What Comforts You On Your Hardest Days?

[fly away home]

Being able to connect with nature. Just sitting on the ground and feeling the earth or a good sized rock if I cannot manage anything more at the time.

 

[marylouise]

Wow ... everyone sounds so healthy. On a bad day with PTSD, I have trouble leaving the house because of the struggle with dissociation. I self-isolate, and don't want to see anyone. Even if I call a friend, it's hard to talk because of the dissociation, which scares me. It comforts me to be on the couch, under a blanket. It comforts me to imagine being in my safe place. It comforts me to have my stuffed lion next to me. It comforts me to drink a cup of tea. It comforts me to remember that I am neither bad nor good, I am just me.

 

[marylouise]

izmo, I enjoyed your post about self-care. I adopted one of your suggestions: I have started listening to sounds of nature online. I listen to the Amazon rainforest while making my supper ; ) It's very comforting.

 

[StarTraveller]

Video games and wine and brie. Wine could be debatable.

 

[Definitely..maybe]

My dog, or thinking about and looking for a new puppy to get too.

Calling family or friends and just talking about normal stuff. During a break up someone recommended anytime I wanted to call my ex to call someone else, most likely after 20 mins of talking to someone else you've come up with things to do or other things occupy your mind. Not always the case with ptsd- but worth a shot.

Call a counseling hotline.

Chocolate and comfort movies:)

...online shopping:rolleyes:

 

[The Albatross]

Sitting at my front window and watching the birds and squirrels, lying on the sofa with a couple cats or a dog on my lap and just breathing, sushi or a very nutritious meal from the organic cafe with a shot of liquid chlorophyll , running errands and doing good deeds for people to see them smile or say thank you.

 

[The Albatross]

Also making a huge pot of soup, chowder, stew or gumbo and farming it out to both mothers, our disabled friend/neighbor, and about 5 other seniors. Bringing them a hot meal and sometimes sitting at the table with them as they eat or we eat together helps me to feel more connected and a bit better.

 

[Nothing]

Going for a walk if able, watching a movie/tv show, gaming, painting if able, sometimes being alone and other times just having someone near by as long as they don't talk.

Sometimes calling lifeline or an organisation like that, doing that has at times stopped me from self-harm.

 

[Nothing]

Oh, and putting on my angry music really loud and dancing wildly to it or just sitting letting it go through me. Eminem, Donnie darko sound track, Eddie Verder Into the Wild, or Florence and the Machine. I have gotten through many really rough times doing this.

 

[ptsdsolution]

The simple things like surrounding myself with nature-it is such a great comforter and teacher. Experiencing unconditional love-such as from a pet, looking at small kids playing happily without a care in the world. All these things remind me that there is still a lot of good going on too

 

[Deleted member 12723]

Journaling. Taking a nap under my favorite blanket. Taking good care of me.

 

[Loloma]

My cat and thinking about my children and grandchildren. Escaping with a good movie, it's distracts my thoughts temporarily.