Anyway, without further ado:
The Weekly Writer: Relaxing and Recharging (Week 3)
How do you replenish or recharge after an exhausting emotional situation?
When I find myself in this type of situation I basically take a massive time out all to myself. I'll just take a bath or sit in bed and watch a movie that I've seen tons of times before (The Ghostbusters are usually good candidates). I basically take some time to myself and do as little as possible, just letting myself take everything in and get relaxed.
I don't end it there though. After my time alone I'll usually go out with a friend or two and just do...something. It might be as simple as get a cup of coffee and take a drive through Hollywood or I might head over to their place and resume the movie-watching. I feel the time I spend with a friend is an important moment, it gets me back into connection with the "real world" and prevents me from letting my simple "time out" become an all out self-loathe fest.
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