🔼: [[🛠 Self-Soothing]], [[Protector Strategies 🛡️]], [[🛡️ Flight]] ## Distracting Distraction is one of the more common [[Protector Strategies 🛡️]] which can be either healthy or unhealthy. > [!tip] > Sometimes the things we lean into to distract ourselves aren’t *just* distractions — they might actually be pointing to our genuine interests. This could be a thread to follow. #### Distractibility Distractibility is involuntary distraction. Common [[💡 Trailheads|trailheads]]: - Constant stimulation. - Sudden distracting thoughts, impulses, sleepiness, or even [[🛡️ Dissociation]]. - [[💡 Obsessions]] - Mind wandering, [[💡 ADHD]], or ADHD-like symptoms - [[🛡️ Maladaptive Daydreaming]] - Sudden shifts in topic and focused activities that can consume your attention, at least temporarily. - [[🛡️ Fantasizing]] - Sudden health anxiety - Sudden somatic symptoms without environmental cause. This is often attributed to: - High [[💡 Cortisol]] levels - High [[💡 Stress]] - [[💡 ADHD]] - [[💡 Trauma]] - [[🛡️ Avoiding]] - [[🛡️ Emotional Foreclosure]] - [[🛡️ Dissociation]] ![[🛡️ Self-Distraction]] ##### Related - [[🧘 Getting to Know a Protector]] - [[💡 Focus & Concentration]] - [[🛡️ Dissociation]] - [[🛡️ Self-Distraction]] [^1]: