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Posted 12/1/2010 1:01 AM (GMT 0)
From me.  For a change. smilewinkgrin

With winter coming on, hubby and I have been enjoying some television and DVDs lately.  I thought it might be a nice distraction to share our favorite TV program on the forum. 

(Mods, are off-topic posts like this one still okay if they attempt to uplift?  If not, sorry; please delete it.)

I like non-competitive "reality" shows like Deadliest Catch and Mythbusters.  I know they're not complete reality by the time they're editted, but watching real people do something that they can honestly do but I can't is kind of neat. 

Watching is a nice escape from anxiety, at least for a little while.

percycat

Posted 12/1/2010 1:23 AM (GMT 0)
I try to watch shows that are positive (or at least not negative - positive can be hard to find). I actively avoid murder mysteries, crime dramas, the first 5-10 minutes of the news which is always all about who got killed and how, etc. I prefer things like Hallmark movies, lighthearted sitcoms, stand-up comedy, documentaries, and even cartoons.
Posted 12/1/2010 2:29 AM (GMT 0)
Try Ice Road Truckers! Definitely up the alley of Deadliest Catch :)
Posted 12/1/2010 4:30 AM (GMT 0)
Billy the Exterminator is always fun! And very upbeat.
Posted 12/1/2010 5:29 AM (GMT 0)
Billy Rocks!!! 'What not to Wear'...so mean, but so funy! 'Chopped"...it's kinda like cooking in my kitchen Lol!
We don't watch a lot of t.v., but as far as movies, anything clean and funny goes at our house!
Thanks for the fun thread P.C.-Good one;)
S.C.
Posted 12/1/2010 6:21 AM (GMT 0)
In my house we watch cartoons like scooby doo and the backyardigans my kids love them and the diseny station( my kids are 7,5, & 4)...billy is awesome my hubby and I love watching his show. And deadlyest catch I sit and read books to my kids some times I like reading my romances to lol and watching my hubby and oldest son play video games lol they are funny to watch the way they talk to the tv I would fall down laughing one day when the tv yales back at them that they can't go that way in the game :-)

Shell

Post Edited (Skysmommy) : 11/30/2010 11:24:51 PM (GMT-7)

Posted 12/1/2010 7:13 AM (GMT 0)
Our family likes to sing along with the oldies on Glee. Others we like include: The Canadian show Regenesis, Contemporary Masterpiece Theater, BBC news, Australian news, Deutchewelle news and National news. We used to watch mysteries together but the shows have become too formulaic and predictable. Sometimes we watch the History channel. I love watching French movies on the internet. Most of my family loves to read books and play instruments. Don't worry we have a soundproofed music room so the neighbors aren't bothered! LOL. None of us are very good but we have a great time. Just bought a new-to-me, i.e. used, electric drum set and keyboard. I am not sure how to wrap the drum set for Christmas!
Posted 12/1/2010 1:04 PM (GMT 0)
I have a lot of shows that I watch or DVR them. House (love love love House!), Supernatural, Glee, Raising Hope, Ghost Hunters, Bones but I also like some of the reality shows such as Cake Boss, Myth Busters, Dirty Jobs and there is this one car show but I can't remember the name - it's where teams are assigned a job to recreate a vehicle into whatever and complete a task such as the last one I watched, they had to redo a hearse to make into a four wheel drive vehicle to climb a hill, or turn a car into an airplane and sail it by remote control over a cliff.
Posted 12/1/2010 2:34 PM (GMT 0)
I DVR all ghost hunting shows I can find and then when im feeling anxious I play them one after another and its enough to take my mind off of things for a bit. I also like to go outside, not matter what time of day or night and no matter the weather, that helps too...
Posted 12/1/2010 3:15 PM (GMT 0)
Percy,

Great post as we need good in our lives and sharing good things helps us with anxiety.  Thanks for starting this thread.

To All,

I love the Christmas specials on TV.  Here is a link to what is on this year.

http://www.tvguide.com/special/holiday-guide/calendar.aspx

Also my favorite Christmas movies - Home Alone and Prancer

 

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Posted 12/1/2010 4:38 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Great Post Percy

I live in the UK and my favorite tv program at the moment is The Apprentice and x factor.

Ben
Posted 12/1/2010 5:39 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks Percy for this thread and thank all of you for sharing :)

I love to watch a lot of comedies, whether they are movies, sitcoms, stand-up, I don't care. . . I will also go onto YouTube and find a lot of funny vids on there that keeps me entertained for a long time :)

With Christmas coming up, I also like to watch a lot of the Christmas movies. . . I think my all time favorite has to be "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" though.

Have a good day all!
Sam :)
Posted 12/1/2010 5:42 PM (GMT 0)
This was a great idea Percy...I watch a little bit of everything My favorites are Two and a Half Men, How I met Your Mother, all C.S.I. shows, Law and order SVU, Hawaii Five-O, Mythbusters, Raising Hope, The Real Housewives(all of them) just about anything on A&E, theres too many to name right now But I can not watch those hospital shows real or not (ER used to be my favorite) they just make my health anxiety worse.

Nelle
Posted 12/1/2010 6:34 PM (GMT 0)
Lol N.B. I can't watch any medical shows either! I used to love them, until I started stuggling with A/P, then it became too easy for me to 'come down' with every crazy dx that the characters had!:O
My husband and I love 'Scrubs' though, it's silly enough I guess to offset the worry
It's a good point that we have to watch what we "input". Even if you don't realize that a show or movie is bothering you at the time, if you are struggling with panic later, after watching it, you may need to re-think your choices-I had to do this a lot!
S.C.
Posted 12/1/2010 7:07 PM (GMT 0)
Count me in on the "avoids medical shows" bandwagon.

I love "House," but don't dare to watch it any more for reasons that are obvious to all us HA sufferers! Just wish there were a real Dr. House-type somewhere among my ever-growing list of doctors... :)

I can also only take small amounts of shows that are intense in any way. Like the "Law and Order" series. Being exposed to that emotional intensity too often, even though it's fictional, seems to "use up" my tolerance for real-life intensity - like dealing with anxiety! :)

percycat
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