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Mental Health Support

BoomaofBandM

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7. I have some health issues that keep me home with limited mobility.

Reply to OldBaldy1701E (Original post)

Fri Oct 27, 2023, 11:00 PM

Oct 2023

Reading helps me. I immerse myself in books. Money is tight so I read kindle unlimited on my tablet. I don't read anything
Intellectual, just good old fashioned escapism. My husband likes tv. My daughter visits and does puzzles. Is there anything you can do like that? I need to keep my mind distracted at times.

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I don't know what to do. [View all] OldBaldy1701E Oct 2023 OP

So sorry, started reading and couldn't anymore, try to put all this into paragraphs..... a kennedy Oct 2023 #1

I'm 70, fuckin relax OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2023 #2

We're twins! Foster some bottle babies! Can you take walks? Can you drive Karadeniz Oct 2023 #3

Make a sampler of your life. Or knit. Or make a rug. cachukis Oct 2023 #4

I'm lower-impact than others.... viva la Oct 2023 #5

Sometimes even the smallest amount of physical activity helps me get out of BootinUp Oct 2023 #6

I have some health issues that keep me home with limited mobility. BoomaofBandM Oct 2023 #7

I don't go to those "senior" activities. usonian Oct 2023 #8

Check out free activities at the library eom XanaDUer2 Oct 2023 #9