A few months ago I came across the hidden gem of a YouTube channel called Last Week Tonight. It’s actually a TV show that comes on HBO in America but they upload segments of their show on YouTube and people like me can watch for free. For those of you who don’t know, Last Week …
Month: January 2017
Hobbies that help you calm down: Painting and drawing
By Al Ravenna, World Telegram staff photographer [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons I was never one of those kids who was born with a pencil or learnt to draw before they learned to talk; I just used to make a lot of noise, watch cartoons, run around the house and generally make life miserable for …
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Games that calm you down: Best fiends
Today I am going to tell you about a mobile game I recently started playing called Best Fiends. It’s a fun and simple puzzle adventure game made by a company called Seriously. Seriously that is their name, seriously. It has a very cartoony style and has these adorable little creatures (fiends) that you need to …
It’s not what you think/Outside the box: Mantras
In the very first post of this blog (and in my about page) I mention that the whole point of this blog is to talk about different ways to deal with stress and anxiety, and finding ways to change your mind-set. So far we’ve talked about a lot of ways to deal with stress and …
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Beddy bye and good night (Getting enough sleep)
How many of you hated it every time your parents came to you and said, “kiddo, it’s time for bed.” All of you? Some of you? I’m going to go with a lot of you. I used to get especially irritated, still do actually, every time my mother keeps telling me, “You need to get …
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Distract yourself with a Movie
I’m writing this post because of something that happened to me a while back. Things were not going my way and I had a pretty bad week (it happens to everyone), so the weekend comes around and I’m feeling pretty down. I can’t stop thinking about all the bad stuff that happened during the week …
Hobbies that calm you down: Writing (I can attest to this)
There are two reasons why I decided to start this blog. One was to find and share ways to manage stress and lower anxiety and two is because writing, for me, is a good way to let out some of my pent up stress energy. By USMC Archives from Quantico, USA ("Writing the Letter") [CC …
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Hobbies that calm you down: Bird watching (Tweet, Tweet)
There are many hobbies out there which brings us closer to nature: camping, gardening, wild life photography, and (the main subject of this post) bird watching. By Dario Sanches from São Paulo, Brazil [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons Bird watching or Birding as it’s officially called is the practice of studying and observing birds. …
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Who wants a hug? (How hugs can beat stress)
Have you ever felt so down in the dumps that you wish you could get a hug from someone? From your pet, from your partner, from just anybody? I have. By Braden Kowitz (Hugs!) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons Everyone likes to get a hug every now and then, you feel good afterwards. But …
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Alternative Yoga 