What a great question! I'm terrible at self-soothing. I eat ice cream. I'm afraid of things that are "relaxing" because I don't trust my mind to shut down. It seems I need the tv on all the time because it's the only thing that distracts me. I'm even afraid to turn off the tv when I'm on the computer because I just don't want to think about stuff. I keep meaning to try the guided meditation that Maranara suggests, though, to see if I can just concentrate on the voice and shut everything else out.