“I think maybe because there was the right mix of safety and anonymity. They asked, and I didn’t perceive many consequences for answering.” - that feels so incredibly true to me. Wild how it can be easier to talk to people we don’t know than those that are close to us.
For winding down I usually do something mindless to interrupt my brain (like a sudoku), some gentle body movements (like stretching), and then when I lie down I do multiple body scans (bringing my awareness to every part of my body one after the other; it works best when I’m granular about it).
“I think maybe because there was the right mix of safety and anonymity. They asked, and I didn’t perceive many consequences for answering.” - that feels so incredibly true to me. Wild how it can be easier to talk to people we don’t know than those that are close to us.
I love this! Will consider the zine thing.
For winding down I usually do something mindless to interrupt my brain (like a sudoku), some gentle body movements (like stretching), and then when I lie down I do multiple body scans (bringing my awareness to every part of my body one after the other; it works best when I’m granular about it).
Thank you for these wind down suggestions!! This just gave me the idea to make myself a little wind down menu (maybe in zine format!!)