Posted by fallsfall on July 18, 2003, at 12:38:30
In reply to Re: Why can't I let go? » fallsfall, posted by giget on July 18, 2003, at 11:45:44
Get out of the house and go to a movie. I saw Legally Blond the other day. What a silly movie. But it had no violence and no sex - imagine a movie without those. It really was funny. I also saw Finding Nemo. That was a really cute movie (though I thought it dragged a little in the middle - get popcorn then). Again, really mindless.
Pretend you have $500 to spend and go to the mall to decide what you will spend it on (Do NOT do this if you have a shopping addiction). Don't really buy the stuff... But looking and choosing should take some concentration.
Go to the library, choose a good book (on whatever you like - or try Juvenile fiction, my favorite - try "Frindle" or "101 Ways to Bug Your Parents"), sit there in the peace of the library and read.
Buy one of those balsa airplanes and find a beach or a meadow or a parking lot. Buy bubbles at the same time (if you find a park with kids, they will chase them. My dog likes to jump up and eat them).
You want to call because you think that calling will make you feel better (even temporarily). You need to find something else that will make you feel better because you know that calling will make it worse in the long run. I think that the key is to be away from your phone (leave your cell phone behind, too) and do something that is unusual or silly that will occupy your thoughts for a little while.
Go to a bookstore, buy a copy of "The Woman's Comfort Book" and find a peaceful place to read it.
You can do this. Be good to yourself.
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