10 Instant Ways to Calm Yourself Down [PsychCentral.com]
As a highly-sensitive person (as defined by Elaine Aron in her bestseller The Highly Sensitive Person ), I’m easily overwhelmed, or over-aroused ( not in a sexual way — not on antidepressants). I have been compiling ways to calm down over the years. I learned some in Aron’s book, some as part of the mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program I participated in, and just recently picked up a slew of them in Lauren Brukner’s fantastic book, The Kids’ Guide to Staying Awesome and in...