Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi! I was wondering what you guys use to distract yourselves from anxiety and the pressures in your life? I’ve been off work for a while. I have anxiety disorder and I’ve not done any work for about 5 months now so I really need to get back to it but my anxiety is still railing me and my distraction and coping methods aren’t working like they used to.
Gaming was always one of my best distractions but it’s losing its appeal sadly. I love games, being able to dive into fantasy brought me a lot of happiness but it’s not as fun now and the online games are toxic. People are so rude. I was playing a game on Friday and someone lost and messaged me saying they hope I die of cancer. So yeah not playing that one again. I still have my singing and playing and making music but I’m not feeing the zest for it atm.
Sometimes I take videos like Spongebob, remove the sound and redo the voices as my own, that’s still fun but I’ve not done it recently.
And all the while my anxiety is increasing. I don’t know why I’m so anxious, everything seems to be a trigger.
Hopefully I can find a new distraction soon.
distraction and coping methods aren’t working like they used to.
Hmmm...I recognise that one. Normally, my hobbies help as might some anti-anxiety tricks, but there reaches a certain point where none of them work any more. It's like applying a sticking plaster to a severed leg. MH services kept blaming me when these things reach a point of not work. Apparently, I'm not working at it.
I'm sorry you are feeling like this. I wish I had some magic answers, but I hope that whatever is causing the anxiety passes.
Don't listen to them Dawn you know you're working at it and that's all that matters. Go at things in your own time in your own way and you'll get there :)
Thanks, I hope it'll settle down soon x