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Menopause Discussion => Personal Experiences => Topic started by: marge on May 26, 2019, 12:02:12 PM

Title: Anxiety - what distracts you?
Post by: marge on May 26, 2019, 12:02:12 PM
For me, gardening and The Archers
Title: Re: Anxiety - what distracts you?
Post by: CLKD on May 26, 2019, 02:27:08 PM
Oh good thread!

Not much once it's taken hold so I swallow the emergency tablet.

Today it's background.  I've been to an antique fair and was OK in the hall, then into an antique shop and again, OK.  But it's background again.  Belly button area tight.

A hot bath with good book.  Gardening.  Watching TV or listening to music.  But if I can sleep that really helps. 
Title: Re: Anxiety - what distracts you?
Post by: Countrygirl on May 26, 2019, 02:44:41 PM
When my anxiety is continuous  in the background, one thing that sometimes works is I put on one of my marvel dvds and tried to notice new things I haven't spotted before, that's if I'm not distracted by Thor or Captain America or....... well you get the idea (I am a bit of a superhero fanatic ) x
Title: Re: Anxiety - what distracts you?
Post by: CLKD on May 26, 2019, 02:54:01 PM
Glad you explained the 'superhero' bit  ;D


I might try that with 'Shrek', 'Ice Age' etc. 'cos I see different drawings every time!
Title: Re: Anxiety - what distracts you?
Post by: Countrygirl on May 26, 2019, 02:59:03 PM
I love ice age and shrek as well CLKD they are so well written and plenty of humour x
Title: Re: Anxiety - what distracts you?
Post by: Jillm on May 26, 2019, 03:01:33 PM
Wouldn't work for me, Chris Hemsworth just too much of a distraction🔨ok not quite Thors hammer, but beggars can't be choosers
Title: Re: Anxiety - what distracts you?
Post by: CLKD on May 26, 2019, 03:42:05 PM
 ;D
Title: Re: Anxiety - what distracts you?
Post by: jillydoll on May 26, 2019, 08:19:21 PM
I love the marvel films too.
Any film gets my mind off the anxiety really.unless it's a horror film, which makes it worse.
But sometimes I unlock my attention, and feel it again, then it takes a good few minutes to get back to the film...
Thor and captain America gets my vote, oh and iron man, love iron man....😍😍😍
Title: Re: Anxiety - what distracts you?
Post by: CLKD on May 26, 2019, 09:22:47 PM
Years ago when I was sole carer in a boarding kennels I sang.  Loudly.  Every morning I thought "Why Have I signed up for this", dry heaving over the sink.  So I sang.  Loudly.  'She went down last October, in the pouring, driving, rain ......... '
Title: Re: Anxiety - what distracts you?
Post by: Shadyglade on May 27, 2019, 06:21:32 AM
Classical music, reading, walking and craft hobbies.
Title: Re: Anxiety - what distracts you?
Post by: CLKD on May 27, 2019, 08:51:38 PM
I'm off for my deep bubble bath with a book ........ C U in the morning >wave<