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66Mustang
66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 14,992 Championing
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Is anyone else bored?

Or, wanting to be able to get out and/or do stuff but just stuck doing nothing much?

If you ARE stuck at home but are NOT bored, please share your wisdom! :blush:

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  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 14,992 Championing
    Well I guess no one else has the same problem.

    Anyone care to share how they get over it? :D 
  • surfygoose
    surfygoose Online Community Member Posts: 500 Empowering
    I liked joining a peer support group locally that runs one afternoon per week. That’s a nice thing to go out for and is free and supportive and fun. 

    At home I like to read or play computer games. Also jigsaw puzzles and sticker books. Or cooking and baking.
  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 14,992 Championing
    Sounds good @surfygoose, especially the peer group, maybe I will look into something similar.

    I like computer games, but don't find them as time-filling as I used to...as a teenager I could easily spend 12 hours, now I find I need to stop after 45 mins or an hour.

    Reading...great idea, I need to give that a go again, have some books on the go that I just haven't picked up for ages :)

    Thanks for the ideas.
  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 60,274 Championing
    I'm busy at the moment and for next few days 
    I watch utube  or catch up on tv, play games 
  • surfygoose
    surfygoose Online Community Member Posts: 500 Empowering
    Also going to the library for your books is good or rummaging in the charity shop for your new books. Gives a purpose to going out. Plus you may find out about groups while you are at your library like our library runs colouring group and knitting group and creative writing.
  • surfygoose
    surfygoose Online Community Member Posts: 500 Empowering
    Catching up on tv is always good Sandy. Also sometimes those random programmes that are on in the daytime that you didn’t always know existed before and turn out interesting, like about scammers.
  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 60,274 Championing
    I love that 1 @surfygoose scammers interceptors 

  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 14,992 Championing
    Nice to see you @Biblioklept you haven't been on for a while! :)
  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Online Community Member Posts: 3,534 Championing
    I misread the OP, thought we were only meant to post if we weren't bored!  :D

    I'm both bored and too hot to do anything at the moment, not ideal. 

    Mostly just using TV to pass the time when not online.
  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 14,992 Championing
    @OverlyAnxious do you find you struggle with the heat? I.e. getting sweaty vs. OCD? Something that bothers me quite a bit, I try to do anything physical before I have a shower then try to stay "low activity" after I am clean so as to not get sweaty.
  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Online Community Member Posts: 3,534 Championing
    edited June 2023
    66Mustang said:
    @OverlyAnxious do you find you struggle with the heat? I.e. getting sweaty vs. OCD? Something that bothers me quite a bit, I try to do anything physical before I have a shower then try to stay "low activity" after I am clean so as to not get sweaty.
    Yes, I hate the feeling of sweat or grease on my skin.  It's basically constant at this time of year.  Then it ends up everywhere else as well...armchair upholstery, TV remote, Xbox controller, bed sheets, there's even a disgusting sweat line on the toilet seat after getting up!  (Sorry, TMI lol.)  

    I only have one shower a day now.  But I do use a strong deodorant.  And generally wipe my face with a tissue after any 'activity' that makes it sweaty and greasy.

    But the bigger issue for me is the vertigo, it's triggered several times a day in the extreme heat.  I have to be so careful moving or trying to focus on anything visually that there's very little I can manage during the height of summer.  This is the worst time of year for me, I can manage the cold weather in winter better than this.
  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 14,992 Championing
    Oh wow, I don't have difficulties to that extent, though do change my clothes every day and bed sheets every week in this weather because of the sweat.

    Probably no help but have you ever tried thinking, "there's no point cleaning things because it will just get sweaty again"? I'm not saying to never wipe stuff down but maybe limit to once a day.

    Sounds like the vertigo is the main issue though, which I have never experienced myself so no advice to share, sorry :neutral: I did used to faint a lot in the heat as a child but not experienced that as an adult.

    On the other hand my new medicines make me feel hotter than it really is :grimace: coupled with the fact I can only wear long sleeves :grimace::grimace:

    I have just 1 shower as well, a shower takes me up to 45 mins and getting dressed can take the same so 1 and 1/2 hours on a bad day, so can't really "afford" to have 2 showers.

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