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Author	SinistramSitNovum
Comment	Yeah don't do it in your flat unless into a pillow as you are going to freak everyone out and likely have the police called. Winters in Glasgow are grim even before adding in the isolation of a lockdown and the stress of studying/work while not doing anything else. I would try and find some other ways of blowing off steam as well as I think the screaming will only help so much. Tough time for everyone just now and I think practicing a little self care (to coop 2016's buzzword of the year) is important. Try and find a little routine that works for you. I don't have SAD or anything but I do like some strong light and physical activity in the winter time and since I can't travel someplace warm or even really go for a hill walk I developed a little routine that does wonders for me. My routine I do after work a few nights a week is to do a HIIT workout of some kind that I find on Youtube and really commit to doing it so I get a good sweat going, then I sit in this little portable steam sauna I bought on Amazon (which yes makes me feel like an idiot but the thing is amazing) with a UV light going and I either listen to some music or watch a TV programme of something dumb that I don't have to think about like Seinfeld or the Simpsons, then shower off, light some incense and have a really cold beer. Something like this might not work for you but all in this is an hour at the end of my day and I feel like a whole new person. Something with the heat, light, new smells, and exercise makes it feel like I just had some kind of dystopian beach day simulation but I feel great afterwards. My advice would be to try and find an activity or routine that makes you feel better and commit to doing it even if it seems weird or makes you feel a little self-conscious (if you told me a year ago I would end the day most days sitting in a little cubicle of steam while burning incense I would have thought I went crazy). I think it is really important to try and eek out something for ourselves during this time and not be embarrassed about it.
Reddit Link	https://www.reddit.com/r/glasgow/comments/l4k7c6/where_is_the_best_place_in_town_to_go_and_scream/gkp7626/
Created	Mon 25th Jan 2021 12:10pm
Status	normal ()

Yeah don't do it in your flat unless into a pillow as you are going to freak everyone out and likely have the police called.

Winters in Glasgow are grim even before adding in the isolation of a lockdown and the stress of studying/work while not doing anything else. I would try and find some other ways of blowing off steam as well as I think the screaming will only help so much. Tough time for everyone just now and I think practicing a little self care (to coop 2016's buzzword of the year) is important. Try and find a little routine that works for you. I don't have SAD or anything but I do like some strong light and physical activity in the winter time and since I can't travel someplace warm or even really go for a hill walk I developed a little routine that does wonders for me.

My routine I do after work a few nights a week is to do a HIIT workout of some kind that I find on Youtube and really commit to doing it so I get a good sweat going, then I sit in this little portable steam sauna I bought on Amazon (which yes makes me feel like an idiot but the thing is amazing) with a UV light going and I either listen to some music or watch a TV programme of something dumb that I don't have to think about like Seinfeld or the Simpsons, then shower off, light some incense and have a really cold beer.

Something like this might not work for you but all in this is an hour at the end of my day and I feel like a whole new person. Something with the heat, light, new smells, and exercise makes it feel like I just had some kind of dystopian beach day simulation but I feel great afterwards. My advice would be to try and find an activity or routine that makes you feel better and commit to doing it even if it seems weird or makes you feel a little self-conscious (if you told me a year ago I would end the day most days sitting in a little cubicle of steam while burning incense I would have thought I went crazy). I think it is really important to try and eek out something for ourselves during this time and not be embarrassed about it.