What is your distraction?

[mrslizzyg]

Hey guys!

I'm just curious to know what everyone's anxiety distraction(s) are?!
I thought it was be kind of interesting to see what we all do to keep our mind occupied. :)

Mine would be:

Listening to music
reading
exercise

annndd.. GO! :)

[Goomba]

Mmmmmm

Writing music
Games
Studying space
Philosophy
Meditating
Dreaming
Trying/creating something new
Good conversation with a coffee or beer

[needtogetwell]

Bon Jovi full blast with the headphones on!

Yup my sure fire distraction, btw, looking at Jon Bon Jovi is distraction on itself. Enough said!!!

[needtogetwell]

Bon Jovi full blast with the headphones on! Yup my sure fire distraction, btw, looking at Jon Bon Jovi is distraction on itself. Enough said!!!

Song of choice : "it's my life"

[jessed03]

Mmmmmm

Writing music
Games
Studying space
Philosophy
Meditating
Dreaming
Trying/creating something new
Good conversation with a coffee or beer

Nice hobbies, man. Sounds like you've got things spot on.

I'm fairly simple myself. I write, listen to music, play a bit of guitar, hang out with my kid nephew.

[NixonRulz]

I'm not sure exactly what I do to distract myself. I think I just kinda keep going and not pay attention to it.

Now hobbies.....I have a few of those that are instant distraction if need be

Boating/fishing in the bay or ocean
Climbing any cool challenging rock face
Whatever the kids are up for
I'm also a secret agent ....like really secret

[needtogetwell]

I'm not sure exactly what I do to distract myself. I think I just kinda keep going and not pay attention to it. Now hobbies.....I have a few of those that are instant distraction if need be Boating/fishing in the bay or ocean Climbing any cool challenging rock face Whatever the kids are up for I'm also a secret agent ....like really secret

Do you have any of that cool stuff like Maxwell Smart????

[Goomba]

Nice hobbies, man. Sounds like you've got things spot on. I'm fairly simple myself. I write, listen to music, play a bit of guitar, hang out with my kid nephew.

Sounds like we would get along. If you ever visit Nixon we should play some guitar. :)

[gypsylee]

Candy Crush Soda Saga

[needtogetwell]

Candy Crush Soda Saga
Me too, I forgot about that

[gypsylee]

Well that's one game in a long line of Facebook games :) I zone out playing those things.

[needtogetwell]

Farm Heroes another one I play a lot.

[needtogetwell]

Damn I hate pain meds, if they don't have you doped up they get you wired up. Now I can't sleep Andy distraction from getting anxious is this forum.

[gypsylee]

Farm Heroes I played until it got impossible. AlphaBetty Saga is good as well.

[sae]

I honestly have so many distractions it's downright stupid.

My big ones are:

Painting
Writing my sad little fantasy novel
Piano composition

The others, in no certain order

Fishing, as in dropping a line into any body of water and sitting all day until I burn to a crisp

Reading anything with print from novels to instruction manuals
Auto repair
Computer repair
Following the stock market
Following politics
Retro gaming
Cooking/baking
Researching things of interest
Macaroni art
Backmasking Popular music
Stargazing
Backyard metal (aluminum/ brass) forging
Cell phone photography
Google Earth vacations
Creating unusual plush toys

[Zena]

Listening to music
Playing games on my computer
Reading
Creating art and music

[Soulcatcher71]

Games - any game that absorbs your attention so much that you haven't got time to think about anything else - driving/racing games used to work for me.

[superchick22684]

-writing
-reading
-listening to music
-photography
-art/crafting (pottery, making journals, basket weaving etc.)

[Gatergirl]

- practicing martial arts
- doing crossword puzzles
- reading
- watching favorite sitcoms
- writing
- listening to ambient sounds

[Two One]

- Writing/recording music
- Writing in general (about my anxiety, my thoughts etc.)
- Watching my favorite TV shows specifically Lost and House
- Medical research
- Exercise (mostly running)
- Video games (although this tends to require that I have friends online)
- Hanging out with my friends (if I can bring myself to do it)