A great way to relieve stress is to have a creative outlet.
Ever wonder why characters in movies are always playing music when they are upset?
People who are adept at playing can use it as an outlet for their feelings. Don't have an instrument?
Never fear, there are thousands of things you can do right now to stimulate the creative areas of your brain.
Bonus: by directing your thoughts to the thing you are creating, your body has the opportunity to decompress from the stressful/hurtful/upsetting thing that you were thinking about previously.
Ever wonder why characters in movies are always playing music when they are upset?
People who are adept at playing can use it as an outlet for their feelings. Don't have an instrument?
Never fear, there are thousands of things you can do right now to stimulate the creative areas of your brain.
Bonus: by directing your thoughts to the thing you are creating, your body has the opportunity to decompress from the stressful/hurtful/upsetting thing that you were thinking about previously.
Other things you can do to foster creativity:
- Keep a journal - it will help you process the things that are happening and the emotions that come up, and will also be a great primary source about COVID-19 in years to come
- Write a poem - about things you miss, things you are grateful for, your dog, your feet, whatever comes to mind!
- Have a tournament with your family (playing video games, juggling a soccer ball, flipping a coin)
- Collect flowers outside and make a bouquet for your kitchen
- Write a letter or make a drawing and mail it to a grandparent
- Create a new music playlist
- Draw something without lifting your pen off of the paper
- Make a vision board
Story Prompts
- You're shark diving for the first time, when you realize you forgot...
- You are on your dream vacation in...
- You decide to take the biggest risk of your life when you...
- You have 3 days to spend $1 billion. What do you do with it?
- A cattle herder has a deep fear of cows.
- An investor approaches you and wants to give you the money to start your own company. What company do you start?