Share your good coping strategies here. Maybe they can help someone else. This thread can be a pool we pull new strategies from.
When i am anxious I take a walk, bike ride, or just get alone time.
Sometimes I meditate
At night when i have obsessive thoughts i move my body to a new position. It helps break the thought process.
I make myself do thngs 5 minutes at a time when i feel like i can’t do anything.
I try to think of 3 positive things a day when depressed.
I like to mindlessly watch YouTube videos to distract myself from anxiety and depression. When my ldr boyfriend’s available to video chat, I try to spend as much time doing that as possible.
Animals are also great for stress relief. I like to chill with my dachshund babies regardless of how I feel. 
I go camping or homeless seek lonelyness till i get my act together. Something will take care. But these days i have a shitproblem and housebound. I BS myself to cope.
The 3 positives thread is great.
I used to crewchette or knit when I felt my “knickers were in a knot” so to say.
I only know the basics but still found the repetitive basic stitch helpful.
My daily activities/routivnes help me.
When I don’t feel well sleep can help.
Comforting food and drinks .
I dobt on myself with loving kind encouraging words if I can.
Wear comfortable clothes.
Have a shower or bath and put Pj on on.i put my Pj on around 2 pm every day.
@SacredNeigh7 I crochet, too. Not very good at knitting. Those are great when feeling anxious or down.
One thing I do before I hit crisis level is to work in my art journal about what is on mind and after looking analysis what I see what is really on my mind and then journal about my thoughts.
Amazing thread @anon4362788! My favorite ones is drawing, poetry, piano, ironing, walking, resting, and playing with my dog.
@Ninjastar has some for anxiety that were great. Would you share here?
I am a recovered panic disorder survivor…the way I beat my panic attacks was to conquer and ignore my fear of having a panic attack…for anxiety I just ignore that too…anxiety free here…hope you learn how to do that if you have anxiety or panic attacks.
exercise is good. my neighbor recently put a treadmill on their front yard with a sign, “working. free.” I quickly scooped it up and put it in my room. a little project but i got it to fit. when i don’t feel like the gym or walking outside, i hit start and watch tv for an hour.
deep breathing when anxiety strikes. find a quiet spot and focus on breath for four to five minutes. instant stress reducer, better than any chemical pill.
gratefulness. i don’t do this enough but was suggested by my therapist. i guess i’ll start with three today:
I had an electric pianoaccordeon. I played it sometimes on full blast. To the relief of my neighborhood i thrown it in the bin during a psychotic episode.
I flip on the radio when the “discussions” in the house get a little too lively for me.
When I’m bored, I do word seek. Excellent for harnessing the mind.
Other than that, I just try to keep the scheduled things done.
I’m learning not to get in over my head because that is just conceit and causes anxiety.
I heard a radiocommercial about people having anxiety and hearing voices. It is part of mental health awareness from some agency. Sounded like familiar selftalk. They said ring the helpline. I did and been told that is my problem i have to deal with. somehow
Well that is why I made this thread. You can look through what others do and try their strategies. It’s like a Coping Store!
Dear @jukebox, i started to ignore my anxiety and paranoia too since a time. At least i try 
could just ignoring really help in long term? But i guess that raging against this and getting desperate was worse… So am bit stuck with my fears. But i went numb too, so maybe focusing on smth else than the anxiety is always better?
Take care
Talking to someone who has a unicorn in the stable.
What helps me the most now is to trying really to think on my environment, understanding it too, focusing on smth else than the pain. For the anxiety i guess a good breathing can help yeap, for the paranoia - some small meditation… But i am still more than ill 
the toughest for me remain the social relations and i have my somatic stuff on it… Yeah, we need peace of mind too.
For the depression, seeking small pleasures or be proud of what we did…
Movies can help a lot for “rewiring” the brain lol 
Nice thread also ill try to pick some of your tricks yeap
Some things I do to calm down are:
Put an ice pack on the back of your head. This will cool down your brain and reduce activity in your limbic system, where emotions happen.
Do a task with simple, clear steps. I like baking. I follow the recipe, and it’s easy enough that I don’t get frustrated, but it requires enough concentration that I don’t have room to think about other things. Cleaning also helps.
Engage your five senses. This will remind you what is real and what isn’t. Listen to soothing music. Smell something pleasant, like an essential oil. Suck on a hard candy. Look at pictures of things you enjoy. Feel something with an interesting texture, like a piece of Velcro or a stress ball.
Try to levitate something with your mind. You obviously won’t succeed, but it gets you to focus all of your attention on a single point outside your body, instead of on your thoughts. I like to use this on airplanes or in public places, because it doesn’t require you to move at all. It looks like you’re just daydreaming to observers.
Thank you @Ninjastar
Anna,
Choose to feel things. Face your fears, don’t stuff them down. That’s horrible. I wish you the best so, please take care.