distarctions

[zeemiller]

sometimes when feel in dispare and depression reaches max get this strong feeling inside i cant cope with life and its too much, when like this i cant read or watch tv as my mind just wont work proper and let me and i end up in bed with the no point getting up frame of mind. when in dispare or with the feeling cant cope etc  what do ppl do at that point is it better to sleep it off through the worst bit or distaction ???? just seem to be in stages and can do somthings when it isnt full on but when at its worse life is too hard and always feel lost as cant concentrate on anything and just wonder what others do etc?????

[Zaf]

Personally I rest as much as I can and watch rubbish on television

Z xx

[KateG]

Sleep or just hide under the magic duvet and/or magic blanket

[Sweetpea]

I try and do the same as Zaf, just give in to it and rest.

S x

[Ally]

I've started building a boat  :)

Not a full size boat, just making it from used wooden tea and coffee stirrers
Actually, I am going to load it up with lego pirates and (hopefully) make a bit of a stop-motion animation with them

I'll post photos when it is closer to completion

It is taking a long time, but it takes my mind off things

A.

[Jae]

Wow, that sounds brilliant Ally! 

[Jae]

I would love to do a bit more reading, but for ages now I've found it completely impossible to do because my mind starts wandering and all sorts of things keep popping into my mind.  It's probably not as bad now as it was a couple of years ago when I seemed to be suffering quite badly with a PTSD type thing and kept getting flashbacks, especially when I was trying to read a book .. I remember it got so bad at one time I was trying to concentrate on reading, and all I could picture was ex b/f keep coming at me in a drunken rage, I just started shouting at my book "go away, go away!"  Fortunately there was no-one else around to see me and my little outburst, they would've wondered what on earth was wrong with me 

Am going to start on a bit of decorating/painting instead .. well, I've done the sanding down (the woodwork) in readiness .. hoping to put a bit of undercoat on today  :)

[harrystrill]

I used to disappear into my own little world and play xbox but that has lost its appeal now , just tend to stare at the TV until I fall asleep on the sofa then wake up at 4am with a bad back. I think rest and sleeping are your best bet 

[Ally]

I made a little stand for my mobile phone the other day.

Simple little project and I have posted the instructions here:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Phone-Stand-2/

[emmietaylor]

my advice don't watch rubbish on tv (especially all that day time tv &$%+) instead catch up on soaps, dramas, buy a boxset of your favourite drama. I find a night in with hollyoaks, the lying game, eastenders and home and away always does the trick. But no antiques road show, flog it and bargain hunt. I would rather sleep all day then watch that crap.

[Moonbeam]

i find i need things to distract me at present, especially in the evenings, so, i do a bit of craft work, at the moment its paper crafting. Just a couple of ink pads, and a couple of rubber stamps - it really doesn't matter if theres a perfect end result, because out of imperfection comes along an idea for another experiment. Start with small pieces - artist trading card sizes are the best (3 1/2 inches by 4 1/2 in) and see how you get on - there is no right or wrong in creation :)