The Things that Keep You Sane

Caseums21

Caseums21

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I know this is kinda old thread but I'll reply.

I like to read, study my old college books, build puzzles, word search, watch movies, hang around the house with my dog and cat, bake, look up random things on the internet, listen to music, sleep, watch tv shows (Gilmore Girls, Simpsons, Friends, and Scrubs), daydream about what my life would be like without this phobia, I started yoga and pilates to keep myself doing physical work.
 
Sapphira

Sapphira

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I do a lot of things to keep myself busy... I practice singing, work on a website for a friend, watch tv, play video games, clean the apartment, write, read, go through self-help books and videos, cooking and baking, etc... just about anything that I can get involved in.
 
Liz17

Liz17

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The Internets a good distraction, i check all the newspapers daily to keep up with the outside world. The company of my family is most effective, they are a comfortable distraction for me. Ive also started to get into the anime market, playing the games watching the shows. But the one thing that keeps me occupied as of late is puzzles, expecially Sodoku. The Nintendo Wii is also good to have in the house it gives you something physical to do.

I'm also doing a home study course that keeps me occupied for the most amount of time.
 
bcv75

bcv75

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I used to be an avid writer, now my attention span only lets me write short stories at best, but it's a great escape from an anxiety attack. Either typing or handwriting with a fountain pen in a book. Both can be very relaxing.

Using my imagination is a big part of that, and with my agoraphobia, my imagination sometimes feels like all I have.
 
bcv75

bcv75

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I used to be an avid writer, now my attention span only lets me write short stories at best, but it's a great escape from an anxiety attack. Either typing or handwriting with a fountain pen in a book. Both can be very relaxing.

Using my imagination is a big part of that, and with my agoraphobia, my imagination sometimes feels like all I have.
 
celestialrecluse

celestialrecluse

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same here i find im constantly carrying a notebook around to jot down little stories, but my mind never lets me finish them, i have like over 20 prologues and first chapters of different stories on my hardrive, but none have gone further than those, because my attention slowly sifts away! it sucks doesn't it! lols!
 
bcv75

bcv75

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celestialrecluse said:
same here i find im constantly carrying a notebook around to jot down little stories, but my mind never lets me finish them, i have like over 20 prologues and first chapters of different stories on my hardrive, but none have gone further than those, because my attention slowly sifts away! it sucks doesn't it! lols!
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It's so frustrating to me. I rely on friends that I can only contact online or by phone now (simply because of geography) to help me finish stories. Now I know why some books have two or more authors.
 
Darkened

Darkened

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- Music (Massive Attack, Enigma, Disturbed, Megadeth, Tiesto, Armin Van Buuren... and from the 80's: Dire Straits, Tears for Fears,... )
- driving (I like driving my car far away, I just don't want him to fail at a traffic light or a STOP. 8O )
- movies (at the PC, of course) (WWII, but I also like others genres.)
- TV (History Channel, news and TV series)

but specially:
- my PC :wink:
- Internet
- PC games (like COD, HL2, Max Payne, Oblivion,...)
 
Carstuar

Carstuar

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Darkened said:
- Music (Massive Attack, Enigma, Disturbed, Megadeth, Tiesto, Armin Van Buuren... and from the 80's: Dire Straits, Tears for Fears,... )
- driving (I like driving my car far away, I just don't want him to fail at a traffic light or a STOP. 8O )
- movies (at the PC, of course) (WWII, but I also like others genres.)
- TV (History Channel, news and TV series)

but specially:
- my PC :wink:
- Internet
- PC games (like COD, HL2, Max Payne, Oblivion,...)
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We do a lot of the same stuff, with some differences.

I watch a lot of TV shows, and some movies. (all my shows are on break now, though)
My PC is the thing that keeps me from going insane, but also, to some extent, it's keeping me from going out more :\
Right now my main PC is broken, so I'm using an old one, which is really slow!
I'm waiting for a new one to arrive in the mail, but the wait is killing me.
Without a proper PC, I won't stay sane for long.
 
Gone

Gone

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In addition to games and music i think the SPW chat helps me keep my brain sane ('sane' is open for discusion).
 
Jotun

Jotun

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Music, reading, porn, politics on tv. I honestly don't know what I would do if lived in the 15th century or something.
 
Darkened

Darkened

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Carstuar said:
Right now my main PC is broken[...]
I'm waiting for a new one to arrive in the mail, but the wait is killing me.
Without a proper PC, I won't stay sane for long.
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Damn, I hate that. Sometimes I have to wait trough the weekend for a new graphics card, mems, or something that arrives Monday... :x Painful as hell!
 
Convict187

Convict187

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My sisters five kids (sometimes any way lol)

Music ( Evanecence, Dragon force, Drowning Pool, Linkin park, limp bizkit, Disturbed, Fear Factor, Trapt, silva)
Internet
XBox 360 Games
 
Prescious

Prescious

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*Watching TV
*Watching movies
*Music
*Church on Tv
*Positive Thinking
*Positive self affirmations
*Plastic Surgery info
*Driving my car
*Surfing the internet
*Money
*Work at home programs
 
B

bulent

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Horse racing local and international,i love their sad eyes when they run!

Thrillers like "The thing" and other works of John Carpenter.

Documentaries,sports and old movies on tv.

Walking back and forth in the garden like a prisoner!
 
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