Once a difficult emotion, feeling, or urge has been noticed and recognized for what it is, sometimes the best thing to do is to do something distracting rather than just ruminate on it. Here is a list of ideas to get you started – and if one doesn’t work, try a different one!
- Watch a show
- Take a walk
- Paint
- Go somewhere spontaneous
- Write a story
- Play a video game
- Do a wordsearch
- Take a cold shower
- Go get yourself a treat
- Read a good book
- Go shopping
- Bake something delicious
- Go outside and sit in the sun
- Memorize a poem
- Clean your room
- Organize a drawer or closet
- Play with a pet
- Draw
- Take a warm shower
- Go down a rabbit-trail on YouTube
- Listen to new music
- Journal
- Go to a movie
- Rearrange the furniture
- Go for a hike
- Do something kind for someone
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