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Pooh-Bah
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Location: london, United Kingdom
Pooh-Bah
1,750 posts
Location: london, United Kingdom
Posted:
I am about to start my final major project, and i have decided to keep it simple and base it on the word COMFORT.
What are your TOP TEN things, small or big, that make you feel COMFORTABLE ?
Mine are in no particular order,
Family boyfriend and friends
A cup of tea
A warm shower or bath
A warm meal
Anything warm
Nice smells like lavender
not being in too much debt
A warm hug
Chocolate
Music
POI ! and HOP
Smiles and Laughter
Cocoa of Horlicks
A comfy chair
A comfy warm bed
Music
Sorry that was more than ten. Make it top 10-20 things
"Thank you people, I see a lot of people have similar comforts, and they are quite small things, but big in terms of the happinness they bring"
I was just wondering if we are in constant need of comfort, and whether we replace them with something else if we don't have them. For example if there is no tea bags left, would you top up your 'comf' (simian 2005) with chocolate?
I think this is the case with me, otherwise I feel empty and somethimes anxiouse
Oh I'd like to make clear the nature of this thread, any not make it come across as a game thread, I want to have a disscussion here about your ideas on comfort/s. But thats not to stop a list, just would like some more thaught put into your opinions and experiences
Most people would emmediatly have a very posotive feeling thinking about what comforts them, but I was thinking about how some feel like rewards, and some feel like a thing to numb some form of pain or dis comfort. Then I was wondering about the reward system of things like alcohol, and is it really a reward if your gradually melting your liver willingly? (I was reminded of this thaught when I heard the name of a drink called 'liver massage', er yum?)
As you can guess I dont really find comfot in drinking alcohol anymore
EDITED_BY: jemima (jem) (1138046750)
I am about to start my final major project, and i have decided to keep it simple and base it on the word COMFORT.
What are your TOP TEN things, small or big, that make you feel COMFORTABLE ?
Mine are in no particular order,
Family boyfriend and friends
A cup of tea
A warm shower or bath
A warm meal
Anything warm
Nice smells like lavender
not being in too much debt
A warm hug
Chocolate
Music
POI ! and HOP
Smiles and Laughter
Cocoa of Horlicks
A comfy chair
A comfy warm bed
Music
Sorry that was more than ten. Make it top 10-20 things
"Thank you people, I see a lot of people have similar comforts, and they are quite small things, but big in terms of the happinness they bring"
I was just wondering if we are in constant need of comfort, and whether we replace them with something else if we don't have them. For example if there is no tea bags left, would you top up your 'comf' (simian 2005) with chocolate?
I think this is the case with me, otherwise I feel empty and somethimes anxiouse
Oh I'd like to make clear the nature of this thread, any not make it come across as a game thread, I want to have a disscussion here about your ideas on comfort/s. But thats not to stop a list, just would like some more thaught put into your opinions and experiences
Most people would emmediatly have a very posotive feeling thinking about what comforts them, but I was thinking about how some feel like rewards, and some feel like a thing to numb some form of pain or dis comfort. Then I was wondering about the reward system of things like alcohol, and is it really a reward if your gradually melting your liver willingly? (I was reminded of this thaught when I heard the name of a drink called 'liver massage', er yum?)
As you can guess I dont really find comfot in drinking alcohol anymore
EDITED_BY: jemima (jem) (1138046750)
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playing the days away
7,263 posts
Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom
playing the days away
7,263 posts
Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom
Posted:
My son
My Lady
My Friends
My Family
Solitude
Company
Poi
Learning
Forgetting
Tea
Some more tea
Peanut Butter
Waking up alive and alert instead of tired and sluggish
Blankie
Cute threads that make me mushy like this one
for Jem
My son
My Lady
My Friends
My Family
Solitude
Company
Poi
Learning
Forgetting
Tea
Some more tea
Peanut Butter
Waking up alive and alert instead of tired and sluggish
Blankie
Cute threads that make me mushy like this one
for Jem Let's relight this forum 
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Carpal \'Tunnel
6,207 posts
Location: "In your ear", United Kingdom
Carpal \'Tunnel
6,207 posts
Location: "In your ear", United Kingdom
Posted:
is it worrying that i am having trouble finding ten things that make me feel comfortuble?
comfort for me is being happy inside, and out, and comfortuble in yoru surroundings, and atm i dont have much to do that...
oh well...
is it worrying that i am having trouble finding ten things that make me feel comfortuble?
comfort for me is being happy inside, and out, and comfortuble in yoru surroundings, and atm i dont have much to do that...
oh well...
