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carvink commented on Friendship Begins at Home 3quarksdaily.com/3quarksd... · Posted by u/herbertl

aantix · 2 months ago

I've been pretty harsh on myself over the years.

I started carrying around a photo of myself as a kid. I'm sitting against a wall, by a pillar, at our state capital. My eyes are shut. I was kind of a shy kid.

When I start to get frustrated and talk to myself in that short, abrasive, condescending tone, I think of that photo and of myself, as still that kid.

It helps me to be more compassionate towards myself in those moments. I'm still that shy kid trying to make sense of the world.

I'm 47.

carvink · 2 months ago

Here's a link to WHO's guide for "unhooking from difficult thoughts and feelings". https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240003927 It includes links to audio. It can be helpful for the experiences you describe

carvink commented on Doing What Matters in Times of Stress who.int/publications-deta... · Posted by u/Astral_Hammer

carvink · 2 years ago

I made a PDF flyer with a QR code for WHO's "Doing What Matters in Times of Stress: An Illustrated Guide" (How to unhook from difficult thoughts and feelings), in case anyone would want to print some out and staple them to a local kiosk, at a local college campus for example. It would be better to learn about this earlier in life than later, imo.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jofXFw0FUaKTZukbjQt4FZ_Mnu9...

carvink commented on Suppressing negative thoughts may be good for mental health after all cam.ac.uk/research/news/s... · Posted by u/kvee

carvink · 2 years ago

The WHO has a guide for "unhooking from difficult thoughts and feelings". At one point it says "You cannot stop these thoughts from arising. They are normal and natural. But it is not so helpful to get hooked by them." and then goes on to explain some simple practices to help unhook. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240003927 Here's more detail about how it was tested. https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/releases/2022-apri...

carvink commented on Mindfulness-based programs show promise in reducing psychological distress nature.com/articles/s4422... · Posted by u/_kyran

Knee_Pain · 2 years ago

If you want a free mindfulness app you should consider searching for the one developed by the US Department of Veteran Affairs on your platform's app store. It usually ranks very low on the list because not many people know about it and because all the other apps market themselves heavily.

Unlike all the garbage apps which ask you for subscriptions and DLCs just to play 10 minutes of audio, every single thing is free and freely downloadable. It also has customization options, a journal, a very simple and rational interface and a small corpus of advice.

carvink · 2 years ago

Also free and relevant - a link to WHO's guide for "unhooking from difficult thoughts and feelings". There's audio you can download. It's not even an app.

https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240003927

Here's more detail about how it was tested. https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/releases/2022-apri...

carvink commented on Are mental health apps better or worse at privacy in 2023? foundation.mozilla.org/en... · Posted by u/light94

bowel · 3 years ago

There's also 29k.org, a non-profit foundation and an open-source mental health app, where privacy were taken very seriously. https://29k.org/https://github.com/29ki/29k

Disclaimer: I used to work here.

carvink · 3 years ago

Also,

WHO's guide for "unhooking from difficult thoughts and feelings" which is not an app, is free, and has downloadable audio exercise guidance.

https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240003927

It's one of the best things of its type I've seen.

carvink commented on Regenerating Jordan’s native forests theguardian.com/global-de... · Posted by u/zeristor

carvink · 3 years ago

Some have ambitions to green the Sinai Desert:

https://www.greenthesinai.com/back-to-the-garden-john-d-liu

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/mar/20/our-bigg...

carvink commented on It’s not Tourette’s but a new type of mass sociogenic illness academic.oup.com/brain/ar... · Posted by u/mpweiher

sgu999 · 3 years ago

According to who? I have the same issue and it's annoying.

carvink · 3 years ago

Yes, according to WHO. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240003927

carvink commented on Ask HN: Comment here about whatever you're passionate about at the moment · Posted by u/mckirk

Broker0 · 3 years ago

> "Alcohol is the only drug on earth you have to justify not taking."

I find this quote really interesting. Growing up in a western country where people drink a lot of alcohol, not necessarily for the enjoyment of it but to get "hammered". I've countless times defended myself for both friends, family and new and existing co-workers for why I don't drink, and these people look at me like I'm some sort of alien. According to "these people" I am in fact a weirdo, because I've spoken about the affects of caffeine, taking cold showers/baths, fasting etc etc.

I'm not sure where I'm going with this, however, I hope there'll be a time where it's "acceptable" to go out with your friends, family or co-workers, and not be expected to drink alcohol or excluded just because you won't inject your body with legal "poison".

Note: I have nothing against people who drinks alcohol, but let's just enjoy each other's company and don't force it on me. Thanks.

carvink · 3 years ago

I like to say 'When people drink they relax, and when they relax, I relax. It works out fine." It does depend on the group.

carvink commented on Body Doubling bodydoubling.com/... · Posted by u/snee

telesilla · 3 years ago

I finished my thesis thanks to a group of people scattered over the internet, all agreeing to do pomodoro. In the breaks we'd chat about our day to day lives then get back to work when the bell rang. I'll always be grateful for their presence, getting me through hard times when I'd perhaps have given up if I felt completely alone; or at least not worked so deeply and thoroughly.

carvink · 3 years ago

It's common to find people on https://shutupwrite.com/ doing the same.

carvink commented on Positive thinking: Stop negative self-talk to reduce stress mayoclinic.org/healthy-li... · Posted by u/cebert

carvink · 3 years ago

The World Health Org has an illustrated guide that includes a more validated *how* practice to reduce stress. Their terminology is different. They discuss how to unhook from distressing thoughts and feelings. It seems like a better approach. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240003927

There are audio exercise clips as well, in multiple languages. https://terrance.who.int/mediacentre/audio/MSD/WHO-AUDIO_Str...