Ugh. I feel like to manage stress I need to reduce my time on the internet. It’s not good for my head to marinate in bad news.
However I spend so much time online not only due to physical limitations - but also because where I live is even more stressful and toxic and it interferes with my hobbies.
I’d do craft but I got really sick of it over the pando and I’m finding art a bit mentally rigorous.
I’m glad you’ve realised that the internet has become a source of stress! That’s the first step to change.
Instead of cutting your internet use and trying to replace it with offline hobbies, could you add something to your use, like movies or TV shows? Watching people do art?
That’s what I thought too but then I started watching movies that seemed interesting with friends and built it up. TV shows I still don’t really do but I managed to get through BoJack Horseman this year somehow. It helped to have people to discuss it.
Ugh. I feel like to manage stress I need to reduce my time on the internet. It’s not good for my head to marinate in bad news.
However I spend so much time online not only due to physical limitations - but also because where I live is even more stressful and toxic and it interferes with my hobbies.
I’d do craft but I got really sick of it over the pando and I’m finding art a bit mentally rigorous.
I’m glad you’ve realised that the internet has become a source of stress! That’s the first step to change.
Instead of cutting your internet use and trying to replace it with offline hobbies, could you add something to your use, like movies or TV shows? Watching people do art?
Yeah probably. Tv and movies don’t seem to hold my attention as much but I’ll see what I can do
That’s what I thought too but then I started watching movies that seemed interesting with friends and built it up. TV shows I still don’t really do but I managed to get through BoJack Horseman this year somehow. It helped to have people to discuss it.
I know this sounds trite but have you tried reading more books? They are time consuming, don’t require much mobility and will get you off screens.
That’s a really good idea. I think my brain has atrophied though, it’s a bit hard to focus