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I grab a paintbrush. Even if I'm just covering a birdhouse or canvas with one color, there's something very soothing about slathering paint onto a surface. I tend to use small brushes and focus on getting a nice even coat of paint. Before I started painting, crayons were my tool of choice. In a nutso world where nothing was within my control, the act of coloring within the lines was the best medicine.
If I'm too stressed to paint or sew or crochet or do something crafty, I completely veg out in front of the TV watching anything that scrolls across the screen that might have the potential of drawing my attention away from the stress. And if the stress or problem is so bad that I can't even watch TV, I grab my journal and write like a fiend, pouring out all the things that are bothering me. Forcing myself to put those emotions into words is a good purge.
Oh yeah....and I eat. Grocery shopping when I'm stressed is very very bad.
Dreamer
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