Step (el-nombrie)
Scientist of Fortune
1,189 posts
Location: Edinburgh
1,189 posts
Location: Edinburgh
Posted:
Euww, a family boyfriend
Written by: jemima (jem)
Family boyfriend and friends
Euww, a family boyfriend
According to Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle of Quantum Dynamics, we may already be making love right now...
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1,433 posts
Location: 8 days at Cloudbreak, 6 in Perth, Australia
veteran
1,433 posts
Location: 8 days at Cloudbreak, 6 in Perth, Australia
Posted:
Can it be things that I know make me comfortable because they make my body work properly?? hehehe
1. my mother
2. my boyfriend
3. a nice warm bed when I am feeling sleepy on a cold winters night
4. a nice relaxing bath
5. Food (especially sugar infused food)
6. a good, enthralling book
7. a cool swim on a hot summers day
8. Good music
9. Having a massage from someone who knows how to do it well
10. My medication cause without it I would definitely not be comfortable.
Can it be things that I know make me comfortable because they make my body work properly?? hehehe
1. my mother
2. my boyfriend
3. a nice warm bed when I am feeling sleepy on a cold winters night
4. a nice relaxing bath
5. Food (especially sugar infused food)
6. a good, enthralling book
7. a cool swim on a hot summers day
8. Good music
9. Having a massage from someone who knows how to do it well
10. My medication cause without it I would definitely not be comfortable.
Dealing in Perception & Probability
135 posts
Location: On the edge of sunrise and sunset
135 posts
Location: On the edge of sunrise and sunset
Posted:
My daughter
My border collie
silence
darkness (don't ask)
good ambient trance
mom's lasagna
my beliefs
triple espresso
driving
my bed
My daughter
My border collie
silence
darkness (don't ask)
good ambient trance
mom's lasagna
my beliefs
triple espresso
driving
my bed
Legal and illegal are a point of view. All that matters is morality.
If there's a shadow in your life, then there is also sunshine. Perception is everything.
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Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
8,428 posts
Location: Wales
Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
8,428 posts
Location: Wales
Posted:
1. Being in the company of non judgemental friends/family who accept me for who I am, warts and all.
2. Singing loudly, however out of tune, to a song on the radio.
3. Having my hair stroked.
4. Floating in water.
5. Chocolate.
6. Curling up under a fleece blanket with a hotwater bottle.
7. Painkillers
8. soft fabric on my skin.... Silk knickers are what heaven is made of.
9. Doodling (the creatures that doodled out using my hand used to scare me but now they are like old friends)
10. Hugging.
There are loads of others but they were the first 10 that came to mind.
1. Being in the company of non judgemental friends/family who accept me for who I am, warts and all.
2. Singing loudly, however out of tune, to a song on the radio.
3. Having my hair stroked.
4. Floating in water.
5. Chocolate.
6. Curling up under a fleece blanket with a hotwater bottle.
7. Painkillers
8. soft fabric on my skin.... Silk knickers are what heaven is made of.
9. Doodling (the creatures that doodled out using my hand used to scare me but now they are like old friends)
10. Hugging.
There are loads of others but they were the first 10 that came to mind.
Feed me Chocolate!!! Feed me NOW!
Stargazer
6,650 posts
6,650 posts
Posted:
1) an emotionally "safe" environment
2) a honest hug
3) the smell of beautiful incense
4) a good (foot) massage
5) a wall of fire around me created by my very own ropes/poi/staff...;)
6) a cosy soft and warm (feather) bed in winter-time (with the window open) - and my lover next to me cuddling
7) the flight attendant wishing me "good-bye"
8) a deep open look into my eyes that lasts 10 minutes
9) the 10 million dollar jackpot in this years lottery
10) YOU!
