What do you think about?

[ClementineSalad]

I’m trying to stop ruminating about a bad situation and know there’s no point. But it’s hard. It’s also got me wondering - what do other people think about when they aren’t busy and staring into space? I’m curious (and looking for ideas to consciously distract myself from my own mind)

Dolph Lundgren.

I pretty much just fantasize about the world ending so I can get some bloody sleep and live out my days growing potatoes and generally not having to deal with arseholes. Other times I'm stranded on a dessert island and my brain goes into surprising detail about how I will find water, how I will build a shelter, how I won't bother seeking help because I no longer have to deal with arseholes.... there may be a common theme here.

To distract myself from bad situations I calm myself down by remembering other bad situations in the past and how, years later, I just don't care. I try to work out how long it took me to stop caring and remind myself that in a year / 2 years / whatever this will be a forgotten blip.

If you have lots of spare time, get an audible subscription, close your eyes and relax into a good book. If you only get small stretches then peruse Mumsnet classics, there are some that I can read time and time again!

I think far too often about what I would do with a lottery win. I envisage all my holiday destinations, the exotic apartments I'll own, what kind of "main" house I'll buy, the businesses I could create, the gifts I could give, the clothes I could buy, the charities I could donate to.... I can spend literally hours distracting myself in this way - although ultimately it is rather unfulfilling as I don't actually play the lottery

Same as bringthethunder and I don’t play the lottery either.

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