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Originally Posted by whatever2013
@ Innerzone: Thanks for the very thoughtful reply! I've thought, like you, that perhaps a competitive hobby is not good for me. I've struggled mightily to develop another hobby. Many things. There are a few obstacles. One is that i don't have any room. Another is that most hobbies produce something and then it becomes a problem of what to do with it. I don't like anything on my walls.
I don't have a therapist as i find them harmful.
I'll keep searching for a non-competitive hobby that doesn't take any room or produce anything. Sometimes i like music. I've been playing Scrabble for twenty years now tho. It's pretty unlikely that i'd change horses now. It keeps me involved with the world (i play at a club). I'm part of something. It's brought a lot to my life.
It's mostly a problem of being depressed. When i'm hypomanic i'm delighted with Scrabble. Thanks for your time IZ! |
Ah, one can always change horses... Or ride more than one horse...
I realize it can be hard to change things up as time goes on (I am older than you), but it can be done, and it's usually VERY worth it. Keeps you young as they say.
I did a quick search, and there are a lot of ideas out there. I can't list them right now as I need to get going (the library is "open" for picking up holds! Yea!)
One thing that came to mind as I glanced over some was taking pictures with your phone camera, then manipulating them. As far as till the original image is nearly unrecognizable and has become an abstract if you want. I used to do this on my laptop, and it was engrossing, and VERY much play-oriented. I'd recommend a program, but the one I used dumbed-down to not have as many features. I'm sure there are a lot of good ones though. No outlay. No "stuff" to need room for.
I'll keep brainstorming, and meanwhile, maybe you can do a search and see if anything pops out at you.