You can't take a book to work? I mean, if people are eating lunch there, then they bring their lunch? Or you have to eat lunches that are provided? I would guess that things like craft projects aren't allowed either? Paper and pen ... or sudoku puzzles? DS3's?
I carry a very small MP3 player with me ... I don' t know how that fits in with high security, but it is clearly not a weapon, and can fit in a corner of a jacket pocket or be worn as jewelry. Anyway, it has books on tape, and I listen to those whenever I get bored.
I would think that being indoors, in a prison, all day long would have it's own stresses and depressors. Not having any distractors would make it worse? I could see why you'd be tempted to eat ...
When I was in college and didn't get to see the sun much (or play games, or read books) the one thing that helped me was to stop on my way to school at a specific coffeeshop. This one was in a gardening store, and it was full of grow lights and plants, so it was like being outdoors on a sunny day, even though it was the middle of winter. I would stop there and get a cup of coffee and study a little. It just made the rest of the day go so much better!
On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 1:46 PM, xenia.rose <rosecounseling@yahoo.com> wrote:
Thanks, actually the lunch break is 30 minutes. I work in a high security prison so I am either at my work or I have to leave and they don't like us to walk in the parking lot. It is ok weather now, but I can't have a plan to do something like go sit in my car (which is allowed as that is where the smokers go... they can only smoke inside their cars.)
I can't take a book or something in to work either. I wish I could go on line and read but I am not supposed to use the internet for anything but work.
On the weekends, I need to get my house clean. It is not just a little bit of cleaning... the place needs a big overhaul. I am going out more since I posted here because I am dating someone now and that is actually causing more of a problem in some ways with my emotional eating. So far the issue of my not wanting to eat breakfast or lunch hasn't come up... we see each other for dinner.
Winter is fast approaching and I and I am dreading it. I am trying to get out into the hiking trails lately but it is due to snow soon and we get over 300 inches a year here... I will be doing some snowshoeing though so that will help.
I do agree.. I need to go do something away from the food.
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