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<blockquote data-quote="Smithmom" data-source="post: 742093" data-attributes="member: 23371"><p>Elsi,</p><p>Make a go to list. It really does help when you can't think what to do.</p><p></p><p>LOL ah yes, fruit trees. Had lots of them. Kids loved them. Would buy them from a catalogue so they were waiting in pots to be planted. Now in an apt so no digging now. I long for a garden!</p><p></p><p>Had a friend who bought a rowing machine when her husband left. Middle of the night while the kids were sleeping she got nice arm muscles.</p><p></p><p>Another friend used to rearrange the furniture. Husband would come home from work, look around and ask what happened today.</p><p></p><p>I also found painting therapeutic, wall painting. Changing the color of the room. Always had cans of paint and supplies in the basement waiting for inspiration.</p><p></p><p>Key is setting up these things beforehand. So you have something mindless to do. Those calls and news reports cause a fog. Having the work ready to go is key.</p><p></p><p>But that's my list. And the only cleaning I do mindlessly is bathroom. Everything else is an asthma trigger for me. Closets require thought like do I really need this?</p><p></p><p>Seriously though, when I did DBT I used the list a lot. Now finding mindless work comes more naturally.</p><p></p><p>The office never helped me. That, and people in general, requires more focus than I'm capable of in a fog. Great for distraction but not the absolute panic of something like the news report today. In the absolute panic I think you had this morning I can't think straight much less focus.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Smithmom, post: 742093, member: 23371"] Elsi, Make a go to list. It really does help when you can't think what to do. LOL ah yes, fruit trees. Had lots of them. Kids loved them. Would buy them from a catalogue so they were waiting in pots to be planted. Now in an apt so no digging now. I long for a garden! Had a friend who bought a rowing machine when her husband left. Middle of the night while the kids were sleeping she got nice arm muscles. Another friend used to rearrange the furniture. Husband would come home from work, look around and ask what happened today. I also found painting therapeutic, wall painting. Changing the color of the room. Always had cans of paint and supplies in the basement waiting for inspiration. Key is setting up these things beforehand. So you have something mindless to do. Those calls and news reports cause a fog. Having the work ready to go is key. But that's my list. And the only cleaning I do mindlessly is bathroom. Everything else is an asthma trigger for me. Closets require thought like do I really need this? Seriously though, when I did DBT I used the list a lot. Now finding mindless work comes more naturally. The office never helped me. That, and people in general, requires more focus than I'm capable of in a fog. Great for distraction but not the absolute panic of something like the news report today. In the absolute panic I think you had this morning I can't think straight much less focus. [/QUOTE]
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