1) an emotionally "safe" environment
2) a honest hug
3) the smell of beautiful incense
4) a good (foot) massage
5) a wall of fire around me created by my very own ropes/poi/staff...;)
6) a cosy soft and warm (feather) bed in winter-time (with the window open)
- and my lover next to me cuddling 7) the flight attendant wishing me "good-bye"
8) a deep open look into my eyes that lasts 10 minutes
9) the 10 million dollar jackpot in this years lottery
10) YOU!
the best smiles are the ones you lead to 
BRONZE Member
veteran
1,247 posts
Location: lost, Canada
veteran
1,247 posts
Location: lost, Canada
Posted:
my cats
plants
chocolate mousse
steamy bath
swimming
sound of waves
trees
singing
snuggles/hugs
books
poems
poi
laughter
Thanks for the warm thoughts this thread generated...
smiles
A
my cats
plants
chocolate mousse
steamy bath
swimming
sound of waves
trees
singing
snuggles/hugs
books
poems
poi
laughter
Thanks for the warm thoughts this thread generated...
smiles
A
"God *was* my co-pilot, but then we crashed, and I had to eat him..."
NYC
9,232 posts
Location: NYC, NY, USA
9,232 posts
Location: NYC, NY, USA
Posted:
The top 3 things on ANY positive list are always girl, shower, sleep... but the rest are tricky.
In order:
1) My girlie
2) A hot shower
3) My bed
4) Scalp massage
5) Any other massage
6) My city
7) The utter lack of anything stressful needing to be done
8) A jacuzzi
9) A fire place
10) PJs and Fuzzy Slippers
Now how do I get all of those things in the same place?
to jem for letting me think of those...
The top 3 things on ANY positive list are always girl, shower, sleep... but the rest are tricky.
In order:
1) My girlie
2) A hot shower
3) My bed
4) Scalp massage
5) Any other massage
6) My city
7) The utter lack of anything stressful needing to be done
8) A jacuzzi
9) A fire place
10) PJs and Fuzzy Slippers
Now how do I get all of those things in the same place?
to jem for letting me think of those... Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
[They do not move.]
Forget puppy power, Scrappy's just gay
632 posts
Location: Southampton Uni
632 posts
Location: Southampton Uni
Posted:
1) Nick, my kitty kat boyfriend,
2) tummy rubs
3) sleep
4) warmth
5) the sound of rain pouring down while I'm warm and dry,
6) being safe
7) my mum
8) music,
9) poi
10) friends.
heaven...
1) Nick, my kitty kat boyfriend,
2) tummy rubs
3) sleep
4) warmth
5) the sound of rain pouring down while I'm warm and dry,
6) being safe
7) my mum
8) music,
9) poi
10) friends.
heaven...
Spin, bounce, be one with the world, because it is yours to enjoy...
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Pooh-Bah
1,626 posts
Location: Southampton, United Kingdom
Pooh-Bah
1,626 posts
Location: Southampton, United Kingdom
Posted:
1 Jenny, a beautiful lady to love and be loved by
2 My guitar, which is the most personal item I own and means more to me than any other possession
3 The nightingales which live in a tree outside my window for some of the year
4 My mp3 player and whatever it's got on it
5 This interview with George Harrison about Hare Krsna https://introduction.krishna.org/Articles/2000/08/00066.html
6 A Beagle called Jo, who I have grown up with
7 My mum, who loves me unconditionally
8 My staff, which spends a lot of summer days and nights with me while I think stuff through
9 Any nature, anything that is living and grows. The world in general, or the universe.
10 The knowledge that I am going to die no matter what I do, so I need not fear anything in this life and just get on with being the best person I can be and living the best life I can.
