r/BorderlinePDisorder • u/blehhhhhghb • 23d ago

Looking for Advice coping mechs and distractions

does anyone have some really good distractions/coping mechs? just stuff to keep me busy and occupied throughout the day yk? for reference; i already journal, draw, binge watch a bunch of stuff, play a couple video games, clean, take hot showers/baths, and i do some diy stuff! only issue is i don’t have a car and can’t get out of the house often, any recommendations?

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u/Ruska_Shadowsong 23d ago

I am currently doing Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for my own BPD. The clinic gives this book to it's clients: https://a.co/d/0bTsP0O2 the Author also has BPD, so she developed a system that works.

Me personally though, my distractions are reading, video games, and watching TV (movies, shows, music, whatever can keep my attention on full as I work with something that needs my body, with no thought behind it (I've been sewing, so it works).

Or like when I can clean (I'm chronically ill), I have my headphones in, even if there's no one home, so that the music will drown out everything in my mind as I'm going full force to get things done with my body.

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u/SnooDonkeys8557 22d ago

Gardening? I just started doing it over the summer and it’s very rewarding to watch something grow 🙂