The best distraction for me is sudoku because it takes concentration, and doesn't keep me awake thinking about it like TV or reading does, though I also love TV and reading.

Since my hands have been hit with RSD, I can't knit or crochet any more. I really miss that.

I crochet, play computer games like Yahtzee, poker, cribbage. In the spring and summer, I garden a lot,.go to the beach, workout, listen to my music, and dance like fool in my yard and around the house.

Hugs,

Mary Ellen

i journal paint use my laptop DS pogo count things complain take baths taalk to friends play with my goats and cats make cards organize my biography some unhealthy things as well like eat and SH

Mostly I move stuff, like firewood, or construction dabree from the basement , snow, it dose not matter, if it is manageable and not to heavy I seem to be in charge of moving it around here, as a friend likes to call it. Excersize with a purpose , I've found that just keeping moving is a good mantra for me,
I also volunteer once a week at the therapy pool I go to, and come spring I will be riding my bicycle I'm starting to think about that, but we have more snow to go through . This is however it is getting to be maple sap season, been thinking about taping a couple of trees???
maybe? It could be fun...
Distractions are how I survive

Michael

A good distraction for me is DS. It helps my pain and anxiety by trying to help others here. I also like puzzles, and playing board games with my daughter. I also like to watch movies on netflix. I also like to paint. HUGS !!!!!!!!

I dunno I guess I do driving lessons as distraction but it is a money maker so I need them...I sometimes go out to eat I eat out all the time...and I see a few movies....just saw Oz the Great and Powerful....what a great movie...go see it way to cool

for me one of my greater distractions is doing fan sites, its simple enough you pick out something you love for me it was House, than start collecting images, I like face book for this as I find it the easiest to store my photo's into folders, than I do picture hunts, quotes, youtube clips or music set show clips, news about the cast.
but this can work for anything pretty much there are a lot of other platforms out there to make a site
netflixs but I often have a hard time setting my mind on what I want to watch,pinterest is good for getting lost, building boards

i pour over inexpensive recipes & customize them according 2 my own experiences & tastes . i cook extra special meals when pain permits 4 my sweetheart because he appreciates them so much after being a confirmed cheez & crackers eating bachelor 4 his entire life !..i also play The Sims , a strange little computer game & create quebles when i m able 2 sit up 4 a period of time ..

I'll try the scrapbooking, sound fun.
Now i am hooked on candy crush, you don't need face book to do it.

I also do scrabble with computer, not friends, don't wan them to see my lack of smarts!

For distraction I read, play with my Nintendo DS XL game, cook, play in my flowerbeds. Sometimes talking on the phone helps. Depends on who I'm talking to, lol.

I try to keep myself prepped with a list of distractions for each day which correspond with my level of pain. My mantra: high pain-no brain, so nothing that requires concentrating gets fouled up due to pain. From lower pain to higher...

-Painting

-Photo manipulation

-Online scrabble (I like lexulous.com, because it's free) but after the pain gets to a certain level, my scores get really bad.

-Tumblr blog. Mine's about my medical condition, but I "follow" a lot of other people with different interests, and each day they post pictures, links and stories.

-BBC News & Yahoo News

-"StumbleUpon". You set up an account and fill out a form with a bunch of your interests, and it generates a list of websites it thinks you'd find interesting.

-Netflix/Hulu. Hulu is free, which is good, but Netflix has more/better content. I like "Face Off", "Cupcake Wars" and "Chopped" on Hulu, currently watching "United States of Tara," "Weeds" and "Angel" on Netflix.

-Sleep

I'm really enjoying reading what all of you like to do:)

Depends on my pain level. My neck pain is aggravated with iPad or laptop. I walk and that helps. If the level isn't real high I am kind of like Mike only I sort closets, drawers, ect. Sometime television helps and I watch shows I have recorded on DVR.

Often I read on DS and that usually cheers me to see so much compassion and love.

I am like Hippy, my distractions with where and how I am hurting.
I love to garden and make things and organize. I love to clear clutter.