Relaxation and Self-Care

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this is an update of an older post from an old tumblr. if you have pressing additions to it, totally let me know!

some of these things may be a little ‘woo-woo frou-frou’ but, generally, it’s in the ‘may as well try’ camp. i don’t think self-massage and an oatmeal face mask will cure your anxiety, but it will give you something to focus on and might feel pretty good in the meantime.

“SO YOU FEEL LIKE SHIT” – Interactive Self-Care Guide.

If you don’t know where to start, I recommend the above link!

Stretching and Massage

• Stretches you can do at your computer
• More stretches, with video, for lower back
• In-bed yoga stretches
• Self-massage tips
• Self-massage guide
• Self-massage for trigger points
• Tennis ball self-massage

Self-Help for Mental Wellness

• An introduction to self care
• A great source of worksheets! These include –
• STOPP guide for dealing with a crisis
• For unhealthy cravings
• Self-coaching check-in
• Dealing with distress worksheet 1
• Dealing with distress worksheet 2
• Alternative thoughts and actions (instead of destructive ones)
• An entire self-help course to learn techniques to help develop healthy coping strategies!

Relaxation Techniques

• Buddhist meditation
• Breathing exercises for stress management
• Progressive body relaxation
• White noise generator
• Rainymood
• Natural looping ambiance
• Custom background noise
• Make your own glitter jar/’calm down’ jar

Food

• 5 minute chocolate mug cake
• 5 minute mug brownie
• Microwave hot chocolate
• Eating to manage stress
• Good and Cheap: Eat Well on $4 A Day
• How to Eat While You’re Depressed (article)

Body Care

• Make your own salt scrub
• Homemade face masks and scrubs (and hair masks, and etc…)
• Herbal bath and shower recipes
• Make your own lip scrub

Soothing Games

• Nebula painter
• Orisinal has a ton of lovely games, like these next three:
• Majestic deer crossing a river
• Giraffe smooches
• A blustery sunny day
• flOw

if you have other links you’d like to see here, let me know!

i hope you find this helpful – please feel free to spread it around if you do.

updated this a little – if anyone has more resources that should go on here, please let me know! 💖