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Believe it or not, Tetris. It’s an excellent distraction and supposedly lessens trauma.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/tetris-shown-to-lessen-ptsd-and-flashbacks/
Totally. I recently had to have an IV in me for 6 hours and I have a severe needle phobia that often leads to panic attacks and fainting. This time I played chess puzzles for 6 hours and was totally lost in it.
Just to plug the totally free version here: lichess.org
I love chess puzzles too and chess.com is a really nice app but are we chess dorks super rich or something? Their pricing is crazy IMO.
Edit: .org not .com ...