What are your hobbies and ways to wind down?
What are your hobbies and ways to wind down?
I'm so bored of just watching shows, but I'm kind of out of ideas of what else to do when I'm tired (usually about half the day, sometimes al day). I don't even have any one super debilitating disease, but I have like a dozen small things going on that kind of rule everything out.
Hand-to-elbow tendonitis keeps me from what I used to enjoy that doesn't require a lot brain power (drawing, gaming and sewing). I know tendonitis is supposed to resolve more or less on its own, but it's been five years and I have no reason to believe it'll go away at this point.
Socializing drains me, I have to do it in small doses.
I used to run, but I have arthritis iny knees now. I swim for exercise, but that's not relaxing at all, because the pool is sensorily overstimulating. I'm actually only supposed to do low intensity exercising for cardiovascular reasons. But I put up with it because of how much it benefits my mental health.
I also have endocrine orbitopathy, and reading often makes me too aware of the pain in my eyes. I tried audiobooks, but I have ADHD and can't keep attention at all when I'm just listening to something.
I love to hike, but I'm kinda scared to get back into it because I need to be close to a bathroom, and that's kinda putting me off.
So, what do you do to unwind? For fun? Not even necessarily looking for advice, I'd just love a chat with people who have similar struggles.