Sometimes boredom is really your nervous system asking for connection, comfort, or calm.
🌱 Comfort Through the Senses with these Self-Soothing Activities
1. Read Something 2. Look at Old Photos 3. Coloring 4. Puzzles 5. Scrolling Social Media 6. Follow Therapists like @mallorygrimste on Instagram 7. Clean 8. Declutter and Organize 9. Wear Your Favorite Perfume 10. Smell a Loved One’s Cologne 11. Essential Oils 12. Light a Scented Candle 13. Sage 14. Cook or Bake 15. Take a Shower
✨ These ideas help you feel grounded and present in your body as a gentle first step out of that bored, “empty” feeling.
I put together a longer post with 50 gentle, doable ideas you can come back to when boredom hits… especially when scrolling isn’t helping and nothing sounds quite right.
It’s not about staying busy. It’s about feeling a little more grounded.
Mallory Grimste, LCSW
Sometimes boredom is really your nervous system asking for connection, comfort, or calm.
🌱 Comfort Through the Senses with these Self-Soothing Activities
1. Read Something
2. Look at Old Photos
3. Coloring
4. Puzzles
5. Scrolling Social Media
6. Follow Therapists like @mallorygrimste on Instagram
7. Clean
8. Declutter and Organize
9. Wear Your Favorite Perfume
10. Smell a Loved One’s Cologne
11. Essential Oils
12. Light a Scented Candle
13. Sage
14. Cook or Bake
15. Take a Shower
✨ These ideas help you feel grounded and present in your body as a gentle first step out of that bored, “empty” feeling.
I put together a longer post with 50 gentle, doable ideas you can come back to when boredom hits… especially when scrolling isn’t helping and nothing sounds quite right.
It’s not about staying busy.
It’s about feeling a little more grounded.
👉 Read it here: www.mallorygrimste.com/counseling-blog/boredathome
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