Distractions

[Lamb]

Using distractions helps people heal, promotes healthier habits, redirects people who don't want to revisit a thought or feeling, etc...

What sort of distractions work best for you?

 

[popsthebuilder]

Using distractions helps people heal, promotes healthier habits, redirects people who don't want to revisit a thought or feeling, etc...

What sort of distractions work best for you?

Distractions are great for infants who getting into things, but I don't use them too much on myself. It would probably help with some things. What do they say about idle hands?

 

[Rens]

Internet but it has become a too big distraction.

 

[psalms 91]

Helping others

 

[Lamb]

A therapist once told a patient who was an overeater to distract herself from going to the kitchen by NOT going to the kitchen. Reroute in order to go to a different room so that the temptation to grab food would be lessened.

 

[Rens]

A therapist once told a patient who was an overeater to distract herself from going to the kitchen by NOT going to the kitchen. Reroute in order to go to a different room so that the temptation to grab food would be lessened.

Easier to simply not have food in your house. When I was young we had that problem of everyone eating all there was. It was nuts. My parents wanted to get thinner so they simply didn't buy so much anymore. Lol also handy for someone else who wants a cookie. No we're dieting.
I had a Kit Kat addiction once. I bought 300 of them because they were very cheap that week and put them in a closet in the university building in front of my room in an apartment. Once a day I'd take one because I was too embarrassed to go there more than once.
My goodness so stupid. Glad I got rid of that nonsense.

 

[Lamb]

For most families it's not feasible to not have food in the home.

Other distractions are to think of a song and sing it in your head until the end to try to get other thoughts out of your head.

 

[psalms 91]

Biggest thing is not so much having food as not having junk food and sweet stuff

 

[MoreCoffee]

Dinner of potatoes, onions, bacon, peas, corn, capsicum, with vegetable stock powder and some sour cream ... that's a nice distraction

 

[Rens]

Biggest thing is not so much having food as not having junk food and sweet stuff

Yes bags full of potatoes and rice in your house won't matter.

 

[Lamb]

Overeaters won't care what food is available because they will eat it anyway. They have to condition themselves to distract from the eating. There are people who eat for comfort and some for the chewing and some out of boredom. Some just eat because they lack control. Distractions definitely help.

Other distractions can be soothing music. It relaxes the mind so a person can redirect the thoughts.

 

[MoreCoffee]

Typing "Impeach crooked Donald Trump" is distracting

 

[psalms 91]

Overeaters won't care what food is available because they will eat it anyway. They have to condition themselves to distract from the eating. There are people who eat for comfort and some for the chewing and some out of boredom. Some just eat because they lack control. Distractions definitely help.

Other distractions can be soothing music. It relaxes the mind so a person can redirect the thoughts.

The thing is that if you dont keep prepared food handy or have snacks and sweets then you are a lot less likely to go rummaging at night knowing you will have to rpepare and clean up

 

[Rens]

The thing is that if you dont keep prepared food handy or have snacks and sweets then you are a lot less likely to go rummaging at night knowing you will have to rpepare and clean up

Yes if there is no food you can't eat it either.
In the time that I couldn't control myself I simply didn't buy it.

 

[popsthebuilder]

Life in general or based in societal norms seems to be a distraction from what is right and good.

 

[Lamb]

Typing "Impeach crooked Donald Trump" is distracting

Are you running away from your problems or trying to make more problems? LOL

 

[MoreCoffee]

Are you running away from your problems or trying to make more problems? LOL

I am blessed with no problems

 

[Krissy Cakes]

Computer, music, husband, puppy, friends.

Will think of more later.