What do you do to treat yourself/self-soothe?

[SnowyMouse]

My therapist has asked me to get together a list of things to treat myself or self-soothe.

So what do you do?

I've got:
order takeaway
go for a walk
go into town and window shop
go out for coffee/a meal
watch DVDs
curl up in bed with a book

[KittyandTeal]

As a treat; all the things you've said plus a nice hot bath.

To self sooth while in a crisis or having a hard time I rock (I look like a full on nutter I bet but I do it in bed in private) or a run my finger down my nose, kind of like stroking it over and over. Very soothing.

[CaulkheadUpNorth]

Mine are:
Lie with a blanket
Watch something on youtube that is calming
See/knit/colour
Bake
Rub my arms and legs with body butter
Plait my hair
Try and notice something beginning with each letter of the alphabet (ie use my thinking brain)

[CaulkheadUpNorth]

Also paint my nails.

[GilbertBlytheWouldGetIt]

Listen to soothing or upbeat music on headphones. For full escapism I do this in bed with the lights off.

[SockDrawer]

Listen to any in a particular series of audiobooks. I don't have to listen to them in order, any one is fine. And I don't even have to start at the beginning, just listen to the general soothing voice telling a soothing tale.

[CaulkheadUpNorth]

It doesn't work for me, but some people finding cleaning and tidying helpful.

[Mitchy1nge]

I have a bath
then another and another and another

is the only way to feel really warm sometimes

but also run, walk, ride a horse, gym, cycle, smoke , masturbate

attempt to watch TV but not great at concentrating unless falls within my narrow range of interests

[Mitchy1nge]

I also brush my teeth a lot

is weirdly soothing but prob brushing them away

[SnowyMouse]

Thanks all! I'd forgotten I find Stephen Fry reading audiobooks a good distraction/soothing.

[TheDogsMissingBollock]

Curl up in bed, warm
Podcasts
Walk in nature

[Queenofknickers]

Listening to soothing/distracting audiobook like Stephen fry or mitchell and webb helps me.

Spending time with my dog and cats helps and even a short walk with dog can help (says she who can't get out of bed at worst )

[cakewitch]

I'd quite like some distraction tonight. Bad bad day.

[OneDayWhenIGrowUp]

Cook a 'proper' meal just for myself
Eat it in my tidied-up living room, candles lit, watching a film
(Takeaway also works)
Organising/re-organising something - kitchen cupboards, bookshelf, paperwork, where I keep things in the bathroom, wardrobe. Huge sense of satisfaction when it's finished.
Going to see a film, play, or museum/gallery exhibition, or an historic building, just for myself because I'm interested in it.
Going for a massage
Going for a long walk somewhere wild.
Buying new books. Reading them, too.
Listen to podcasts or watch documentaries on topics that interest me
Pampery time - using luxury products in the shower/bath, doing an at-home facial or pedicure
Do my makeup/hair/get dressed nicely even if I'm just going to do normal everyday things or perhaps even not going out at all

These are all things that keep me mentally healthy - if I'm in a particularly difficult down patch and can't manage to do normal things, then the biggest thing is just not beating myself up about it, and doing what I can do at that moment.

[SnowyMouse]

Thanks for all the ideas

[Emmalou85]

Go for reiki