Hobbies As Distraction And Disconnection

[taurean]

Hobbies are a great way to get valuable me-time and distract away from obsessional thinking. 

I have just a few I choose to make time for nowadays, and I am wary of making commitments I might regret, so these operate on an "if I want to and feel like it" basis, rather than commitments. 

So today we agreed I could go fishing again. 

And from the moment I began to pack the car, until the time I walked back in the door at home, I was taking time out from normal everyday life. When we throw ourselves wholeheartedly into distraction and me-time, we can leave the OCD world behind. 

And it's just brilliant. 

An added bonus - I caught lots of fish, and lots of sun (had to wear my sunscreen).