25-01-2025 11:55 PM
25-01-2025 11:55 PM
@Till23 I've tried keeping myself distracted and it's somewhat worked.
I enjoy painting and colouring so that's a bonus. It's just hard to focus sometimes when things are so intense.
26-01-2025 01:05 PM
26-01-2025 01:05 PM
@Gremlin24the good thing about colouring is you don’t have to focus too much. You can be a bit free and see how it turns out. Same with painting I suppose too, just let yourself paint and see what you get at the end.
Puzzles do need a bit more focus, but I find that if they are a bit difficult I can just think about the puzzle and not other things.
26-01-2025 04:12 PM
26-01-2025 04:12 PM
@Till23 i paint and colour detailed pictures so it's got to be planned and I have to focus. It's the only thing that keeps my attention long enough to avoid other things happening.
Puzzles are a good distraction for me aswell but need space to be able to do them.
26-01-2025 09:45 PM
26-01-2025 09:45 PM
@Gremlin24 When you said puzzles I was actually thinking of word puzzles like crosswords or sudoku or word finding ones etc. Now I think you mean jigsaw puzzles?
I sometimes use those books you get from newsagents or Kmart etc where they have drawings you can colour, there are some funny ones
26-01-2025 09:50 PM
26-01-2025 09:50 PM
@Till23 i do all sorts of puzzles but yes this time i was talking about a jigsaw puzzle.
I have all sorts of colouring books, ones with swear words, mandala ones, patterns, animals, Disney ones, flowers, buildings the list goes on.
28-01-2025 03:44 PM
28-01-2025 03:44 PM
@Gremlin24 hey darlin, just been catching up on what I've missed, saw you had a pretty rough time the other night. How you travelling today? Saw you've been getting artsy too hehe noice!
28-01-2025 03:58 PM
28-01-2025 03:58 PM
@Jynx hi. I'm really not ok at the moment.
28-01-2025 04:06 PM
28-01-2025 04:06 PM
Oh no @Gremlin24 that sucks 😣 Hugs for you my friend 🫂
Here to keep ya company for the evening then if you like!! Wanna talk about your day or pick a different topic?
28-01-2025 04:06 PM
28-01-2025 04:06 PM
Hey @Gremlin24, sorry to hear that you are feeling this way. What is going on for you at the moment? RiverSeal
28-01-2025 04:08 PM
28-01-2025 04:08 PM
@Jynx thankyou. I'd like that. I'm trying hard to just not completely fall apart, trying to just keep breathing and somehow get through this if that's even possible.
@RiverSeal i was hurt pretty badly yesterday, my fault for trying to stick up for myself.
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