mental health & wellness
this is not a section i have seen on other neocities sites, but i wanted to include it in mine because it's an important part of my life.
i grew up with trauma, as many if not most people have, and was greatly affected by it throughout childhood & young adulthood. for the past 4-5 years, i've made some fairly significant changes in my ways of thinking, and have been working on developing a better set of tools to hopefully help me continue to improve.
i'm sharing some of these here, for myself but also for anyone else who may benefit from them ❤︎
⚠︎ important disclaimer! ⚠
i am not a mental health professional! this is just a collection of resources that have helped me personally
information
strategies for when you're dysregulated
grounding techniques▼
when you're hyperaroused▼
use these techniques to calm down when you're hyperaroused (in fight or flight - feeling panicked, agitated or activated)
- drink herbal tea or cocoa
- self-massage
- go for a nature walk
- take a warm bath
- cuddle with a pet
- shake out your limbs like you're covered in water
- watch meditation or asmr videos
- lay under a heavy blanket or ask for a tight hug
when you're hypoaroused▼
use these techniques to "wake up" from hypoaroused (freeze or fawn - feeling dissociated, spacey or numb)
- splash cold water on your face
- dance to fast/energetic music
- chew gum, mints or cinnamon/ginger candies
- do yoga or stretching
- get a cold drink
- do EFT tapping
- do grounding techniques like 5-4-3-2-1 or counting everything in the room that's blue
- smell something energizing like citrus or peppermint
calming videos▼
- painting
- zen garden
- soap cutting
- baking
- pottery
- kinetic sand
- bob ross
- wood cutting
- writing
- venetian glass
- slime
- rug cleaning
journal prompts
prompts coming soon
calm box
coming soon!!
