Lived Experience Forum

[LostAngel]

Hello Forum Friends just thought Id check in tonight,so far it has been an alright day and night,trying to stay busy just seeing how everyone else is going ? Stay Safe Forum Friends theres not much else to say at the momment 

[May22]

Trying to stay busy tonight too, dealing with addiction relapse tonight 

[Anastasia]

Hello @May22 @LostAngel 

I'm off to sleep but here a few ideas that might help? Some aren't possible as it's night but hopefully some might 🙏

Hugs to you both...you've got this 💞

✔️Ideas for when you feel alone or down

✔️These are ideas which will help when your mood is low.

✔️When you feel alone

or deeply sad and you don’t know why.

 Look at photographs of your friends and family

 Think of your favourite day ever

 Tell someone about your favourite day ever

 Talk to someone you trust

 Call a helpline or use an online forum

 Listen to soothing music

 Take a walk in the garden, notice each tree and flower and try to learn their

names

 Walk your dog

 Go to the park and swing, listen to the laugher of children and let it infect you

 Reread your favourite childhood book

 Watch silly videos of cats on YouTube

 Listen to a ‘feel good’ playlist of songs to lift your mood

✔️Ideas for when you need a distraction 

✔️These ideas

might help. 

 Watch something light-hearted

on TV

 Go for a walk

 Call your best friend for a chat

 Have a shower

 Do a jigsaw

 Find something beginning with

every letter of the alphabet

 Write a letter or an email

 Read a book

 Sleep

 Learn the words to a new song

 Practice a musical instrument

 Curl up on a bean bag and watch

the world go by

 Play a computer game

 Juggle

 Practice a new skill (e.g.

speaking a language, juggling)

 Bake

 Sew or knit

 Build a card house or line of

cards then knock it down

 Look for pictures in the clouds

 Do some cleaning

 Work in the garden, dead-head

some flowers or do some

weeding

 Fly a kite

 Watch out for birds and try to

identify the different types

 Skim stones – how many

bounces can you do?

 Dig for worms

 Write a blog post

[LostAngel]

thanks for your suggestions @Anastasia  Ill keep these in mind as needed