Kyoshi Frost Wolf 41,444 February 8, 2021 Share February 8, 2021 Many types of things can relax us. Everyone has their own version of this. Sometimes it can be simple every day things, other times it can be not so common stuff. Is there anything that is less than common that relaxes you? One thing for me is the guest ambience from Rollercoaster Tycoon. I've always found the game so relaxing to play and I think this was one of the big reasons. The ambience for whatever reason puts me at ease and actually helps me sleep. It is hard to explain why. Maybe it could be my experience with the game, maybe it is like a sort of white noise since there is basically nothing that can be properly made out in the sounds. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crunchypuff 152 February 8, 2021 Share February 8, 2021 I like the sound of mains hum. There's a small transformer in my college classroom/lab room that makes so much noise people have complained about it lol, but I like it. Also like watching insects walk around, especially the big leaf-footed bugs around my house. They're super calm around people too, I've even had some climb on me which was fun. Take a look at my art! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphinx-Ara 3,569 February 8, 2021 Share February 8, 2021 Unusual: Metal music. (not deathcore, or deathmetal etc, but like power metal) Maybe not so unusual: the sound of rain and distant storms 2 Signature by Myself! "Ara Ara" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awkward Segway 317 February 8, 2021 Share February 8, 2021 This music from Outlast 2 when enemies are searching for you - for some reason I find it relaxing: So much Pony, so little time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparklefan1234 170,434 February 8, 2021 Share February 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Kyoshi said: Is there anything that is less than common that relaxes you? I find making signatures and answering questions in my numerous "Ask a Pony" topics relaxing. Being creative in general relaxes me, honestly. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaines 1,221 February 9, 2021 Share February 9, 2021 (edited) Simply looking at liminal spaces. Usually people would look at these because they're supposedly "weirdly familiar" or makes them feel nostalgic, but none I come across ever feel familiar to me I just think they look nice, especially dark, gloomy snowy ones. Spoiler Edited February 9, 2021 by Gaines 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpWit 2,644 February 9, 2021 Share February 9, 2021 Creaking of metal, like a ship shifting or a large hinge with a few hundred pounds of weight on it came to mind, but I think that falls under satisfying more than relaxing. Fireworks booming consistently in the distance though works for me. The stragglers on the 4th of July always soothe me to sleep. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExplosionMare 18,062 February 9, 2021 Share February 9, 2021 Heavy metal can be relaxing It’s a good stress reliever and if it has a good set of instruments in it, it can just be fun to listen to. 4 Boom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadbacca 375 February 9, 2021 Share February 9, 2021 Throwing on one of my favorite ASMR videos while also massaging myself with my fingers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExplosionMare 18,062 February 9, 2021 Share February 9, 2021 The clicking sound of a flashlight is very soothing to me 2 Boom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Star 1,024 February 9, 2021 Share February 9, 2021 Sitting in a tractor cab. It's just me and my thoughts. Phone sits in the cooler so I can selectively ignore it and we get a few decent music stations most of time time. Every now and then something happens to break up the monotony, but otherwise it is just me in a sea of dirt or grass, with the hum of the Diesel engine, the cab fan, and if it is warm, the AC system kicking on and off. Like being totally disconnected from the world and its troubles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuteycindyhoney 13,307 February 9, 2021 Share February 9, 2021 Audio books. I only listen to ones of books I've read a few times. I never finish them, because I nearly always drift off to sleep. 2 Thank you Sparklefan1234!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ded acc 317 February 9, 2021 Share February 9, 2021 I enjoy watching older TV broadcasts and tech stuff. I prefer to immerse myself in a different time and place. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oleks 1,993 February 9, 2021 Share February 9, 2021 I find the process of palying hack-and-slash games very relaxing, when I don't focus on quests or finding cool gear, but simply destroy monsters and think about nothing. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harmonic Revelations 8,835 February 9, 2021 Share February 9, 2021 Perhaps it's not the most unusual as I've heard for several people it's the same, but I find mild amounts of caffeine to actually be quite relaxing. