I lock the door to my room to make sure no one interupts me, then I listen to some really personal music, mostly Neil Young or John Frusciante, doesn't matter if the music sound 'good' or 'bad', but when every part of a song feels totally honest, that encourages me so much.
I listen to Les Mis either in my car or on my mp3 player, or if I can I go to the river. I like hiding under blankets, and when I was moving in a couple weeks ago I had my mattress on top of my futon, and I crawled under there.
Oh yes, and I can't just -listen- to Les Mis, I have to sing along, sometimes very loudly
I just listen to music for the stranger variety. Look up Visual Kei and you'll know what I mean.
Also, unless I have my door closed, I feel like I'm being spyed on. I know I'm not, but it just soothes me to keep my door shut, especially when I'm stressed out.
My favorite "comfort thing" is taking naps (under my comforter) undressed because certain types of clothing irritate me. I also like just lying there, gazing out the window, sometimes staring at clouds breezing by....I also like cheese popcorn and Mist soft drink. Total silence is also great! Watching films is fun, with nothing to bother me, like ringing phones and screaming idiots outside.
Right now I like to wear my earplugs and and fiddle with my tropical plants or play WoW.
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That is my comfort object right there. I sleep with him. I take him everywhere I go. I never let him out of my sight and I always go crazy if I forget to take him along somewhere.
He's been cried on alot and also has a bell collar which can also comfort me because the soft sound the bell makes is actually quite comforting for me.
I love to burrow under my piles of blankets (I don't have a weighted blanket, but want one badly), surrounded by pillows and stuffed animals.
Sometimes knitting helps me too, the rhythm of my needles is soothing. I have a tough time doing that in public though. I feel a need to knit for soothing (as rocking wrapped in a blanket on a bus is not viewed very positively) but it tends to get me unwanted attention, people stare and try to talk to me even when I have headphones on.
When I can't do any decent soothing activities, I tend to make circles on my finger nails, starting with the thumb and moving to the pinky, then doing the same on the next hand, back and forth. If I get out of order or out of correct direction, I start over.
I also forgot to mention that I have lots of games and anime DVDs I play in order to calm myself. I tend to watch things over and over to and they never seem to get old for me.
When I'm at home I tend to make random noises and sometimes I'll repeat lines from my favorite movies. I also make random hand movements and even flap my arms or something.
computer
bean bag
my cats
bed with a book
I usually like to read something about one of my interests, listen to music (especially reggae) and go talk about a political issue to a friends of mine. I use these to to cool off or to comfort me.
Posting on forums like these also seems to keep me calm, I think.
I've not the slightest clue why.