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originally posted on 02-05-2016 8:37 PM
Yes @Ben-RO you put the things into words! 😄 Relax=recovery and distract=escape. Which nicely sums them up, I think at least.I agree with @FootyFan26 as well. You feel better after finishing a relaxing activity (most of the time, depending on situation or whatever) but after you complete the distraction activity, whatever you were distracting yourself from comes back. Most of the time.
ALTHOUGH (pretend it's in italics :P) sometimes after a distraction activity you feel better because you're using the distraction activity to get through a tough event. For example, I use music or TV to distract me from the squawking bird or noisy siblings after after the show is finished or I stop listening to music, I feel better (If the noise has stopped :P) because I got through it by doing the activity.
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originally posted on 02-05-2016 8:31 PM
Okay, so we have identified whether something is relaxing or distracting, but how do we know what is what?
I'd say if it's relaxing it helps wind you down and makes you feel better long after you do it and distracting is when you do the activity and after you finish it you just go back to the way you were feeling before.
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originally posted on 02-05-2016 8:30 PM
Okay, so we have identified whether something is relaxing or distracting, but how do we know what is what?I, for one, am still stuck on the identification part. 😛 I know when something is relaxing, but when it's distracting is harder because, unless it's planned, it's distracting from something. Studying, chores, life, boredom, something. 😛
It's hard to say what's what because something can often (or at least, I've noticed) it's often both. So, how do you determine what's what if it can be both? Answer, it's situational. I guess one way of telling is if you've started the thing to not do another thing, then it's a distraction. But if you've started the thing to chill or relax, then it's a relaxation.
But yeah... I'm not sure.
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originally posted on 02-05-2016 8:19 PM
How do these activities make you feel? Do you think they relax or distract you?
Mostly they do relax me. @safari93 sometimes I do find that social time can be great, but other times (especially after a long day) I'd prefer to be a little bit more introverted - which is okay! 
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originally posted on 02-05-2016 8:18 PM
@redhead it can be that way sometimes! Although I don't think distraction is all bad, sometimes it's useful to give yourself a break from some ongoing stress or anxiety-inducing event
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originally posted on 02-05-2016 8:17 PM
@N1ghtW1ng that's sort of how I think about it as well - it depends on the situation and also why I'm doing the hobby in the first place
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originally posted on 02-05-2016 8:16 PM
How do these activities make you feel? Do you think they relax or distract you?It depends what it is and how long I do it for, but most of the time I'm pretty guilty at using them as distraction rather than relaxation.
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originally posted on 02-05-2016 8:18 PM
@redhead do you reckon distraction is okay sometimes?
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originally posted on 02-05-2016 8:14 PM
@stonepixie I spend far too long in the shower, pondering all the existential questions 
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originally posted on 02-05-2016 8:13 PM
Hey there @FootyFan26! I think we have a theme of using RO for relaxation here
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originally posted on 02-05-2016 8:15 PM
Hey @FootyFan26!How do these activities make you feel? Do you think they relax or distract you?
Let's see... reading mostly relaxes me, so does watching show and RO also does relax me. I guess they're both. It depends on what I'm doing or what's happening around me. If there's nothing really happening, then it might be a distraction or relaxation... Haha that cleared it up.
My final answer, both. 😛
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originally posted on 02-05-2016 8:18 PM
How do these activities make you feel? Do you think they relax or distract you?Certain things relax me, certain things distract me.
So things like going for a walk - relaxing. Things like playing drums, drawing - distract me.
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originally posted on 02-05-2016 8:12 PM
I think we're all pretty set in the relaxing department! So let's go further:
How do these activities make you feel? Do you think they relax or distract you?
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originally posted on 02-05-2016 8:18 PM
How do these activities make you feel? Do you think they relax or distract you?
Pretty much everything is a distraction. I've started playing RO Orb recently and it's not bad, probably the most relaxing out of them all although I finished the storyline in no time. Footy is probably the longest distraction and drums is just good for tiring me out so I don't have enough energy to use negatively.
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originally posted on 02-05-2016 8:11 PM
@khaleesi_18 social time as well! I also like catching up with a friend or two as a way of taking a break, although it can't be too many people
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originally posted on 02-05-2016 8:10 PM
Napping is best thing ever.Trying to make my misery
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originally posted on 02-05-2016 8:09 PM
What are some of your favourite things to do when you need to have a little break?
So many fantastic things to do to relax so far!
Reading, listening to podcasts, going for coffee with a friend, watching some Netflix, yoga, walking my dog
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originally posted on 02-05-2016 8:19 PM
but then drawing is also relaxing so yeah it depends on the situation- Mark as New
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originally posted on 02-05-2016 8:21 PM
If the activities relax you, then they're relaxation and... well, I'm not sure about distraction to be honest. Distract from what? Life? Assessments? Studying? 😛 I guess some things will always be a little bit distracting, unless you've set out some time in your day for the activity.I'm rambling. Sorry. 😛
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originally posted on 02-05-2016 8:06 PM
What are some of your favourite things to do when you need to have a little break?RO, tumblr, facebook, colouring/painting, exercise, and most of all- sleep.
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originally posted on 02-05-2016 8:07 PM
Mm sleep is the best @redhead. And RO is an awesome place to have a break. 🙂
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originally posted on 02-05-2016 8:13 PM
What are some of your favourite things to do when you need to have a little break?
Sleep! That is my go to at the moment, but otherwise it is crocheting, colouring in. Taking a shower is also a favourite of mine at the moment.
My entire life can be described in one sentence: It didn't go as planned and that's okay. ツ
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originally posted on 02-05-2016 8:16 PM
How do these activities make you feel? Do you think they relax or distract you?
Well they all make me feel pretty excellent, I guess they all also do a little bit of both, I think it's much like @N1ghtW1ng said somewhere in here. It's how and when you do the activity that make it relaxing or distracting ...or coping...
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