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By *parkle1974 OP Woman
over a year ago

Leeds

When you feel overwhelmed....

Where is your go to place to refocus? x

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By *rwhowhatwherewhyMan
over a year ago

Aylesbury

A dark room, preferably with a bed to curl up in

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hope you're ok OP.

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

At my daughter's college there is a room called Oasis where people with autism can zip themselves inside small tents

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By *avie65Man
over a year ago

In the west.

I go to a coffeeshop.

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By *aughty but nice...Man
over a year ago

Staffs

I go to work

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By *affron40Woman
over a year ago

manchester

Offline hibernation.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Coffee.

My balcony.

Talk to my girl.

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By *inky Biscuit DunkerMan
over a year ago

Gloucestershire

Walk outside, in the country

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

To refocus I would say probably a walk in a park. Sit under a tree or on a bench and appreciate fresh air.

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By *hrista BellendWoman
over a year ago

surrounded by twinkly lights

Through personal meditation this feeling is rare for me now, but first I ground myself with my favourite journey technique or else it will spill Into a anxiety attack.

Then my car is my safe space always

Hope you are ok xxx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Headphones, quiet area and poi spinning seems to help focus my head a bit

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

self-destructive behaviours behind a closed door.. where i can try do calm down and stop my skin being on fire and my head screaming and my ears ringing.

i get very over stimulated and overwhelmed, far too easily.

music helps when im trying to bring myself up afterward too.

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By *hrista BellendWoman
over a year ago

surrounded by twinkly lights

"Headphones, quiet area and poi spinning seems to help focus my head a bit"

I have a friend who spins fire poi, incredible skills

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By *omer47Man
over a year ago

leigh

How do you know if you are overwhelmed?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Headphones, quiet area and poi spinning seems to help focus my head a bit

I have a friend who spins fire poi, incredible skills

I’m not quite at fire poi just yet, still trying to stop beating myself up with a few complicated spins

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

I sit on my sofa and do a jigsaw on my laptop.

As I do that I make a list of what I need to deal with and tackle one thing at a time.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"How do you know if you are overwhelmed?"

People experience it differently.

Some people lose focus, panic attacks, feeling of anxiousness, different feelings for different people.

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By *eliWoman
over a year ago

I hope you're ok soon OP.

I stim. Anxiety spiral a bit. Reach out to loved ones and friends. Go for a long walk. And sometimes I just sleep through it because my head and heart feels better when I process and feel rested, I'm better equipped to handle things that way.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By *icassolifelikeMan
over a year ago

Luton

Hard times for many, especially in the years to come.

Work out how you can help yourself then definitely look to help others.

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By *issEmmWoman
over a year ago

Bournemouth

My bed is my safe space

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I make a list of everything that's on my mind. I write it in my neatest handwriting using my favourite pen and when I see it all neat and tidy it feels a bit less overwhelming. And then I ignore it or just try to work on one of the things.

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By *izzmasterzeroMan
over a year ago

Aberdeen

Never experienced this before, there's been times when I'm a little stressed or have a lot going on but I've never felt the need to stop and do something about it like go to a dark room and hide or write stuff down to get it out my head... these things would do nothing for me and would change nothing about my situation, I just get on with things till it passes.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sleep. I can sleep anywhere, at any time, with any notice, as long as I can support my head even slightly, I can choose to sleep if I am bored, anxious, nervous, impatient...

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By *oo..Woman
over a year ago

Boo's World

Log off Fab

And go find something else to do starting with a walk somewhere nice.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Probably depends on the why.

Dog walk for grounding

Gym for getting out frustrations.

Friends for moral support

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I take a break from here for days or weeks till ready to come back

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By *herryEatersCouple
over a year ago

East Cheshire

A walk in the countryside, in the rain, a quiet room alone, cuddling up to the mrs, watching a tree waving in the wind....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"When you feel overwhelmed....

