🧵 I’m in my sickbed, looking tragic yet beautiful [think Lord Byron], & considering the world. There is no doubt about it, that everyone feels at least a little anxious & some of us, afraid. So let me share 10 small things to help you feel less on edge & more mellow? - ThreadSky

robertbohan.bsky.social • 23 days ago

🧵 I’m in my sickbed, looking tragic yet beautiful [think Lord Byron], & considering the world.

There is no doubt about it, that everyone feels at least a little anxious & some of us, afraid.

So let me share 10 small things to help you feel less on edge & more mellow?

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robertbohan.bsky.social•23 days ago

1. Get yourself your own personal blanket for your sofa etc. Often, we can’t control our environment, but studies show that having a blanket that’s ours, wrapped around us, helps us feel more secure. Heavy ones help too. It does work.

robertbohan.bsky.social•23 days ago

2. Listen to music. Not stuff you like now, but music you listened to as you came of age. It’s incredibly nostalgic & can take you back in a way nothing else can. It’s a period in most people’s lives that was about hope & new adventures. You’re still that person, a bit battered, but hope is good

robertbohan.bsky.social•23 days ago

3. The obvious one, & the one that many are afraid of, is meditation. Meditation works by switching off your conscious awareness & the eternal vicious cycle of fear, negativity & anxiety in your head. It doesn’t have to be an ‘alternative lifestyle’ thing. It can be a lazy one!

robertbohan.bsky.social•23 days ago

3.1 Meditation makes you focus on your breath & you just have to listen to the instructions. I must admit I often fall asleep half way through & that’s actually the best result. This expert & her calm approach make her the Irish mammy you didn’t know you needed!

robertbohan.bsky.social•23 days ago

4. Humans are woodland edge animals that became domesticated. We’re biologically programmed to exist in nature. So take time to experience nature. You don’t need to hang out in a national park, you could just have house plants or a window box. Get with your native habitat!

robertbohan.bsky.social•23 days ago

5. Just as habitat is important, so is evaluating risk, to animals. Anxiety is part of our risk management strategy as mammals. So think about how do animals feel safe. They often have dens or burrows. Somewhere safe from the outside world & predators.

roarkfineart.bsky.social•23 days ago

There are four Oaks and I bow to them almost daily and lean on the trunk. The timelessness and strength of stately Oak's is ours for the touching.

mrianjohnson.bsky.social•23 days ago

Yes

The NOW CDs 'Yearbooks' from "my" decade have induced so many forgotten recollections of joy, which then rather wonderfully now exist again, in the present

northwyndewhisper.bsky.social•23 days ago

This made me immediately punch out to YouTube and pull up the Monkees' song, "Shades of Gray". As relevant now as it was to me when I was 13.

elizmanderson.com•14 days ago

📌

schuppenbesitzer.bsky.social•23 days ago

Get well soon, Robert.

silkiebird.bsky.social•14 days ago

📌

wynterrayven.bsky.social•23 days ago

Great advice! I sincerely hope you feel better soon 💕 thanks for sharing!

baltussen.bsky.social•14 days ago

“Looking tragic yet beautiful”
This came to mind…

christenrexing.bsky.social•23 days ago

I’m so sorry to hear you’ve taken ill. But your magnificent description sets the scene perfectly. I hope you return to health soon.

And I agree, we’re all anxious, thanks for the lovely rainbow and post.

colpizen.bsky.social•23 days ago

Cc @pizzaroquette.bsky.social 🧱

infiniteishq.bsky.social•23 days ago

Thank you Robert for all of your thoughtful advice. Your words bring a calming presence and we are most appreciative of you.

Wishing you waves of gentle healing thoughts. You truly are a pearl of wisdom. Thank you.🙏🏽

mrianjohnson.bsky.social•23 days ago

I hope you will feel better soon

minniesmum.bsky.social•23 days ago

Another beautiful thread. Thanks Robert. Feel much better soon 💚

geojl.bsky.social•23 days ago

Get well soon. I find a comfort movie or book that you love, is helpful, then if you drop off you can pick it up without any effort. Room with a View movie and Pride and Prejudice work for me!

robertbohan.bsky.social•23 days ago

I’ve explained this in the thread, no screens!

jamdrops.bsky.social•23 days ago

Get well soon unless you are enjoying the drama

mickeyd123.bsky.social•23 days ago

That's the whole thing about SOCIETY and CIVILIZATION - you can't just shut off scores of people whether they are in sync with your views. The challenge of our species is to work work work on coming up with solutions TOGETHER.

emi8ime.bsky.social•23 days ago

Thank you! Helpful suggestions. I actually just made a personal blanket to cozy up with.

ianthecovington.bsky.social•23 days ago

I’m sorry you’re sick…thanks for sharing yourself with us.

robertbohan.bsky.social•23 days ago

Wait a minute - you’re making me sound like a nymphomaniac! Now I have to think how that fits into addressing anxiety! 😱

ianthecovington.bsky.social•23 days ago

🤣😝😉

cathode-ray-tube.bsky.social•23 days ago

Feel well soon, Robert. Look after yourself.

harmonicabob.bsky.social•23 days ago

Thanks for sharing. Hope you’re feeling better soon.

elimlian.bsky.social•23 days ago

This is a wonderful thread, hope you feel better soon 😊

gadwallpm.bsky.social•14 days ago

📌

rikkapik.bsky.social•23 days ago

I really love spaces where people from around the world meet and get to know each other. Where interestes are shared and compassion. This is still not dead, no matter how hard some try.

sarahdogooder.bsky.social•23 days ago

Thank you. Excellent advice.

muskeyb8927.bsky.social•23 days ago

💙

glowman.bsky.social•23 days ago

Statistically we live in one of the most prosperous times in human history - esp regarding health which may be radically upgraded in a few short years

chupacabra70.bsky.social•23 days ago

Excellent suggestions, thank you.

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