Does anyone here use hobbies or personal projects to cope with their negative symptoms? I find that having things to do and the fear of falling behind on them helps get me started when I really just want to stay in my chair or in bed. Here are my hobbies.
photography
walking
cooking
archery
amateur broadcasting
paddle boarding
riding an eScooter
VR exercise
retro arcade gaming (in the winter)
My personal projects right now are:
daily photo blog with stories
running a hobbyist online radio station
Having lots of stuff keeps me moving. What are others doing for their negatives?
Reading
Showering
Laundry
Cooking (start small, ready made meals and work upwards or vary between both)
Write about something/Study something
Take trash out
Do shopping for groceries
Typically yes i have various hobbies but right now my brain thinks everything is pointless and purposeless. So i tend to get stuck in paralysis of decision because i dont comprehend the potential enjoyment.
So i pretty much gotta pick something and ignore my thoughts about it and just do it.
rolls around like an egg and ends up enjoying it
I did walk by a pho noodle place yesterday and thought wow that smells good. So thats a good sign that the ole brain is trying to perk up
I have it moderately so i know i am very grateful for still being able to do what i do, it just makes it harder. i keep thinking weird ■■■■ bc i have health anxiety bc of it, i keep thinking its my heart not pumping enough oxygen around my body
I actually do have that problem. It’s frustrating. I wanted to hit the lake last night but didn’t because the wind might have been more than I could handle. I would have tried if someone had been with me, but I didn’t want to go beyond my limits on my own without someone to call for help. I’m in trouble when I pass the point where my heart can repay the oxygen debt to the rest of my body.
Sometimes, but I feel like my negative symptoms contributes to my lack of hobbies. It’s hard to get emotional about something, good or bad; it’s hard to feel a dopamine rush; it’s also hard to focus and stay engaged.
However, with this said, I do many things of my own volition that very well could be attributed to be a hobby. I have my service mission or work, (have had that for over 4 years now), and also assignments and things that I’m supposed to do. I do the essentials first, but then gradually go into hobbies like reading and writing, though, I’ll admit, I’m not very good at either, definitely since haldol. There is one precarious hobby that I do and that’s video games, it helps with my focus, but at the same time makes me lazy, so before I do it, I try to do chores of my own free will.
I think no matter what’s wrong or how you feel i think just doing what you can with what you’ve got is all you can do, try our best in any situation but that also means being careful and resting and not over exerting.
with my fatigue it is strange bc it is very random, we are told to try and get a good life/rest balance but this is impossible as the thing keeps shifting, how can i get a balance if the pivot keeps moving sort of thing, its frustrating.
I haven’t been able to enjoy hobbies for a while now.
But I purposely applied for and took a job that’s physical and active where I’m on my feet, cleaning and organizing and helping people to help me get off my a** and do something.
Good on you for getting a job, i tried to get a job recently but i was unsuccessful, its ok though as i think it may have been a bit much for me anyway
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