Where is your go to place to refocus? x"

For me it’s the gym…

Or I love to go to the Peak District and just take in the scenery and nature

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By *asilyled1Man
over a year ago

ogmore valley

To the coast. Just sit there watching the sea listening to the waves. Totally chills me and makes me feel happy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Remove myself and breathe exercises quiet place

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Being outdoors helps me to refocus

NBVN x

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By *heVonMatterhornsCouple
over a year ago

Lincoln

A good sleep or the gym usually sorts me out.

LvM

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By *acey_RedWoman
over a year ago

Liverpool

Bed or the sofa under a blanket

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By *ighty_tightyMan
over a year ago

Norfolk/Suffolk

"When you feel overwhelmed....

Where is your go to place to refocus? x"

I wouldn't go anywhere as such, just have some time out, probably at home.

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By *andyfloss2000Woman
over a year ago

ashford

Cycling in the countryside x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"When you feel overwhelmed....

Where is your go to place to refocus? x"
hope all is okay

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I tend to go lower and lower until im snapped out of it if you need cheering up il be around

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

To my husband and he wraps his arms around me and tells me everything is going to be ok.

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By *aughty Couple ABCCouple
over a year ago

West Bromwich

Cuddles from hubby, or my sewing room

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

Youtu.be

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"When you feel overwhelmed....

Where is your go to place to refocus? x"

In bed, under the covers

I know it sounds lame but I have a special blanket which I only ever use when I'm anxious or overwhelmed so now my brain associates it with calming down, which helps loads

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By *cotty1376Man
over a year ago

PRESTON

i go and sit at my local lake , listen to the wildlife and forget about the rest of the world for an hour

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

Garden weather permitting. If not good, sit in comfy chair and read.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"When you feel overwhelmed....

Where is your go to place to refocus? x"

The bench at the back of my office. I sit down have a few cigarettes, stay off my phone and stay in my head.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"When you feel overwhelmed....

Where is your go to place to refocus? x"

My bed normally, but I also feel better talking to someone.

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By *ady LickWoman
over a year ago

Northampton Somewhere

Walking my dog helps me when I'm feeling a bit like that. Seeing him running free, looking to make sure I'm still with him every now and then makes me so happy.

Or a bath with a locked door (kids!). If I'm able to a visit to the coast is good for me to

Hope you're ok OP x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My bed usually. If it's raining I'll usually go sit on the beach or go for a coastal walk as that really helps recharge me.

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By *etcplCouple
over a year ago

Gapping Fanny

Lose myself in music

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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago

Dubai & Nottingham

People who just listen and make the odd sympathise noise, not people who try to advise what you need to do. Or people who like massaging your head and don’t need anything back

find a friend who does both

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By *ust PeachyWoman
over a year ago

Prestonish

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By *ust PeachyWoman
over a year ago

Prestonish

"When you feel overwhelmed....

Where is your go to place to refocus? x"

Hi op. I think I’m extremely fortunate when it comes to mental health - happy is my natural default - and it takes a lot to spoil that equilibrium.

However - I do find that my walks with the dog - just him and I in the woods by the river - help to clear my mind and maintain my inner peace.

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By *rontier PsychiatristMan
over a year ago

Coventry

It's depends.

When it's a social situation I have to improvise and find a quiet space (which is preferable to having to riding out a social melt down). I will normally make a polite excuse and just go find somewhere.

At home, I will go play with my model trains. Its a little world I can escape to which is fully grounded and makes complete logical sense to me. Everything is predictable and is obedient to my control and the laws of physics. The chaos and noise of the outside world evaporates.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A run helps me shut off the outside world and my stresses and worries

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By *he Mac LassWoman
over a year ago

Hefty Hideaway

It depends on how much I’m feeling the feels. If it’s bad I dive headfirst into my records and play them until I forgot why I was out of sorts and I’m in the midst of a kitchen disco.

If it’s mild, I usually pick up a book and read til I fall asleep.

I bounce back super fast with a bit of distraction in the main.

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By *rgasmicChemistryCouple
over a year ago

east coast

I take myself to the fishing lake when I'm there I don't think about anything that's going on in my life I just think about how to get a carp on the bank sad I know but that's my thing x J

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"When you feel overwhelmed....

Where is your go to place to refocus? x"

Out on bike where there is not anyone about

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