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    Weird things you find relaxing...

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    • Posts: 1,669 Member
      If I can't sleep and I come down to the couch, the sound of the dishwasher or the washer/dryer lul me to sleep. I sleep with a fan on every night of the year. If its winter I just point it at the wall.

      Also, I love fishing...........very relaxing.
    • Posts: 608 Member
      Sitting in a car while someone else is driving.

      Linkin Park turned up high on my head phones.

      Listening to a mantra (Om Mani Padme Hum) being sung and.
      This version is my favorite: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbgHZWwyhcQ
      It drowns out all the thoughts...
    • Posts: 71 Member
      the sound of a washing machine/ lawn mower/ hoover - these all relax me and could easily send me to sleep- i have no idea why? my fiance thinks im odd :huh: x
    • Posts: 368 Member
      I love the sound of breaking glass….
      Years ago I worked as a beverage controller for a hotel in Texas and I would take all the empty bottles with our tax stamp out to the compactor at the end of each night. It was such a great stress reliever and I still love that sound!
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      My mom's hair dryer. She has an old one with the bonnet thing that goes over her curlers
    • Posts: 1,941 Member
      I love getting tattooed. Once the initial surge of adrenalin is gone, it's a wonderful relaxing experience.
      I love getting the bridge of my nose stroked, it can literally send me to sleep.
    • Posts: 1,358 Member
      1. sitting in the sun (the warmer, the better)
      2. someone brushing my hair... omgosh, I nearly start to drool!
      3. massage (very light touch)
      4. running/working out... although right now less so since I'm on a training schedule
      5. a thunderstorm... I love watching storms!
      6. snuggling with the kids
      7, having coffee with my girlfriends
      8. just being in the presence of my husband calms me down (I'm naturally hyper.)
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      a glass of cabernet and a cigar while sitting on my deck listening to the birds
    • Posts: 16
      A cold water shower after working out..
    • Posts: 15
      Rainy days 4sure, cuddling with my boyfriend in my most comfy pajamas while watching a movie and I also find that playing hidden picture games can be relaxing time for me. I can't worry about bills or work or life in general if I'm searching for a wrench :)
    • Posts: 1,508 Member
      I have so many...

      sitting on my porch watching a storm roll in
      listening to the waves at the beach, loud enough to drown out all other distractions
      doing jigsaw puzzles
      wind chimes in the backyard
      cutting the grass
      painting (as in a whole room)
      vacuuming
      my rocking chair on the front porch
      and my favorite...holding a sleeping baby or newborn. (Prob why I have so many kids...)
    • Posts: 1,508 Member
      Rainy days 4sure, cuddling with my boyfriend in my most comfy pajamas while watching a movie and I also find that playing hidden picture games can be relaxing time for me. I can't worry about bills or work or life in general if I'm searching for a wrench :)

      Do you play any of the games on FB? I like Gardens of Time and Hidden Chronicles.
    • Posts: 679 Member
      The sound of rain (not storms though, they freak me out)
      Having my hair softly played with
      Hot shower
      any kind of white noise
      soft music
    • Posts: 2,339 Member
      Wind Chimes. A lot of people think they are annoying. The smell of rain too :)
    • Posts: 368 Member
      a glass of cabernet and a cigar while sitting on my deck listening to the birds

      that's not weird...that's awesome!
    • Posts: 93
      sitting and listening to my horses grazing the grass, it's so relaxing and such a satisfying sound. :-)
    • Posts: 71
      my favorite thing is the sound of horse hooves on pavement, makes my day when i hear it
    • Posts: 2,151 Member
      Being in an aspen grove with the sunlight making the leaves flicker and the sound of the breeze through the branches. (that might be the cheesiest thing I have ever written in my life, but it's true)
    • Posts: 2,687 Member
      Getting my hair played with. And when people gently stroke my skin. Makes me super happy and relaxed. Almost to the point that I can't speak.
    • Posts: 1,114 Member
      the shopping channel and/or infomercials
    • Posts: 71
      I used to eat like, box fulls of un-cooked pasta. For whatever reason, the crunching and chewing was relaxing. I've kicked that habit though now that I'm trying to eat healthy :)
    • Posts: 39
      watching fish in the fish tank, moment of calmness.

      this is like heaven to me XD My grandpa raised tropical freshwater fish all his life, and I've picked up on it, it really helps my anxiety.
    • Posts: 1,045 Member
      The sound of a fan (box fan).

      I've slept with one on High nearly every night since I was born. To me, fan = sleeeeeeeep.

      haha, me too! If I end up somewhere without one, like forget to take it to the hotel room, I have to run the bathroom fan or I panic cuz I won't sleep!
    • Posts: 6,990 Member
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      Same here!!!

      me too.
    • Posts: 258 Member
      Ocean waves
      The smell of Eucalyptus
      Native American music...don't know what it is about this type of music, but if I'm really stressing this will almost instantly relax me.
    • Posts: 238 Member
      having someone play with my hair or rub my hands...
    • Posts: 898 Member
      Ironing. I love it. Don't do it that often anymore, but I do like it.
    • Posts: 898 Member
      Oh and the sound of metal clanking on flagpoles or on sailboat masts. I love that. It means light breezes and summer.
    • Posts: 68
      Peepers
      The dentist cleaning my teeth.
      My husband trimming my toe nails.( yes I can reach my toes but I find him trimming them much more calmer)
    • Posts: 512 Member
      The smell of Campfires

      Watching Gilmore Girls

      80's music
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