Things to do, Ideas for how to distract yourself....

Ideas for how to distract yourself when cravings hit (sugar, alcohol, smoking, drugs, self harm... etc)
So here’s their 3 dozen ‘Distractions’ to take your mind off the urge and point it in a healthier direction:
1. Take a walk.
2. Take a drive.
3. Do exercise at home or go to the gym.
4. Go jogging.
5. Listen to favorite music.
6. Telephone a friend.
7. Clean out the garage, de-clutter a drawer or closet.
8. Cook something interesting.
9. Go to the library or bookstore.
10. Work in the yard.
11. Clean and polish the car.
12. Take a shower or bath.
13. Read the newspaper, a magazine, or a book.
14. Drink something nonalcoholic.
15. Get a video.
16. Write a letter or e-mail.
17. Plan your next vacation.
18. Make up a grocery store or hardware store shopping list.
19. Go shopping or window-shopping.
20. Plan on redecorating a room.
21. Clean out the refrigerator.
22. Have sex.
23. Go to a driving range.
24. Pay the bills.
25. Make up a household budget or plan future finances.
26. Check stock market action and look for investments.
27. Talk to your children.
28. Get a haircut or manicure.
29. Get a massage.
30. Work on a sewing project.
31. Start a journal.
32. Look into your geneology on the Internet.
33. Visit a friend.
34. Get the snapshot collection in order.
35. Make popcorn.
36. Start a woodwork project.

Cuddle
Research a topic you like
Engage in a random act of kindness
Start a community project
Run for office
Log your dreams and review them
Write a short story or novel
Revive a childhood hobby
Make a homemade door stopper
Play a game online
Fix a meal together w/ someone you love
Go to an art museum
Visit a nursing home and read to residents
Tudor a child
Go fishing
Die your hair
Create own Picasso with crayons
Marathon watch old episodes of a TV. series
Go camping
Go swimming
Sunbathe
Weed your garden or start a new one
Hang your own creation on the wall
Create a still life and photograph it
Create your own deck of cards
Go on a date
Start a treasure hunt
Write your own self affirmations
Join or start a community theater
Play with your pet
Start a new hobby
​​Compose your own song
Start a new religion
Create a board game
Volunteer at a radio station
Facilitate a community action

bizi
add yours!

How could I forget????
RIDE A BIKE!
bizi

so wait

you want us to add to an all ready pretty complete list

so complete, in fact, you stopped using numbers at 36

hmm
brouze the internet for new interesting sites, then when you've found them have a real good look at what's their

discover a new group/ author/ activity

tell jokes (or read jokes)

make up your own game, then try and play it (I like trying to do stuff using anagrams)

write a poem (or the start of a poem)

learn the lyrics to a song you like, then get a copy of the song and sing it

make kissing noises with your lips to the empty air (I do this a lot!)

start writing a list of reasons to be greatful/ happy

say the alphabet aloud or count to 10 aloud

get out some of your old poetry/ stories and look through them/ read old journal entries if you have them

purposely make yourself laugh

example: I went through my latest amazon order, said I didn't like it, and made vomit sounds (lol it got me laughing so hard!)

Go swimming. Look for shells on the beach. Try surfing.
Go fishing.

Learn a new language.

Learn to play an instrument.

Great thread/list by the way!


WC

Work on a jigsaw puzzle
Do some counted cross-stitch
Do homework
Volunteer at a food pantry