Distraction isn't usually the big answer when it comes to getting past that, but what it IS great for is as a temporary coping technique to help calm oneself down, which certainly feels better. It's also pretty impossible to start doing the things you really need to do, the bigger things, to deal or change those situations if you're stuck and freaked out.
So, here's the deal and the rules for this space: post some of your favorite distractions here so everyone can share them. Great books, silly videos, hobbies or craft projects, ideas for getting away from the 'net and getting outside, whatever.
This is NOT the place for posting about the rough stuff or asking about your panicked-obsessions, so please, no chat about: pregnancy scares, STI scares, bad relationships or breakups, or anything heavy here. Light-fare only, so it can become a space anyone freaking knows is full of fluffy, fun safeness when that's what they need!
