What is the medical term for semi-mindless activities to help reduce anxiety? … such as gardening, mowing,...
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What is the medical term for semi-mindless activities to help reduce anxiety? ... such as gardening, mowing, cleaning... perhaps driving.
I recall that, maybe, the word asynchronous was part of the term.
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What is the medical term for semi-mindless activities to help reduce anxiety? ... such as gardening, mowing, cleaning... perhaps driving.
I recall that, maybe, the word asynchronous was part of the term.
cognitive-psychology behaviorism stress anxiety
asked 7 hours ago
Randy ZeitmanRandy Zeitman
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I am not aware of a medical term but what's wrong with the non-medical term hobbies or interests ?
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– Chris Rogers
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@ChrisRogers perhaps it's because those don't really mean a way to reduce anxiety? I think the correct word is distractions
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What is the medical term for semi-mindless activities to help reduce anxiety? ... such as gardening, mowing, cleaning... perhaps driving.
I recall that, maybe, the word asynchronous was part of the term.
cognitive-psychology behaviorism stress anxiety
asked 7 hours ago
Randy ZeitmanRandy Zeitman
1416
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What is the medical term for semi-mindless activities to help reduce anxiety? ... such as gardening, mowing, cleaning... perhaps driving.
I recall that, maybe, the word asynchronous was part of the term.
cognitive-psychology behaviorism stress anxiety
cognitive-psychology behaviorism stress anxiety
asked 7 hours ago
Randy ZeitmanRandy Zeitman
1416
asked 7 hours ago
Randy ZeitmanRandy Zeitman
1416
asked 7 hours ago
Randy ZeitmanRandy Zeitman
1416
asked 7 hours ago
Randy ZeitmanRandy Zeitman
1416
asked 7 hours ago
Randy ZeitmanRandy Zeitman
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I am not aware of a medical term but what's wrong with the non-medical term hobbies or interests ?
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– Chris Rogers
3 hours ago
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@ChrisRogers perhaps it's because those don't really mean a way to reduce anxiety? I think the correct word is distractions
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– Ooker
3 hours ago
add a comment |
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I am not aware of a medical term but what's wrong with the non-medical term hobbies or interests ?
$endgroup$
– Chris Rogers
3 hours ago
1
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@ChrisRogers perhaps it's because those don't really mean a way to reduce anxiety? I think the correct word is distractions
$endgroup$
– Ooker
3 hours ago
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I am not aware of a medical term but what's wrong with the non-medical term hobbies or interests ?
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– Chris Rogers
3 hours ago
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I am not aware of a medical term but what's wrong with the non-medical term hobbies or interests ?
$endgroup$
– Chris Rogers
3 hours ago
1
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@ChrisRogers perhaps it's because those don't really mean a way to reduce anxiety? I think the correct word is distractions
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– Ooker
3 hours ago
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@ChrisRogers perhaps it's because those don't really mean a way to reduce anxiety? I think the correct word is distractions
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I have read it mentioned as grounding- techniques or activities. Activities that pull you into the present, and, if possible, fulfill you by giving you the impression towards achieving a goal.
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I have not been able to find any term, medical or non-medical, which includes the word asynchronous, but to add to the answer by @user20460 there is the non-medical term hobbies.
Taking part in hobbies and other interests is recommended to anyone who suffers from anxiety and/or depression because not only can it provide a distraction, but it can also alleviate boredom which in itself can create or exacerbate anxiety - see also, Csikszentmihalyi (2000).
As NoPanic.org points out, you should...
do something that makes you happy. Every day should include a bit of ‘ME’ time. It may be losing yourself in a book, playing or listening to music or a self-pamper session. However busy life seems, you deserve that special time.
References
Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2000). Beyond boredom and anxiety (Vol. 721). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
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I have read it mentioned as grounding- techniques or activities. Activities that pull you into the present, and, if possible, fulfill you by giving you the impression towards achieving a goal.
