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Posted 8/22/2013 11:41 PM (GMT 0)
When you have fibro, you are often all too aware of pain, heavy muscles, being tired. Normal activities become hard; exhaustion comes too quickly.

But, there are some activities that make you forget about the stupid, pickle-freaking condition. What are yours?

Mark Bittman, the food writer, has a terrific book with fast seasonal recipes, 101 for each season. Don't ask me the name, the durned book is in the bathroom.

Ahem.

Anyway, when I am engaged in a creative act, I can forget I feel like doggie-poo. I took one of his summer recipes and adapted it a smidge. I just prepped lamb rubbed with cinnamon and cayenne, grilled with stone fruit, the juices stirred with some lemon juice and served on a spinach salad with sweet onion and orange pepper.

One minute I was sitting here, and crankily decided to go start dinner. The next I was humming happily looking through the fridge.
Posted 8/22/2013 11:48 PM (GMT 0)
Another thing that makes me forget this physical stupidity is getting engaged in something, either mentally, intellectually, or physically. When I can focus on a task fully, luckily the stiffness and tiredness recede into a fibro-fog.

Reading something engaging. Helping someone else, or watching something engaging, usually on PBS. Sweating to ESPN on the elliptical.

I remember a teacher I had who used to make us use the terms 'engaged' and 'not engaged' instead of like or dislike. Intellectual distance from the aesthetic piece and all that rot. I hated it and called her the Vocabulary ****. Now, I use the terms all the time.

Wow, the site asterisked out my noun up above. How interesting. But I did address her as the Vocabulary 'thirties German political movement resulting in World War II'.

She laughed and waved her arm, resplendent with Mickey Mouse watch.

Yaw'l can tell when I'm bored, right? I come here and write to amuse myself.

Post Edited (Myself 09) : 8/22/2013 5:51:22 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 8/23/2013 12:01 AM (GMT 0)
I lose myself in books and movies. I also love to watch travel documentaries. I can't travel to far away places, but I can go there in my mind. I can't think about pain if I'm traveling down a canal in Venice. :)

I love to do "out of the ordinary" (for us at least) things with my dd, like going to a craft show, visiting a museum, going to an antique store, walking on a nature trail (if I'm up to it), etc. Any change of scenery or environment tends to help me turn my focus away from my health issues.
Posted 8/23/2013 12:29 AM (GMT 0)
Playing my hidden objects games on my computer really distracts me.
Posted 8/23/2013 1:00 AM (GMT 0)
Getting into my daily routine (trying hard to, anyway, more and more) helps me forget and focus on what I need to do next.

With some work behind me, I love to dive into a good book, listen to some oldies songs, be entertained by my cats, do some sketching or writing, or just relax with a little prayer time. When I take phone calls for my prayer chain through my church, it's always a wake-up call telling me, "don't feel sorry for yourself--listen to these requests and pray for this person--someone else has it lots worse than you do." And I'm humbled! It's an awakening every time, and a good one.

Austenfan: Love those travel documentaries, too! And I'd rather "go there" that way than have to wear down my poor, tired feet and legs.


And so true--any change of scenery is a good thing. yeah

Posted 8/23/2013 2:12 AM (GMT 0)
I love to read, I can get lost in a book. Generally, if I sit down for more than 10 min, I start reading something, anything. I don't watch much TV, especially during the summer. I love to be out in my garden. This year I have started several moss/ fairy gardens. I started one and it just sort of took over several sections of my yard. lol

I enjoy walking, especially by the water. A few of the areas I usually would walk are still under repair since 'Super Storm Sandy'. BUT a cpl of them are open and it's so beautiful to 'reclaim' our area. The smell of the ocean and the sound of the sea gulls brings me peace.

I love working on my scrapbooks and also Ancestry.Com. I try very hard to keep my mind busy.

My constant companion is my radio, I love to listen to music. I like many types of music, they suit my many moods. ;)

We have 2 young dogs that keep us on our toes - so to speak. They are so lively and delightful. No matter how tired or sore or ... The boys still need to be feed and walked, etc, so they are a lot of motivation for my DH and me. And we are glad for it!

Good question, Myself.

God bless. Alice.
Posted 8/23/2013 2:24 AM (GMT 0)
I love to read and that carries me away. Also, working on genealogy has me focusing on other things. Gardening, watching the clouds, etc....just about anything I focus on takes me away from the pain somewhat.

Sherrine
Posted 8/23/2013 4:08 AM (GMT 0)
Anything I enjoy doing distracts me. I especially enjoy being creative. Always loved interior decorating, flower arranging, gardening, sketching, painting and writing. Reading and listening to my favorite music has always been a great pastime too. Going to lunch with friends and shopping is always fun. My walk helps also. A milky way can also be very distracting. turn

Hugs, Robin
Posted 8/23/2013 5:44 AM (GMT 0)
I love going to church to clean with nobody there and put some great Christian music on. When I am having painful days I enjoy going to church services. I seem to always forget my pain while in service.
Posted 8/23/2013 8:51 AM (GMT 0)
Chickens!!!! We got 5 chicks this Spring and they have grown into beautiful hens. I love watching them, hand feeding them, petting them, looking for eggs, listening to their soothing "chatter", shooing them out of my garden, and I even like cleaning their coop!
Posted 8/23/2013 12:01 PM (GMT 0)
The anticipation and preparation for my monthly trips to see my 14 month old grandson. I drive (900 miles round trip), but since my car is so comfortable I'm literally good to go!

The little guy is such a joy....so much fun to be with...and seeing the world thru his eyes I often forget about the fibro (which eventually does rear it's ugly head after I've been baby sitting for several hours since he's so active!)

Like several people already mentioned, being creative also helps....anything that can get me out of my own head..

Thanks for starting this thread Myself. :)
Posted 8/23/2013 12:03 PM (GMT 0)
I read somewhere that it only takes 12 seconds for someone with fibromyalgia to lose their train of thought. I didn't read why though. I think it was in a magazine I use to get the fibromyalgia news network. It was an expensive magazine, but very informative.

So I use that excuse. lol...

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 8/23/2013 2:54 PM (GMT 0)
This made my morning, guys, reading all your answers! Seriously. Bad night, and you know what that means.

Thanks for sharing!
Posted 8/24/2013 12:37 AM (GMT 0)
Joy, I LOVE hidden object games. I can get lost in those for hours (well, not all in one stretch, lol). There is a site called BigFishGames where you can test them for free and then buy them. If you sign up for email they send you lots of coupon codes, so I usually end up spending about $5.00 for one. They usually take me several hours to complete, and it is so worth it. I recommend them to anyone who likes to play seek-n-find/puzzle type games. So entertaining and distracting!
Posted 8/24/2013 12:44 AM (GMT 0)
I'm already a member of Big Fish. However they don't email me coupon codes they just pop up on my game manager.

I've spent hundreds of dollars over the last year on their games. I'm addicted I guess. ;))
Posted 8/24/2013 1:13 PM (GMT 0)
Not a bad thing to be addicted to Joy, in my opinion. Some people buy designer clothes; I sink my money into HOGs, lol! smilewinkgrin
Posted 8/24/2013 5:05 PM (GMT 0)
Pets and kids make me forget...also socialising with friends and catching up on their news...I only really notice my symptoms more when I stop, so I try and keep going as much as possible.
Creativity is a major one for me too, I love to paint and this is what im trained in...My husband says fibro is a way of me getting back into my art
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