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin_Case001 4,885 February 9, 2021 Share February 9, 2021 Rollercoaster Tycoon! Ha! I love it. I was properly addicted to that for awhile in my early twenties. I'm sure you already know this, Kyoshi, but that RoCo guest ambience track is freakin' EVERYWHERE. It pops up constantly in tv and movies, almost as much as the pig farm sound from Warcraft II, or the shotgun guy dying in DOOM. As for me, I find Warframe oddly relaxing. It's, like, the most over the top, ridiculously insane, action packed action. It's so insane that most of the time the screen is just a splattering of pixels like someone was shooting rainbow colored paintballs directly into your corneas. But it's also mindless action that becomes second nature and can be played in your sleep. I love to switch off the game sound and listen to podcasts while I play, usually Making Sense with Sam Harris. It's such a comical juxtaposition to be committing mass genocide against cloned space marines and hordes of alien bugs with over the top super powers while listening to the most calming and thoughtful voice on Earth. It's very relaxing to me. It's one of my favorite things to do. Frame & Sam. I love it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sovereign Leader Rarity 12,006 February 10, 2021 Share February 10, 2021 (edited) Smelling cinnabons in private is the closest that my life ever comes to Heaven. It's SO therapeutic. Edited February 10, 2021 by Sovereign Leader Rarity 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoconutCake 360 February 10, 2021 Share February 10, 2021 One thing and one thing only: ASMR. Most people I know don't get it at all - but my brother introduced me to it years ago and WOW am I glad he did! There's certain types of ASMR that I don't care for, though. But I think that's pretty common. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRockARooster 51,090 February 10, 2021 Share February 10, 2021 Listening to loud music, watching horror movies and monster documentaries make me feel relaxed. 1 sig by @Kyoshi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DixonTheAdversary 1,632 February 10, 2021 Share February 10, 2021 I usually find just skating around in a Tony Hawk game really relaxing, no goals or anything, just doing little combos and trying to find secrets in the map. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clawdeen 12,192 February 11, 2021 Share February 11, 2021 22 hours ago, CoconutCake said: One thing and one thing only: ASMR. Most people I know don't get it at all - but my brother introduced me to it years ago and WOW am I glad he did! There's certain types of ASMR that I don't care for, though. But I think that's pretty common. This. I pretty much came here to say that. Most people I know irl don’t get it or like it but I really find it relaxing. 2 *On Wednesdays We Wear Pink And Betray The Organization* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megas 27,622 February 11, 2021 Share February 11, 2021 Gaming podcasts and hours long videos, even if they involve lots of yelling. I can even put on one of those Let's Endure videos of the DSP videos and it can get me into a deep sleep 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyoshi Frost Wolf 41,444 February 11, 2021 Author Share February 11, 2021 On 2021-02-08 at 5:01 PM, AmberRose said: Unusual: Metal music. (not deathcore, or deathmetal etc, but like power metal) Maybe not so unusual: the sound of rain and distant storms Metal music (as well as most other types of music) relax me a lot. A big factor is that I often rock back and forth in a rhythm when I am sitting and if I am listening to music, I tap into the beat of it and go along with it. I think that is one of my many autistic stims. On 2021-02-08 at 9:26 PM, SharpWit said: Creaking of metal, like a ship shifting or a large hinge with a few hundred pounds of weight on it came to mind, but I think that falls under satisfying more than relaxing. Fireworks booming consistently in the distance though works for me. The stragglers on the 4th of July always soothe me to sleep. This is interesting because I like the same sort of thing. I like the sound of creaking metal and especially creaking wood, stuff like that. I don't know why. It is satisfying to hear. Also the sound of, this may sound weird, leather material? If that makes any sense at all. Not in a kink sorta way. That's a difficult one to describe. 19 minutes ago, Megas said: Gaming podcasts and hours long videos, even if they involve lots of yelling. I can even put on one of those Let's Endure videos of the DSP videos and it can get me into a deep sleep I often enjoy listening to videos in the background while playing a racing game or a Warriors title. That gives me a sense of "full sensory occupation" and it is very nice. I need to do that again. I used to do that all the time. On 2021-02-09 at 9:12 AM, Oleks said: I find the process of palying hack-and-slash games very relaxing, when I don't focus on quests or finding cool gear, but simply destroy monsters and think about nothing. The Warriors games are perfect for this and is one of my favorite chill out game series. On 2021-02-08 at 6:11 PM, Sparklefan1234 said: I find making signatures and answering questions in my numerous "Ask a Pony" topics relaxing. Being creative in general relaxes me, honestly. I think this might be similar to the sensory occupation I mentioned. Perhaps when the mind is fully occupied and it is for something we enjoy, that can be really soothing. Another strange thing that I find soothing is very articulated speech. As in, someone speaking English (usually in Britain) and very clearly pronouncing each syllable and thus hearing the sound of each of them clearly as well, especially if they are using many words not normally used in casual conversation. Something about hearing my native tongue being spoken in a very articulated manner fires off the pleasure nodes in me brain. Again, could be an autistic stim of mine. I have a lot of those. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiggWheelsManning 10,241 February 12, 2021 Share February 12, 2021 Something TV related, listening to those guys talk on the ESPN show Get Up Special thanks to Emerald Heart for the banner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trixie Heartstrings 434 February 12, 2021 Share February 12, 2021 The most unusual thing that has relaxed me has been certain Filthy Frank songs. Not all of them, but certain ones are able to relax me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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