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Can you relax?

Catlover

I thought I could, but I don’t think I can!

If I try to relax, I feel like I should be doing something. Whether it’s getting up to compete an action, or even if I just file my nails, or tidy the coffee table…I can’t just sit there.

I thought it was because I felt like I was being lazy when relaxing.

If I sit down to watch a film for example, I’ll start playing a game on my iPad, while occasionally scrolling through my phone. All at the same time. Or I’ll start looking up information in the film I’m watching. Or the actors. Then I’ll need to find everything out about them. And then I’m stimming also. This isn’t relaxation is it?

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  • Catlover, it's as if you've taken a trip into my mind and written my experience down. When I'm on the train, I immediately get my book out or write up my notes for what I need to do when I get home, or think through forms of logical argument. I can't stay still or do nothing for a moment. If I was machine, all the working parts would be broken through overuse. Although useful, it is something I may try to alter about myself in the future, as I don't think it's healthy in the long term.

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  • Catlover, it's as if you've taken a trip into my mind and written my experience down. When I'm on the train, I immediately get my book out or write up my notes for what I need to do when I get home, or think through forms of logical argument. I can't stay still or do nothing for a moment. If I was machine, all the working parts would be broken through overuse. Although useful, it is something I may try to alter about myself in the future, as I don't think it's healthy in the long term.

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