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thats just the nature of the internet! it got out of my immediate orbit

id like to get to a point where posting about mental health and therapy doesnt feel so uhhhhh raw. I think it needs to be talked about, and I want to talk about it, but sometimes i just feel way too perceived and vulnerable when i do. I think someday I'll be able to.

I'm sorry, I realize that now, I've also dealt with that so REALLy wanted to make it clear I dont stand for that for a second. thank you for hearing me out!

after sitting on it a little longer I do totally empathize with the reaction since i did kinda forget the way mindfulness has been warped. BUUUUT i REALLY NEVER want to be assumed to be posting corpo apologea literally ever, that is very horrifying for me ahhaha

i give myself a coffee as a treat sometimes on the weekend because I do love it soooo much. it was really tough to cut out and i dont blame anyone for not wanting to HAHA.

and also it's like.... not a cure all... its not a fix. it just helps you cope with the shit that you cant control.

im really glad it's helping you too!
i really do think sometimes before you hit rock bottom it just sort of... sounds like condescention? when someone suggests it.

i know i always felt REALLY angry and resentful when it's suggested by people who don't *understand* what you're going through.

listen. single player games are a thing of the past. the future is live service buddy. get on now or get left behind pal.

grabbing someone violently and drawing blood in their fingers! with gritted teeth

yeah unfortunately!!!!!!!!!!!!!UGH

AND I quit coffee which ALSO helped UGHHHHHH

literally yeah! &it also helps to know that it's not about invalidating or erasing bad feelings, it's just about addressing them effectively. like, shit sucks right now, everyone is going thru it-- these very simple methods of creating space between you &your reactions CAN help you cope productively

yeah, I can totally see why people balk at it, the concepts are misleadingly simple, and many parts of it feel insulting when theyre coming from someone who is invalidating you or waving away your feelings. but when applied day to day, it really does provide a bit of relief when everythings on fire.

me: wow this thing really helped me

someone on the internet: wow you corportate shill i cant believe youre suggesting something that doesnt work for absolutely everyone all the time. next youre gonna say exercise and sleep are good for emotional regulation too. barf!

i just really needed to jump in here because i absolutely do not condone "mindfulness" in this context. I really dont, and ive resented it every time a boss has suggested it for this exact reason. But im in group right now learning about it for myself during a time im at rock bottom & it's not that.

today we talked about how mindfulness specifcally isnt about swallowing bad feelings/not feeling them. It's actually about addressing them effectively-- so you can still feel hurt, but addressing the hurt will come from a more effective place if you can create space between emotion & reaction.

omg ;_; sorry i feel the need to defend myself here-- this is not what i was talking about at all. I agree that I hate when corporate pushes for this but that's really not the context I was talking about it in and I actually also dont think it's relevant.

alright

i mean you QRP'd my little silly post i made after coming out of a really productive therapy session where I felt like a lot clicked into place for me

Mindfulness isnt like, a drug that will fuck you up after taking it. it's worth trying. If it doesnt work, you drop it. and thats fine

this says meditation. Im talking about Mindfulness. like as a part of DBT.

what I also find a bit irritating about this article is that it doesnt say what part of it causes issues-- who does it cause issues for? what are the pitfalls? is it the practitioner? is a preexisting condition or trauma?

where does this statistic come from

guys i hate to admit it but mindfulness does work unfortunately. unfortunately that woo woo shit is really good and effective but it accumulates over time and not all at once so it's easy to write off but gang unfortunately i have to report that it is actually good practice

never, ever, ever, ever accept "how will you pay for it?" as an argument against social programs.

dude, thats wonderful! congrats! I'm so so so glad the search was relatively brief!! I hope you got some rest in the meantime,.... hahaha

final word before I mute the thread: you deserve better. you should feel empowered to demand better from your representatives. they need to be pushed to do the right thing because that's their JOB. to represent us, to fight for us. it's our right to demand that of them.

Interesting. How did Mitch do as much damage as he did when he was minority? how would that be possible, if the minority never has any sway or power or ability to change things? how did we get the Supreme Court line up we got?

yes I did vote. I vote and thats why I am demanding more.

second of all:
I am pissed at the correct people. I am holding my representatives accountable. I am demanding they do better. I can be angry at the GOP for being the GOP but I can also be angry at the democrats for not doing enough to protect us from their colleagues.

first of all:
we are not at war because of Epstein files. we are at war because trump has always wanted war. he has always been violent. this would have happened regardless, and it diminishes what the middle east has suffered because of us historically.

I think comparing me "blaming" biden to what the GOP is doing lacks a fundamental understanding of how we move forward. We can't just not talk about Biden's mistakes, we can't just not mention the ways he let us down. We have to learn from that-- THEY have to learn from that.

I'm using it as context. It's important context. The point is that democrats arent learning from their mistakes, where as the GOP keeps adapting and over stepping while the democrats act like it's still business as usual. They are putting the onus on us to vote for them, then they do nothing.

haters!!