Having Surgery but not until the end of the month
 

I found out last week that I have to have some pretty major surgery on January 26th. I won't go into detail but basically the dr. is going to attempt to replace my ulnar head in my wrist (which was removed 2 years ago) and if he finds he can't he will put spacers in between my bones (they are touching). I got hurt at work which is the reason I have to have the surgery (it's really a longer explanation). I will be losing my job because of being out too long. I am trying to find things so keep myself busy because while I am sure this will fix my wrist, I am afraid of the pain after and the recovery process. There isn't much to do around here and I don't much money due to loans and loss of job. I do get some money from workers compensation but I have to save it for loans.
I'm afraid I'm going to run of thing to keep myself occupied with and I bad anxiety. I have alot of books to read, a kindle, some challenging dot-to-dot books and movies. The hand I injured is my dominant hand so yea.... My computer is going to be sent in for possible repairs any day now (which is ok with me). Any suggestions on distractions?

Sorry to hear that you're losing your job. I think I saw you had a thread about that elsewhere, but just wanted to say that I really think you should speak to someone about that as it doesn't see fair!

In terms of distractions, you could check out the big distractions list. I know it's for distracting from self harm, but it could be helpful for this too!

And I'll just list some ideas off the top of my head!

- hanging out with friends
- playing cards
- making a photo book/collage
- learning a new skill/subject (you could find a cheap textbook/coursebook online)
- going for walks
- record yourself reading your favourite book aloud so that you have your own audio book to listen to on the move

Hope the surgery goes well!

^ Thank you. I'm not sure if I could go after them as it was legal but I guess it wouldn't hurt to look into. I will look into the distraction list. I like the list that you came up with. Those all are something that I would love to try. Thank you.