What is one hobby that is good for your Anxiety?
What is one hobby that is good for your Anxiety?
Having a hobby is a great way to spend our spare time, unwind from our daily routine and ease anxiety or stress. It gives us something enjoyable to focus on, at the same time taking our mind off anything negative that we may be experiencing. Post here one hobby that helps you reduce anxiety and makes you feel fulfilled to share it with the rest of our community!
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👩🏻🎨 I enjoy art & being Creative, BUT Right now my best stress reliever seems to be cooking for my family. 🍜🍉
@MindfulHeart2020
Art therapy like that is a great way to acknowledge and recognize feelings that have been lurking in our subconscious, and relieve stress and anxiety! wow, I love baking as well! I think it is a great and creative way to spend any free time and relax 🧁️💗
I like to meditate and try not to jump into conclusions. After a while, they seem less frightening.
@enlightenedNight
Meditation can de really relaxing and help us short our thoughts. It's great to hear that it help you like that. Thank you for sharing! 😃
Honestly? Minecraft. Between the soothing music and the focus of simply putting stuff together, it does wonders for my mood, and helps me feel less out of control. Minecraft will always be cool
@Kylenostyle
hehe that sounds awesome. 😃 Minecraft is so very relaxing and fun! It's great to hear that it helps you calm any anxiety and stress.
I used to paint some random paintings, but when I studied architecture and got a lot of negative criticisms I stop using my pencil. and now when I am under stress I just feel lost.
@DinaElwy pick your pencil back up and sketch. You have to make you happy, not them. I'm not the best mechanic but I still pick my wrenches up. We can't let others people's opinions affect our happiness.
@AnxiousOne1987 @DinaElwy
hey Dina, i somewhat agree with anxiousone.
i can comprehen the difficulty of balancing your self-wants, happiness and also for others. Myself am struggling with mentality of needing/wanting/having to please others - be it for whatever reasons, and sometimes or most of the times, it only end up hurting ourselves most of the times. We may sometimes feel that we are hurting others, but actually they might not or maybe not as intense as you think it is.
Hmm... me being able to type this out.. i wonder why i cant change myself.
anyways back to yourself, i do hope, i believe anxiousone do too, that you be able to pick up your pencil and continue/start drawing/sketching again - at least do some little thing to aid yourself when in need.
@DinaElwy
awh I'm sorry to hear that, Dina. That tough criticism can definitely make people kind of lose that enthusiasm to draw as a hobby in our free time. I don't think anyone should give up on it though. Everyone has their own way of drawing or painting or sketching. There is no right way to do it, so let your creativity free! Art therapy can be a great stress reliever, and I hope that step by step you'll feel more comfortable painting again as you used to. 💗
For me, during anxiety I like to sketch or paint. I also sometimes play guitar. It calms me down alot!!
@ZeroThree18
Painting, sketching and music sound great to relieve anxiety and feel calm.😃 Thank you for sharing!
I work on and ride my motorcycle. When I'm on it the only thing that matters is how good the wind feels. I've never felt as free as I do when I'm riding.
@AnxiousOne1987
That's really cool! I'm glad to hear you feel that way :)
@TheAtticusFinch nobody understands why a dog hangs his head like a biker
@VickyP I used to paint as a hobby, but haven't done any paintings in a long time.
@Regmo
Hello! Thank you for sharing. Painting can be a great way to relieve stress, but everyday life sometimes makes it hard for us to find time to do it, as it requires time.😮
crocheting
@lovehummingbirdsCindy
Crocheting sounds very relaxing! it's good to hear you have found something that helps calm your anxiety. Thank you for sharing.
Boxing.
It's a cure-all for me.
If I feel anxious or frustrated, I do some boxing.
@SilverbackTiger
P.S I use a Century BOB (freestanding dummy) in my back garden but if you dont have any equipment or can't get to a boxing gym, just do some shadow boxing in your room or outdoors. You'd be surprised at how good a workout that can be.
Often working up a light sweat can uplift us.
@SilverbackTiger
That's great to hear, SIlver! I can see how boxing can really reduce any stress, or help when you might feel anxious, or frustrated or just need to take your mind off things. Thank you for sharing!
I also used to enjoy painting Warhammer miniatures. Just spending hours focus on these tiny little models in my big hands brought alot of stress relief. It's been a looooong time since I did that though.
And collecting Disney Pins brings me joy. I like to arrange them in frames and spend a while viewing them from time to time.
@SilverbackTiger
wow. Painting Warhammer miniatures and collecting things sounds very relaxing and fun too! Our go-to hobby can change through time, so it is totally understandable to not have done that recently.
Boxing and any form of exercise sound amazing to get that mood uplift when feeling down or anxious.