1 Jenny, a beautiful lady to love and be loved by
2 My guitar, which is the most personal item I own and means more to me than any other possession
3 The nightingales which live in a tree outside my window for some of the year
4 My mp3 player and whatever it's got on it
5 This interview with George Harrison about Hare Krsna https://introduction.krishna.org/Articles/2000/08/00066.html
6 A Beagle called Jo, who I have grown up with
7 My mum, who loves me unconditionally
8 My staff, which spends a lot of summer days and nights with me while I think stuff through
9 Any nature, anything that is living and grows. The world in general, or the universe.
10 The knowledge that I am going to die no matter what I do, so I need not fear anything in this life and just get on with being the best person I can be and living the best life I can.
What a wonderful miracle if only we could look through each other's eyes for an instant.
Thoreau
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playing the days away
7,263 posts
Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom
playing the days away
7,263 posts
Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom
Posted:
oooh oooh I forgot to say hugs! 
oooh oooh I forgot to say hugs!
Let's relight this forum
Carpal \'Tunnel
7,193 posts
Location: in the trees
7,193 posts
Location: in the trees
Posted:
"is comfort something you touch, or something that touches you?"
"is comfort something you touch, or something that touches you?"
NYC
9,232 posts
Location: NYC, NY, USA
9,232 posts
Location: NYC, NY, USA
Posted:
Exactly.
Exactly.
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
[They do not move.]
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comfortably numb
2,676 posts
Location: The countryside, Australia
comfortably numb
2,676 posts
Location: The countryside, Australia
Posted:
No partciular order:
Hugs
Sleeping
My Family
Singing really loud in my car
Driving
Having my hair stroked
Being around my friends
Knowing there's even greater things to come i.e. having something to look forward to (travel plans, going to uni etc)
Star gazing out the back by my pool
Music
No partciular order:
Hugs
Sleeping
My Family
Singing really loud in my car
Driving
Having my hair stroked
Being around my friends
Knowing there's even greater things to come i.e. having something to look forward to (travel plans, going to uni etc)
Star gazing out the back by my pool
Music
.All things are beautiful if we take the time to look.
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Insert Champagne Here
13,215 posts
Location: without class distinction, Australia
Insert Champagne Here
13,215 posts
Location: without class distinction, Australia
Posted:
again, in no real order: ("comfort" seems like somethign so hard to grasp, so these things give me warm fuzzies or a feeling I just love)
hugs
lying on the grass on a warm day under a tree, or in the sun if it's not so hot
snuggling on the couch watching a good movie (can be with or without someone)
hot baths with a good book
cat napping
music
dancing
having someone play with my hair
the wind in my face and hair
rain on a tin roof
lying in front of an open fire
licking chocolate off my fingers
eeee! I'm getting warm fuzzies just writing this!
again, in no real order: ("comfort" seems like somethign so hard to grasp, so these things give me warm fuzzies or a feeling I just love)
hugslying on the grass on a warm day under a tree, or in the sun if it's not so hotsnuggling on the couch watching a good movie (can be with or without someone)hot baths with a good bookcat nappingmusicdancinghaving someone play with my hairthe wind in my face and hairrain on a tin rooflying in front of an open firelicking chocolate off my fingerseeee! I'm getting warm fuzzies just writing this!
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
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lovin' it...
2,444 posts
Location: Bristol!, United Kingdom
lovin' it...
2,444 posts
Location: Bristol!, United Kingdom
Posted:
Good thread
Here are mine:
Friends
My big, old, comfy hoodie
Hearing the sound of waves
Hot Shower
My bed
Music
Sun on my skin
The "woooosh" sound of spinning fire
Long summer evenings
awwww - thanks for making me think about these Jem.
Group hug everyone!
Good thread
Here are mine:
Friends
My big, old, comfy hoodie
Hearing the sound of waves
Hot Shower
My bed
Music
Sun on my skin
The "woooosh" sound of spinning fire
Long summer evenings
awwww - thanks for making me think about these Jem.
Group hug everyone!
Live well, love much, laugh often...
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what goes around comes around. unless you're into stalls.
4,030 posts
Location: Bali, Australia
what goes around comes around. unless you're into stalls.
4,030 posts
Location: Bali, Australia
Posted:
*comfort* implies not just things we like or that make us happy/excited, but things that calm/ease/relax us when we might otherwise have been unhappy/stressed... that help us feel'good in our skins'.
