Hobbies

Coping with bereavement
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I have taken up knitting again. I used to love pottering in my garden with Ken but being disabled (on oxygen continuously) restricts my movements and ability to garden. Jo

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Gardening and reading. I write, mostly poetry, but thatā€™s more an occupation than a hobby. For relaxation itā€™s always reading; itā€™s good to get out of my world and into a fictional one.

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Catrin1
Yes I spend ages traveling through this novel then it was very triggering so side tracked writing memories in third person.
Then donā€™t get chores done so do a bit and reward myself with what I enjoy

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MJG
Wish my pastry turned out like it used to. Bought some homemade bread at six times price can get cheapest. Heard talk on foraging and adding things to homemade bread.
I remember how therapeutic kneading it was at one time.
Smell really lovely
I really ought to have a go again but it puts on weight. Ought to sell it really.
No focus some days that is my trouble. My cat is I guess kinda hobby

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Hi @Enorac . Oh yes, bread! I used to eat copious amounts and loved the artisan stuff. But at least it gave me another hobby, going to Slimming World every week!

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I have the opposite problem! I had been trying to lose a bit of weight for years. Suddenly, over the course of the last 6 weeks, I have dropped under 8 stone. I try to eat, sometimes I canā€™t get anything past that hard lump where my heart used to be. If I force myself to eat I just feel sick. The only food that appeals is junk fast food, probably because that is something we never ate. My husband was very keen on healthy stuff, low sugar, low fat, etc. Much good that did!

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I know that feeling, I had it when I lost my son. All I can say is try and eat something even if it is junk food. My partner used to make sandwiches, crust cut off, 1 slice of bread and cut into fingers, oh god it was a struggle. Just eat what you can x

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I was reading an old diary when my husband was alive and I lost all the weight after I went to Slimming World even though didnā€™t follow it properly. Now back to square one as canā€™t cope with it grieving.

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