Benefits of play for our well-being

@amiablePeace77

Today I spent three hours playing with dinosaurs , action figures, and glitter.

I also made ice cream and had a water balloon fight.

I think I enjoyed it more than my nephew 😁😁😁💙

I think play is vital to allow real connection, laughter, to not always be so serious and to just unwind and live in the moment, not analysing everything 🩵

I love going to the arcade with my son. We run around like little kids, play all the games, eat all the food, win all the prizes. He's forever young at heart so he keeps me the same way.

@amiablePeace77

There used to be many between certain TV programs, needlework and music, maybe walking the dogs or curling up with a cat. These days, all I do is unwind and I am BORED stiff - I wish I could be more active so I would deserve the unwinding 😀 I am one of those people who has always needed to keep my hands busy.

What kind of activities do you find help you unwind?

How do you like to have a good, healthy time, and what positive things do you get from it?

@amiablePeace77

Do you ever feel like your mind is about to explode from all the thinking and mental effort you're doing?

Omg yes no question about it. I’m actually surprised sometimes that it hasn’t exploded yet haha!!

What kind of activities do you find help you unwind?

Writing my thoughts out by journaling, talking to someone else, focusing on/doing other things, music

How do you like to have a good, healthy time, and what positive things do you get from it?

I have a good, healthy time by doing anything I enjoy doing like listening to music. Positive things I get from it are focusing on the songs and not anything bad going on in my life 

@amiablePeace77 Yes…a lot of times

Do you ever feel like your mind is about to explode from all the thinking and mental effort you're doing?

All the time! 

What kind of activities do you find help you unwind?   How do you like to have a good, healthy time, and what positive things do you get from it?

I try to set time aside at the end of each day to play games or watch a movie or work on hobbies. 

@amiablePeace77

do to never really being allowed to play as a child in way normal ways be. we growup believing play was a wast of time that would be better spent doing other things was even hard as adult  to learn to play even for the inside kids

but we now see play is important  even for adults  for us this just learning to enjoy what we did not have safely  as a child

want to say it ok to blow bubbles  swing on swings at the playground

play in the sand at the beach 

play games on computer or gaming system 

your so right it helps  a lot also helps in healing from trauma  allowing the inter kid to heal and enjoy life that you never had as a child

@amiablePeace77

I love playing Stardew Valley! So relaxing! 

@amiablePeace77 yes I do

I spend time quieting my mind by deep breathing , listening to music and doing basic yoga exercises.