Scaring the stress out (could it work?)

I’d like to ask you something, how many of you reading this post right now is the type of person who actually likes being scared? Are you the type of person who loves the haunted house? Who can’t wait for the next horror film? Who loves playing horror games like Amnesia the dark descent or …

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Try this: ASMR

“Autonomous sensory meridian response,” that is what ASMR stands for. So what is this ASMR? Well here’s the thing, there two topics we need to discuss to understand ASMR are, the definition of the term itself and then the genre that came about because of it. So we’re first going to be talking about the …

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Hobbies that calm you down: Gardening

Gardening is a nice little hobby to have; it helps you relax and puts a little more green in this world. My mother had a small garden she used to tend to when I was a kid. Every other day she would be outside, watering the plants, trimming the bushes and turning the soil, sometimes …

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Self-hypnosis (You are feeling very slee…….zzzzzzzzzz)

You are getting very sleepy; your eyelids are getting very heavy, drowsy, sleepy. You are asleep. Now of course that didn't work, did it? If you fell asleep then you probably won't be reading this but I’m going to assume it didn't work and that you are still reading this. So you might be wandering, …

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Adult colouring books

It’s always nice to connect with your inner child (or so psychiatrists keep saying). For the most part children are filled with innocence and joy, so it makes sense to do some childlike things so that we may feel some of that innocence and joy and connect with our inner child as well, and what …

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Foods that reduce stress: Chocolate

People love chocolate; I love chocolate, you love chocolate, we all love chocolate. Chocolate is by far my favorite type of dessert, be it in ice cream, in a bar or biscuit form, I love it. So it should come as no surprise that when I found out that chocolate can help reduce stress that, …

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Watching Old Cartoon shows

I love cartoons; even today I watch cartoons either on the television or via the internet. Yes I’m a grown man who should probably take life more seriously and leave the kids’ stuff to kids, but you know what? To hell with it, cartoons used to make me happy as a kid, and they still …

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Hobbies that calm you down: Photography

Hello and welcome back to Hobbies that calm you down. In our last episode we talked about origami or the art of folding paper (you haven’t seen that one already go back and check it out). In today’s episode we’re going to be talking about a hobby that involves (for the most part) going outside. …

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