Comments on: Underrated coping skill: DVDs http://www.greythinking.com/2009/10/27/underrated-coping-skill-dvds/ "being aware of your crap and actually overcoming your crap are two very different things." - christina, grey's anatomy Thu, 02 May 2013 23:42:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: greythinking http://www.greythinking.com/2009/10/27/underrated-coping-skill-dvds/comment-page-1/#comment-4710 greythinking Fri, 05 Apr 2013 02:06:14 +0000 http://greythinking.wordpress.com/?p=366#comment-4710 sara –

couldn’t agree with you more!

– grey thinking

]]> By: Sara http://www.greythinking.com/2009/10/27/underrated-coping-skill-dvds/comment-page-1/#comment-4557 Sara Sat, 08 Sep 2012 10:30:37 +0000 http://greythinking.wordpress.com/?p=366#comment-4557 Grey`s anatomy! <3 Meredith grey, Derek shepherd, Cristina yang, Owen hunt, Teddy altman, Alex karev, lexie grey, Mark sloan, Callie torres, Arizona robbins, April kepner, Miranda bailey and Richard webber <3

]]> By: Telstaar http://www.greythinking.com/2009/10/27/underrated-coping-skill-dvds/comment-page-1/#comment-567 Telstaar Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:31:59 +0000 http://greythinking.wordpress.com/?p=366#comment-567 You know once, I decided I was watching too much tv and so just stopped. Wasn’t that hard didn’t even really miss it. BUT I also realised I was getting more tired and more stressed then normal for the same sort of circumstances… I realised that I wasn’t getting my “check out” time that I would get in watching TV! It was NECESSARY for me to watch some easy going tv to just enjoy!

I too LOVE TV series on DVD, in fact I love them far more than movies (I’m in to character development). I think that the main thing with this is that it doesn’t prevent you living life. Like if the concept of checking out stops you going to work or engaging with humanity, its a problem, but otherwise I think its a BRILLIANT coping strategy! Along these lines, my counsellor made me schedule in regular thinking/nap times in the arvo’s when I could just lay in bed and think or nap if i fell asleep etc becaues I NEEDED to make sure i had regular time outs!

Go the check out time!!!

(PS I love your skills they’re great :) )

]]> By: BL http://www.greythinking.com/2009/10/27/underrated-coping-skill-dvds/comment-page-1/#comment-566 BL Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:14:43 +0000 http://greythinking.wordpress.com/?p=366#comment-566 I obviously love DVDs as well, particularly dramas where the characters have “issues.” My current favorites are House, Grey’s, and SVU. I think that there is nothing wrong with “checking out” for a few hours if you need to. Oftentimes things can seem so overwhelming, and if you just take a step back and distract for awhile, you can come back to work/school/life feeling more relaxed and all of a sudden, things seem more manageable.

For me though, I also use my TV dramas as not only a nice break from life, but as a way to help me sort through my emotions and thoughts. I think one of the reasons why I love House so much is because I can relate to his character. I can watch an episode and think “oh that’s exactly how I feel.” I have brought up House quotes (and Grey’s) in therapy before when I don’t know how to put into words exactly what I want to say, and more often then not my therapist gets my point (it doesn’t hurt that she loves House too haha). My point is, I don’t think you should think of DVD watching as “checking out”. That sounds too negative. Think of it more as a therapy session for a few hours :-)

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