So mine are:
*being at home alone specially in the daytime when the light is so pretty
*my house rags (baggy saggy loose old shifts worn with no undies, preferably when alone!)
*spinning poi when I'm not trying to learn anything new
*chill music: eg jack johnson, lemon jelly, reggae
*getting back in my car when I've been out somewhere public
*swimming in my pool specially at night under the moon and stars
*being in my own bed, preferably alone
*taking my tea tray back to bed in the morning to have a read till I'm ready to deal with the world
* being connected to the internet particularly spending hours on HoP
*paying the bills and filing them away as 'done'
*comfort* implies not just things we like or that make us happy/excited, but things that calm/ease/relax us when we might otherwise have been unhappy/stressed... that help us feel'good in our skins'.
So mine are:
*being at home alone specially in the daytime when the light is so pretty
*my house rags (baggy saggy loose old shifts worn with no undies, preferably when alone!)
*spinning poi when I'm not trying to learn anything new
*chill music: eg jack johnson, lemon jelly, reggae
*getting back in my car when I've been out somewhere public
*swimming in my pool specially at night under the moon and stars
*being in my own bed, preferably alone
*taking my tea tray back to bed in the morning to have a read till I'm ready to deal with the world
* being connected to the internet particularly spending hours on HoP
*paying the bills and filing them away as 'done'
.....Can't juggle balls but I sure as hell can juggle details....
Dreamer
4,308 posts
Location: York, England
4,308 posts
Location: York, England
Posted:
1. Being with someone I trust absolutly
2. Ocean Waves on a beach
3. The sound of rain (altho this is tricky because it means being under a metal roof!- i like stables)
4. Riding a horse (assuming I'm in a decent situation... not all lessons are comforting)
5. Being with (my) dog
6. Driving
7. Rainbows right after a spring or warm summer rain
8. A good massage
9. A hot scented bubble bath
10. Being wrapped up in a duvet/ Playing Harp (can't decide which is better)
1. Being with someone I trust absolutly
2. Ocean Waves on a beach
3. The sound of rain (altho this is tricky because it means being under a metal roof!- i like stables)
4. Riding a horse (assuming I'm in a decent situation... not all lessons are comforting)
5. Being with (my) dog
6. Driving
7. Rainbows right after a spring or warm summer rain
8. A good massage
9. A hot scented bubble bath
10. Being wrapped up in a duvet/ Playing Harp (can't decide which is better)
Keep your dream alive
Dreamin is still how the strong survive
Shalom VeAhavah
New Hampshire has a point....
Dreamer
4,308 posts
Location: York, England
4,308 posts
Location: York, England
Posted:
Btw, NYC, you may have to pick between shower and jacuzzi buut the rest can be grouped without tooo much trouble....
Btw, NYC, you may have to pick between shower and jacuzzi buut the rest can be grouped without tooo much trouble....
Keep your dream alive
Dreamin is still how the strong survive
Shalom VeAhavah
New Hampshire has a point....
NYC
9,232 posts
Location: NYC, NY, USA
9,232 posts
Location: NYC, NY, USA
Posted:
Not true.
Molly and I found the bestest jacuzzi that had a shower in it this summer.
It was yummy.
Not true.
Molly and I found the bestest jacuzzi that had a shower in it this summer.
It was yummy.
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
[They do not move.]
Miss Whippy
1,262 posts
Location: Cornwall & Oxford
1,262 posts
Location: Cornwall & Oxford
Posted:
Aww good thread
Here's my top however many, in no particular order -
Hugs, lots and lots of hugs
My friends and family.
My bed.
My writing, whenever i'm working on a story or novel, im totally comfortable.
Summer evenings.
Sitting on the beach, watching and listening to the sea.
Driving while listening to some chilled music.
Spinning poi while nobody else is around.
My cats.
The tranquility of having nothing to worry about, even if it's just for a day.
Aww good thread
Here's my top however many, in no particular order -
Hugs, lots and lots of hugs
My friends and family.
My bed.
My writing, whenever i'm working on a story or novel, im totally comfortable.
Summer evenings.
Sitting on the beach, watching and listening to the sea.
