Not Coping

[Jynx]

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@Birdofparadise8 wrote:

I'm doing my Lego and listening to Taylor Swift so I'm trying to distract myself @Jynx 

I want to read my book as well tonight. 

One thing with distraction. Can't it be bad to keep doing it so I don't cry? Isn't that a bad thing? 

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I think it depends. Distracting oneself so much that it means you're never actually letting yourself feel your emotions is unhealthy, akin to bottling them up. I tend to find success in alternating between feeling/processing emotions, and then engaging in distractions before it gets to a point of rumination. 

[Birdofparadise8]

Ah okay all good @Jynx 

[Birdofparadise8]

Hmm okay. It sounds like a tricky balance @Jynx 

[Jynx]

It can be @Birdofparadise8 but learning to recognise when you're ruminating can certainly help

[Birdofparadise8]

At night time @Jynx 

[Shaz51]

Oh @Blackbird11 , @Jynx 

Was there a topic Tuesday on tonight 🤔?

[Jynx]

I more meant recognising when you're no longer processing your emotions @Birdofparadise8 just ruminating on them. For me it's when I notice myself going in circles, having the same thoughts recurring over and over. 

@Shaz51 nah it's on the 30th! Here 😊

[Shaz51]

👍 @Jynx 😊😇

[Birdofparadise8]

Oh okay all very confusing sorry @Jynx 

[Jynx]

It definitely can be @Birdofparadise8 - could be something to take to therapy. 

I'm off for tonight, good chatting as always. Nighty night gang! 

@Shaz51 @creative_writer @ENKELI @Blackbird11