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I have read it mentioned as grounding- techniques or activities. Activities that pull you into the present, and, if possible, fulfill you by giving you the impression towards achieving a goal.
edited 29 mins ago
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answered 2 hours ago
user20460user20460
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I have read it mentioned as grounding- techniques or activities. Activities that pull you into the present, and, if possible, fulfill you by giving you the impression towards achieving a goal.
edited 29 mins ago
AliceD♦
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answered 2 hours ago
user20460user20460
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I have read it mentioned as grounding- techniques or activities. Activities that pull you into the present, and, if possible, fulfill you by giving you the impression towards achieving a goal.
edited 29 mins ago
AliceD♦
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answered 2 hours ago
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AliceD♦
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I have not been able to find any term, medical or non-medical, which includes the word asynchronous, but to add to the answer by @user20460 there is the non-medical term hobbies.
Taking part in hobbies and other interests is recommended to anyone who suffers from anxiety and/or depression because not only can it provide a distraction, but it can also alleviate boredom which in itself can create or exacerbate anxiety - see also, Csikszentmihalyi (2000).
As NoPanic.org points out, you should...
do something that makes you happy. Every day should include a bit of ‘ME’ time. It may be losing yourself in a book, playing or listening to music or a self-pamper session. However busy life seems, you deserve that special time.
References
Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2000). Beyond boredom and anxiety (Vol. 721). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
edited 29 mins ago
AliceD♦
16.4k636125
answered 2 hours ago
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I have not been able to find any term, medical or non-medical, which includes the word asynchronous, but to add to the answer by @user20460 there is the non-medical term hobbies.
Taking part in hobbies and other interests is recommended to anyone who suffers from anxiety and/or depression because not only can it provide a distraction, but it can also alleviate boredom which in itself can create or exacerbate anxiety - see also, Csikszentmihalyi (2000).
As NoPanic.org points out, you should...
do something that makes you happy. Every day should include a bit of ‘ME’ time. It may be losing yourself in a book, playing or listening to music or a self-pamper session. However busy life seems, you deserve that special time.
References
Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2000). Beyond boredom and anxiety (Vol. 721). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
edited 29 mins ago
AliceD♦
16.4k636125
answered 2 hours ago
Chris RogersChris Rogers
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$begingroup$
I have not been able to find any term, medical or non-medical, which includes the word asynchronous, but to add to the answer by @user20460 there is the non-medical term hobbies.
Taking part in hobbies and other interests is recommended to anyone who suffers from anxiety and/or depression because not only can it provide a distraction, but it can also alleviate boredom which in itself can create or exacerbate anxiety - see also, Csikszentmihalyi (2000).
As NoPanic.org points out, you should...
do something that makes you happy. Every day should include a bit of ‘ME’ time. It may be losing yourself in a book, playing or listening to music or a self-pamper session. However busy life seems, you deserve that special time.
References
Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2000). Beyond boredom and anxiety (Vol. 721). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
edited 29 mins ago
AliceD♦
16.4k636125
answered 2 hours ago
Chris RogersChris Rogers
8,21511874
$endgroup$
I have not been able to find any term, medical or non-medical, which includes the word asynchronous, but to add to the answer by @user20460 there is the non-medical term hobbies.
Taking part in hobbies and other interests is recommended to anyone who suffers from anxiety and/or depression because not only can it provide a distraction, but it can also alleviate boredom which in itself can create or exacerbate anxiety - see also, Csikszentmihalyi (2000).
As NoPanic.org points out, you should...
do something that makes you happy. Every day should include a bit of ‘ME’ time. It may be losing yourself in a book, playing or listening to music or a self-pamper session. However busy life seems, you deserve that special time.
References
Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2000). Beyond boredom and anxiety (Vol. 721). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
edited 29 mins ago
AliceD♦
16.4k636125
answered 2 hours ago
Chris RogersChris Rogers
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AliceD♦
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AliceD♦
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AliceD♦
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I am not aware of a medical term but what's wrong with the non-medical term hobbies or interests ?
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– Chris Rogers
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@ChrisRogers perhaps it's because those don't really mean a way to reduce anxiety? I think the correct word is distractions
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– Ooker
3 hours ago