Driving while listening to some chilled music.
Spinning poi while nobody else is around.
My cats.
The tranquility of having nothing to worry about, even if it's just for a day.
Aim high and you'll know your limits, aim low and you'll never know how high you could have climbed.
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enthusiast
360 posts
Location: Oxford, United Kingdom
enthusiast
360 posts
Location: Oxford, United Kingdom
Posted:
1 A really hot shower
2 Big pile of cusions & a book
3 A cup of tea
4 The bit after a really quick corner where your tyres grip properly & you can accelerate
5 Picking up the poi & doing a load of well rehearsed stuff (no effort involved)
6 A big spliff
7 Playing guitar (esp with people who know what they're doing)
8 Being at festivals (warm fuzzy feeling)
9 Beer
10 Cigarettes
1 A really hot shower
2 Big pile of cusions & a book
3 A cup of tea
4 The bit after a really quick corner where your tyres grip properly & you can accelerate
5 Picking up the poi & doing a load of well rehearsed stuff (no effort involved)
6 A big spliff
7 Playing guitar (esp with people who know what they're doing)
8 Being at festivals (warm fuzzy feeling)
9 Beer
10 Cigarettes
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Super Gidg!!!!
8,506 posts
Location: Portland Oregon USA
Super Gidg!!!!
8,506 posts
Location: Portland Oregon USA
Posted:
1. Snuggling with Moondoggie
2. Hot shower
3. Family dinners
4. A warm bed on a cold morning
5. Chicken noodle soup
6. Sitting in front of a fire with a cup of hot chocolate
7. A walk in the woods
8. Watching the snow fall
9. Exchanging email with long distance friends
10. Swing dancing
1. Snuggling with Moondoggie
2. Hot shower
3. Family dinners
4. A warm bed on a cold morning
5. Chicken noodle soup
6. Sitting in front of a fire with a cup of hot chocolate
7. A walk in the woods
8. Watching the snow fall
9. Exchanging email with long distance friends
10. Swing dancing
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is NOT.
Proud member of the HoP DPS.
Sanity is a highly overrated state of mind.
I'm normal ... it's everyone else that's crazy.
Gidg
member
162 posts
Location: Birmingham, UK
162 posts
Location: Birmingham, UK
Posted:
Bed
Chocolate
Being lazy in the sun
Music
Meaningful hugs
Spare cash
Shower/Bath
Pets
Doing a sport (or something similar) where you can freely express yourself
Being alone
Bed
Chocolate
Being lazy in the sun
Music
Meaningful hugs
Spare cash
Shower/Bath
Pets
Doing a sport (or something similar) where you can freely express yourself
Being alone
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member
109 posts
Location: Back in the Future, United Kingdom
member
109 posts
Location: Back in the Future, United Kingdom
Posted:
1. My Lady
2. My friends
3..In the park with the aforementioned on a sunny day....
4..A good malt whisky
5..Festivals (especially Glastonbury)
6. The couch
7. My bed
8. A really hot bath followed by a freezing cold shower
9. Wads o Cash
10.The beach
EDITED_BY: Hairy Tait (1137611509)
1. My Lady
2. My friends
3..In the park with the aforementioned on a sunny day....
4..A good malt whisky
5..Festivals (especially Glastonbury)
6. The couch
7. My bed
8. A really hot bath followed by a freezing cold shower
9. Wads o Cash
10.The beach
EDITED_BY: Hairy Tait (1137611509)
It's a very interesting story, Future Boy....!
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Pooh-Bah
1,750 posts
Location: london, United Kingdom
Pooh-Bah
1,750 posts
Location: london, United Kingdom
Posted:
Thank you people, I see a lot of people have similar comforts, and they are quite small things, but big in terms of the happinness they bring
I was just wondering if we are in constant need of comfort, and whether we replace them with something else if we don't have them. For example if there is no tea bags left, would you top up your 'comf' (simian 2005) with chocolate?
I think this is the case with me, otherwise I feel empty and somethimes anxiouse
Thank you people, I see a lot of people have similar comforts, and they are quite small things, but big in terms of the happinness they bring
I was just wondering if we are in constant need of comfort, and whether we replace them with something else if we don't have them. For example if there is no tea bags left, would you top up your 'comf' (simian 2005) with chocolate?
