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 Senior Wrangler Nutter   |
First, apologies to the mods if this is in the wrong place - wasn't sure if it should go in General. I was chatting with my sister today about safe space, and how it's important to create this, even in your own head, if you're stressed out; having somewhere to mentally retreat to. She was telling me she created a room in a castle, and spent time envisioning it in detail; eventually she would calm down just by closing her eyes and imagining it. A kind of meditation, if you will. I used to do something similar with the C1 world (although the 4th wall was a bit of a problem). It occurred to me today that you could do it with the Caves - create your own mental cave, your virtual place in the forum. My question is - has anyone already done this? Do any of you see yourselves as having an "in game" forum persona that has a presence in an in-forum cave? If so, what's it like? If not, is it just me who thinks it'd be cool to have my own forum cave...? |
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 Tea Queen Laura  |
Sounds very interesting, but please could you elaborate a bit more? I'm not sure I fully understand!  |
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Senior Wrangler Nutter |
A physical safe space is one where you feel secure, can't be harmed, where there isn't even the threat of harm, so you can relax. This is the mental equivalent of that - which has the advantage that you can take it with you. It can be anywhere that you can visualise - a real place or an imaginary one. The important thing is that you are in control here. And if the safe space can be anything you can visualise - why not one of the Caves here? |
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 Harlow |
I have something like that, though not on the caves. I tend to have several imagination worlds I can retreat to, or just mess with when I'm not stressed at all. But I don't imagine myself in those places, instead there are a bunch of characters that do things for me, and I can control to a certain degree. |
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 VioletGrendel |
I write books to calm myself down. It's relaxing, and I can put my imagination to something useful. I have too much imagination! It makes me see and hear things in the dark. What is the answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything? 42! |
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 Manic Scribbler razander |
I don't think it's be possible for me to create a safe space. If something is bothering me, it'll keep bothering me until it's resolved. I have regrets and grievances stretching all the way from when I was two years old. What puts my mind at ease is working on something of value, like writing, drawing, playing a game, singing, or reading about something important and/or interesting. Wait... No. I think I do have one mental safe space. When I think about the wonderful things that individuals are capable of, I glimpse that brilliant world where everyone can, and does, reach their full potential. |
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Tea Queen Laura |
It occurred to me today that I find my physical - and arguably my mental too - safe space when I'm driving. Does that count? Whenever I have a lot on my mind, or feel depressed, I jump in the car with my Spotify playlist. It's usually the same route, which is an hour-round trip, but sometimes I divert it a bit depending on how I'm feeling. I either use the time to think, or I just chill out with the music. It's therapeutic when you're in your very own bubble (i.e., the car) and there's a sense of privacy away from, well, everything. More often than not I return home feeling relaxed and unhindered again, if only for a short while. Dusk is my favourite time because it's so quiet on the roads. I went on a drive this evening actually and followed this beautiful, bright orange sunset as it gradually got dark, with Amy Macdonald's This is the Life playing in the background. It felt so peaceful. |
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Senior Wrangler Nutter |
That makes sense, actually. Before, when we've moved house and nothing has felt like "home", I've retreated to my car. Thinking about it, my dad used to do something similar. |
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 Air Guitarist kezune |
My safe place has always been in my head. Moving a lot while I grew up (and now as an adult) made it hard to have a reliable safe physical space where I could retreat. Where it is can change based on what I feel like day dreaming about. Since I don't have the same experience with stability as most people I'm not surprised that I can imagine I'm back home one stressful morning and imagine I'm in Morrowind that same evening. I guess it's nice to stop in and "visit home" when I'm homesick and visit fictional worlds when I feel helpless. Updated Rehosting Policy[/title] |
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 Hawk |
I do have a safe space in my head (that I also use as a memory technique and a place to go when bored out of my mind) but it's currently a big marble... palace... [coughs] I think adding a cave to it some place would be a lovely idea, though! I'll have to work on that. |
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