many credits to rookie

• listen to loud happy music and dance it out (note: miley cyrus and imagine dragons always work. always.)
• listen to loud angry music and go jackshit (i don't really like metal that much anymore, so instead; die antwoord and does it offend you, yeah?)
• practice muscle relaxations
• get a tarot card reading
  • laboriously check out your horoscope
• write some morose poetry
• make a playlist relative to how you feel... i have many of these; '1' (appropriately named since it's the most important one) full of mostly bon iver for any time i feel unjust, 'GIRL' as my feminist list when someone stomps on my pride or opinions, and '17' for angsty teen shit
  • list to your playlists and sing along
• create some collages (this def works)
• go to a concert (this is dependent on how well you're going to deal with crowds; some gigs will just give panic attacks whilst others exceed expectations)
  • if there aren't any good gigs for the foreseeable weeks ahead, book some
• watch tv or wander around with a younger relative (luca always wants to play board games and they're secretly fun okaY)
• wear no make-up
  • put on lots of make-up
• make your own music
• write it all down. a private tumblr, a journal, anything you can write on; destroy it afterwards (or don't, but i always have)
• make up and write a story
• make some art; draw, paint, destroy, photograph
• create zines with photography, art, writing, or drawing
• something i always do; clean your room
  • throw things out
  • re-organize furniture
  • find new stuff to put there
  • donate all the old stuff to a charity store
• retail therapy by looking at nice things online (i do this far too much)
• diy old clothes that need changing (check the rookie link)
• feel fresh- spa, shower, moisturize
• cry
  • cry aaaaall night
• break things that you don't really need
• indulge
  • bad great food
  • television shows (sometimes you feel worse if they're really good though)
  • old teen films
  • flick around on the internet
• modify something
  • i always always always cut my hair
    • shaving it makes me v v happy
  • and dye it whichever color i'm feelin
  • new piercings feel wonderful
  • plan or book a tattoo
• look at old family photos. put up the really nostalgic and aesthetic ones. find old stories and art.
• volunteer for anything; charity shops, organizations, even just a neighbor who needs a lil hand..
• create and voice your opinion online, in person, at a protest
• get some exercise - it takes a lot to motivate me to actually do this, but it does work! not running, but skating, swimming, cycling, etc.. running basically kills me
• go to the park with your pals
  • just be with your pals for a bit
• vent your problems to a close one.. or a stranger
• have animals for company. walk a dog, watch a fish, talk to a cat.
• therapy
• take a nice long shower
• put on some calm music (bon iver), light a candle, think
• SLEEP
• in real crisis
  • call a line
  • i'm alive