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I need to find an offline hobby, something that doesn't involve a screen
Fiber arts! They're for everyone, not just grandmas. Knitting, crochet, weaving, embroidery, sewing. The act of creating art lowers stress, and it really helps manage anxiety and depression. A lot of them also a mathematical or engineering approach, so if you find those things rewarding, you'll probably enjoy fiber arts. And you get something warm or useful in the end..
Board games!
Building Gunpla can be fun. I recommend getting a cheap HG and some clipper and it can take easily 4 hours to build one.
I started drawing when Reddit collapsed. Now I get to look at pieces of paper (or Procreate…) instead, that’s kind of better