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What calming techniques do you utilize in your everday life? (piefed.social)
submitted 3 months ago by cashmaggot@piefed.social to c/autism@lemmy.world
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We talked stuff that works you up, how about things that you do to calm down? What techniques, activities, mantras, stims, etc. do you do to keep yourself comfortable and safe? Feel free to share what you'd like - and something kinda cool is that you might end up helping someone else down the line.

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[–] cashmaggot@piefed.social 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I once knew a monk who basically broke it down like this (and I'm talking monk since he was a little one) as long as you focus on one solid thing you're meditating. So he said you can be sweeping and meditating, doing the dishes and meditating, sitting and thinking about driving a sports car you like and meditating. As long as you just focus on that one thing. And I've always taken it as thems the rules since =P!

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

yeah I think I sorta achieve a state sometimes but its generally momentary (or in the best cases seems momentary) but I find it hard to stop the encroaching thoughts.

[–] cashmaggot@piefed.social 1 points 3 months ago

I think we only get little dribbles of it. I read a book on Focus a hundred years ago and it basically stated the second that you realize you're in that space - is the second you lose it. Encroaching thoughts are a difficult one, but it's suggested more practice makes it easier. Also just figuring out what is and isn't worth it in life. And I guessssss letting things go. But eh. I'm not the greatest with that one. So stuff I can't let go, I try to sink instead. Because I might just not be ready to drop whatever "it" is.