Ideas for Fi (MaybeNotForever)

[Pi.R^2]

Hello! I'm posting on here on behalf Fi (MaybeNotForever), because she needs some ideas for constructive ways of expressing her emotions, but was too shy to make a thread. In hospital, she heard of someone who found an old room, and chucked paint around in it, which sounds like it would be helpful, but obviously access to deserted rooms for paint-throwing fun tends to be limited :p

So any ideas would be really appreciated!
My ideas:
-writing an angry blog
-scrunching up balls of paper and chucking them round the room
-writing poetry

[crazykat]

You could get an old sheet and tape it against a fence then throw paint at (that sounds like so much fun actually.

Also you could:
-Put some music and draw what the music feels like (even better if you can find music that matches your mood
-Put music on and dance to it
-Have a feelings journal

[Carousel]

You could try writing a poem expressing how you're feeling (no-one has to read it if you'd rather keep it private!)
Draw or paint or write
Bake things! I love doing that :)
Express yourself through dance or song, perhaps.

Hope you find something helpful :) xx

[MaybeNotForever]

Thanks for making this thread for me, Jenna. :)

Yeah, I sometimes get far too much emotion inside me, and have no way to let it out. :/
My therapist said to find lots of ways to let it out, but I couldn't think of anything...

I love baking! :D I like to make marble cake, but I haven't done that in ages...
Music and drawing are good too, I like those. :)

I'll have to write these down somewhere. XD

I thought maybe I could smash up cardboard boxes (and then possibly set fire to the pieces). But I'm not sure my parents would let me do that. :/

Oh, and to add my own, in case anyone else wants to use these, ripping up newspapers! :P

[whirlpools]

Something I did that really helped me was to go and get pipe insulation (it had to be the stiff stuff) and whack the hell out of a coffee table with it. You can also shout and rant at the same time.

[x-love/hate/tragedy-x]

I love taking photos, I find they can be a really constructive way to display your emotions particularly if you're handy on photo shop... look in the creative corner for ideas and stuff :)
And for anger etc - martial arts helped me a lot, but obv in the home a punchbag would be more practical (you can get blow up ones quite cheap)
xxx

[roiben]

I jog, or walk briskly to pound my feelings out on the pavement.

I also draw - I use a lot of shading and find the use or pencil and charcoal expressive.

In terms of paint, you could perhaps paint on a field - Take the stuff to a park, lay out a blanket and stick paper down on it and throw, step, or brush paint that way. You could also have a large canvas to do this on - my bf uses acrylic paints and enjoys the textures and colours. I have never taken to paint, but often the layers and texture are more than the accuracy in it I think.

Tearing up cardboard boxes is good. I have done that in the past, start of with a pile of old boxes (if you go to a local store or newsagents, they will often hapilly give you a pile for free) and tear them up into gradually smaller pieces - makes them easier to recycle, also. I have also sat and torn up entire newspapers and notebooks (and books....).

Roiben x

[MaybeNotForever]

Thanks for the replies guys. :)

I used to do martial arts, but gave it up a few years back, mainly because my SI was getting too obvious, but also the club wanted me to become a teacher/sensei, and I didn't want to.
It was very useful though, and the senseis said I was very good at punching and kicking things! XD
Maybe one day I'll take it up again, possibly at uni, when I get that far.

Artistic stuff seems to rate highly. I need to get a new camera really, and I'll try some photography. :)
Roiben, that's a good idea with going to the park to paint, but I'd be afraid people would look at me and think I was odd :P

I might nab some of the old newspapers tomorrow, and keep them in my room for destroying. :)

[roiben]

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Originally Posted by MaybeNotForever

I might nab some of the old newspapers tomorrow, and keep them in my room for destroying. :)

Just to pre-warn you that old newspaper can become a bit confetti like upon destroying - worth it to get the feelings out, but I wanted to let you know in advance.

Roiben x

[MaybeNotForever]

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Originally Posted by roiben

Just to pre-warn you that old newspaper can become a bit confetti like upon destroying - worth it to get the feelings out, but I wanted to let you know in advance.

Roiben x

Haha, thanks, I'll try to not make too much of a mess :P

[mikey]

If you're feeling really angry or upset, then punching a pillow or going for a run (and really pushing yourself) can help. I prefer cycling to running, but have my music on and make myself work hard. Afterwards I always feel much better (endorphins and all that...).

[x-love/hate/tragedy-x]

Oooo also - bottle banks are brilliant... nothing is better for stress relief than smashing up bottles :D (safely where they help contribute towards helping the environment :P )
xxx

[MaybeNotForever]

Ahhh, running sounds good! and it's exercise too :P I have a beach really close to my house, maybe I could run on that, when it's empty. Shall try that out!

Bottle banks are great fun! :D I'll make sure when my mum next decides to throw out bottles, that I go along.

Also, I have been ripping up newspaper tonight, and it does make a lot of mess! XD And made my fingers go grey too. :/
But it was great! :)
And I've found an alternative to throwing paint: throwing shower gel at the bathroom wall :D Tomorrow I will try and get hold of some cheap shower gel to throw around.

Thanks for all the replies, guys!

[riotgrrrlcori]

I've been one for stabbing newspaper with cheap colored pencils. Also singing/screaming angry songs loudly. Or cook something that has batter that gets thick as you stir it. It's a work out for your arms and can really help.

[durham-red]

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Originally Posted by MaybeNotForever

Thanks for the replies guys. :)

I used to do martial arts, but gave it up a few years back, mainly because my SI was getting too obvious, but also the club wanted me to become a teacher/sensei, and I didn't want to.
It was very useful though, and the senseis said I was very good at punching and kicking things! XD
Maybe one day I'll take it up again, possibly at uni, when I get that far.

Artistic stuff seems to rate highly. I need to get a new camera really, and I'll try some photography. :)
Roiben, that's a good idea with going to the park to paint, but I'd be afraid people would look at me and think I was odd :P

I might nab some of the old newspapers tomorrow, and keep them in my room for destroying. :)

gkr karate?

[MaybeNotForever]

Sorry I took so long to reply! D:

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Originally Posted by riotgrrrlcori

I've been one for stabbing newspaper with cheap colored pencils. Also singing/screaming angry songs loudly. Or cook something that has batter that gets thick as you stir it. It's a work out for your arms and can really help.

I've tried some of these now, and the stabbing newspaper stuff is really good!!

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Originally Posted by thumbelina

I rant on my self with eyeliner (did it once with a marker pen ... big mistake!) which works two fold for me because it is very therapeutic to get all my emotions out where I can see them and then when I have calmed down I can serenely remove it all.

Tried this too, but I don't have any eyeliner, so grabbed a fineliner and did this. Which was fun, but a pain to wash off! XD

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Originally Posted by durham-red

gkr karate?

I did Judo and Go Shin Jujitsu.

[surviver15]

AWESOME suggestions! :)