soothing

To manage the stress from intrusive thoughts, a person might obsessively count, visualize soothing images or simply ruminate — and ruminate some more.

My husband wandered into the room during my “With Love, Meghan” viewing, took in a second or two of her presentation, and described Meghan's soothing manner of speech as the soundtrack to euthanasia.

The “soothing” sound in this video, apparently, is the jangle of chains.

But a big shift for me was when I understood addiction as a soothing mechanism for underlying things, and how we all participate.

The first three movies were perfect for soothing fans after a breakup, preferably alongside a pint of ice cream.