I think this is the case with me, otherwise I feel empty and somethimes anxiouse
Never assume
Always Acknowledge
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Pooh-Bah
1,750 posts
Location: london, United Kingdom
Pooh-Bah
1,750 posts
Location: london, United Kingdom
Posted:
Oh I'd like to alter the nature of this thread, any not make it come across as a game thread, I want to have a disscussion here about your ideas on comfort/s.
Most people would emmediatly have a very posotive feeling thinking about what comforts them, but I was thinking about how some feel like rewards, and some feel like a thing to numb some form of pain or dis comfort. Then I was wondering about the reward system of things like alcohol, and is it really a reward if your gradually melting your liver willingly? (I was reminded of this thaught when I heard the name of a drink called 'liver massage', er yum?)
As you can guess I dont really find comfot in drinking alcohol anymore
Um yeah, any thaughts?
Oh I'd like to alter the nature of this thread, any not make it come across as a game thread, I want to have a disscussion here about your ideas on comfort/s.
Most people would emmediatly have a very posotive feeling thinking about what comforts them, but I was thinking about how some feel like rewards, and some feel like a thing to numb some form of pain or dis comfort. Then I was wondering about the reward system of things like alcohol, and is it really a reward if your gradually melting your liver willingly? (I was reminded of this thaught when I heard the name of a drink called 'liver massage', er yum?)
As you can guess I dont really find comfot in drinking alcohol anymore
Um yeah, any thaughts?
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Location: Wales
Posted:
I used to have a pain killer addiction and it most definatly started out as a comfort. I needed the pain killers just to be able to sit up in bed. After a while it got to the stage where I needed them for other reasons than just killing pain.
I was watching a program the other day about self harmers and I got a jolt back to the days I took the pills. They were talking about cutting/burning themselves as being a release of a build up of pressure. When they couldn't cope they took comfort in harming themselves because it gave them something to concentrate on other than all the rest of what was going on.
I took comfort in getting hold of enough pills/cough linctus to numb myself. It was a distraction from the depression I was in. By the end there was no comfort in it at all. It was just a never ending cycle which stressed me out. I did, thankfully, managed to break the habit. I now know that unless it's to take physical pain away, I don't take them.
I also know some people with eating disorders that talk the same way about controlling food. They feel like everything else in their life is utterly out of control, but the amount of food they put into their bodies they can control and it comforts them to know that they haven't eaten. It makes them feel stronger and enpowered. In reality it's making them physically weaker, but they still find comfort in being able to take control of one thing in their life.
I used to have a pain killer addiction and it most definatly started out as a comfort. I needed the pain killers just to be able to sit up in bed. After a while it got to the stage where I needed them for other reasons than just killing pain.
I was watching a program the other day about self harmers and I got a jolt back to the days I took the pills. They were talking about cutting/burning themselves as being a release of a build up of pressure. When they couldn't cope they took comfort in harming themselves because it gave them something to concentrate on other than all the rest of what was going on.
I took comfort in getting hold of enough pills/cough linctus to numb myself. It was a distraction from the depression I was in. By the end there was no comfort in it at all. It was just a never ending cycle which stressed me out. I did, thankfully, managed to break the habit. I now know that unless it's to take physical pain away, I don't take them.
I also know some people with eating disorders that talk the same way about controlling food. They feel like everything else in their life is utterly out of control, but the amount of food they put into their bodies they can control and it comforts them to know that they haven't eaten. It makes them feel stronger and enpowered. In reality it's making them physically weaker, but they still find comfort in being able to take control of one thing in their life.
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2. Michelle (My daughter)
3. Kennidy (My doggie)
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5. My pink fuzzy pants
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9. My family's health
10. Friends
1. Sean (My boyfriend)
2. Michelle (My daughter)
3. Kennidy (My doggie)
4. My Bed
5. My pink fuzzy pants
6. My truck
7. My home
8. My health
9. My family's health
10. Friends
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