 am (UTC)(link)Re: How do you manage stress?
Re: How do you manage stress?
Honestly nothing is as effective as a good old depression nap. But I'm trying.
Re: How do you manage stress?
(Anonymous) 2025-05-04 01:28 am (UTC)(link)Re: How do you manage stress?
(also quitting jobs and having nervous breakdowns lol but you win some, you lose some)
Re: How do you manage stress?
(Anonymous) 2025-05-04 07:47 am (UTC)(link)I have screenshots saved in a folder that have positive words of encouragements with gentle reminders and affirmations ("You are worthy just as you are" "ruminating solves nothing, you can stop thinking about that" "You aren't meant to solve all the problems you come across" etc.).
A younger me would have found this lame or pointless, but this tactic has helped me a lot in recent years.
I also have photo galleries of people and places that give me joy/remind me of the good things that exist in my life.
Marijuana consumption (used to smoke daily, cut way back on the smoking since I got sick at the start of the year; currently trying to lower my consumption of the edibles)
Constant work on inner monologuing; my mind is/was my greatest critic and understanding where that stemmed from and that I can work on it has helped my mental health a lot
Finding ways to be out in nature, even for a walk or just sitting outside
Taking my time enjoying media instead of treating it like some sort of marathon sport