Come in and touch the moss...

A preface

This is a tiny webpage designed to give you cool tips, soothing ambiences and a nice vibe. This page is not a substitute for actual psychiatric help in the slightest, and it will never promise to be. If you are at risk, seek real-life support immediately. The owner of this webpage (Me!) is simply doing this as a fun compilation of good self-care practices they've learned, and thus, want to share with others. I will say this one more time for everyone in the back, this page is not a substitute for actual psychiatric help in the slightest, and it will never promise to be.

Take what you like, and have fun. The sensory pleasures and enriching experiences of this earth are always worth living for.

Comfy Browser Toys

These are my favourite browser toys and I play with these when I'm staving off Bad Thoughts, or need some extra assistance when I'm grounding myself.

• Feeels - A quick way to identify That Emotion.
• Fish - Some cute desktop koi fish to play with. The way the fish speed up when you give them their food is surprisingly lifelike for a humble little application from 2007. We loved this one as a kid.
• Goldfishes - The sequel to "Fish". I was thrilled when I saw it. This time they're nice, fat, and three-dimensional. You can even toggle how many fish you want, and what breed they are. Plus, they're even cuter than the first fish.
• My Noise - Ambient videos on Youtube end eventually, but these don't. My favourites are the water ones.
• Neonflames - Paint your very own Nebula! This one's for the outer-space lovers. No need to drag the cursor back and forth, just hold down on the mouse and watch the colour slowly fade in.
• Powder - The original, and one of my top favourites. See what kind of chemistry you can cook up. My favourite thing to do is to combine powder, seed and water to create giant tree-like growths. Then I burn them down with fire and watch the cinders glisten into the void.
• Oh No I'm Having a Bad Thought - A quiz I take when I'm feeling bad.
• Relax Online - A quiz I take when I'm feeling bad, this one's my favourite.
• The Quiet Place - A quick reminder to have some quiet.
• Tree.fm - Plays natural recordings of forests. Very, very nice.
• You Feel Like Shit - Another quiz I do when I'm feeling bad.

Grounding Tips I've learned

Grounding can be needed for a lot of reasons, and learning how to ground myself has been challenging. But now, I think I have a recipe.

• Sight - I own a lot of fidget toys, so I usually grab one of those and see what comes to mind. I also put stickers on my storage boxes so they're as interesting as possible. I notice blank surfaces can worsen things when I need to ground myself.
• Smell - Food is a good one, and it usually snaps me out immediately. However, I also see success with anything scented.
• Sound - I usually listen to the ambient websites I've linked above, or I listen to some actual ambient albums. Really, most albums can sort of help, but I need ones that really summon a sense of place. This is where ambient and its derivatives really shine.
• Taste - Food, for natural reasons. Chewing gum works nicely but I always feel bad about having to discard it. Thankfully my snacks are healthy.
• Touch - So, so many things to touch. Fidget toys, my throw pillows, my clothes (for some reason I grab my socks a lot) and all sorts of things. Tangles are the best for this, as they can make me feel like I'm a cat, and I'm like, kneading into my own brain. Sounds painful if you've owned cats (and you've had your lap skewered by them) but it feels incredible. It's like rolling a giant ball of dough, while being the dough...