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What is a good hobby for a depressed person? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by QuietStorm@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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So i still have depression and im constantly bored, i feel like a loser who cant do anything right. I want to let my creativeness out, make something i can share with the world or family, but im probably dreaming too big. I cant stand being depressed and bored, it stinks, everyone tells me to work out but i lack the motivation to do so.

i usually just watch youtube all day while complaining to family members that have no idea what to do about me.

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[-] wholeofthemoon@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

All good :) your comment made me rearrange my cart and I've bought some basic stuff, spent $60 AUD for some blocks and some knives, gloves and a couple other things. Will keep bandaids on standby! I'll be happy I tried it.

[-] antila91@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Good call on the gloves. I should have said that first.

Glad i could help. It’s an awesome hobby that take very little to start but is pretty rewarding. Check out some videos on YouTube by a guy Doug Linker. He gives tutorials for a lot of great beginner projects. That’s where I started.

Also, shameless plug. Check out this community

https://sh.itjust.works/c/whittling

It small and just getting started but so far, everyone is super chill

[-] wholeofthemoon@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Question... I've picked out an egg tutorial to start but my block of wood is double the length of what it should be. Is a coping saw worth buying or will I struggle trying to cut it in half? No access to power tools.

[-] antila91@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

You can do it. Get a saw. Bass wood is pretty soft so it will be annoying but 100% doable. I do it all the time as I also have wrong sized wood and no power tools. Coping saw is good or I also got a Japanese style saw that works pretty well too

HACHIEMON Japanese Saw RYOBA MINI 180mm for DIY and Hobby https://a.co/d/7DkeL0R

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