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Chokes McGee posted:just got word from NAMI about my lived experienced presentation training Congratulations:)
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Mar 6, 2019 00:58
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my personal meditation anecdote is that every time i've tried it i've felt profoundly uncomfortable in a way that i can't really articulate. it's not for everyone.
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Mar 6, 2019 01:52
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100 HOGS AGREE posted:my personal meditation anecdote is that every time i've tried it i've felt profoundly uncomfortable in a way that i can't really articulate. it's not for everyone. if you are an 8 bit ghost with a drinking problem definitely do not meditate
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Mar 6, 2019 02:20
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Updating the original post about the dangers of mixing PTSD with meditation. Thanks all, I honestly didn't know that was a thing. I did know zen does weird rear end things to the brain though, I just stick to traditional "maybe don't be a dick to people" buddhism influences 
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Mar 6, 2019 02:43
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i have ptsd and i have meditated for many years, i think the important thing that made the distinction for me is that i had a teacher while doing it. she was able to help process and talk about what would come up during meditation and we would come to a better understanding of myself and how to sit. I think that simple breathing exercises are fine and are harmless, but yeah if you have really bad trauma, you should do things that poke that under supervision. a longer post i dont have the energy to do would be how about that discomfort people experience with meditation is in fact, the point, and a very important aspect of it. You have this intense turmoil inside of you and when you meditate you're sitting with that feeling without any distractions whatsoever. Learning to be able to look at that directly is a vital skill for healing and improving your life. It's intense, yeah, i mean, its kinda like looking at the face of god or cthulhu. Often times meditation is simply listening to what your body is telling you. So much of our lives these days is spent completely ignoring ourselves and our bodies and what they are asking for. This can be extremely intense! If your body is telling you that you cannot handle doing it, thats something absolutely worth seeking out a therapist or meditation teacher or spiritual guide to help sort through that. I really do think meditation is extremely important and I don't want to discount anyone's experiences. I am not intending to argue with anyone because what you feel is valid! I just want to stick up for it because the last few pages have been really down on it.
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Mar 6, 2019 05:07
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Frog Act posted:I've been trying to secure dental insurance for my broken and cavity filled teeth and its got me reflecting on the overwhelming depression I feel all the time. I have a therapist and I'm on suboxone which keeps me functional as a non-junkie, which let me finish graduate school, but in the year since I got my master's I've been unemployed and every day that passes I become less employable because I'm not employed, in an endless cycle of shame and failure. I've been depressed and on/off medication my whole life but dealing with the reality that I am totally unwanted by society and don't have a productive role to play anywhere is really overwhelming, and its been slowly overtaking my capacity to rationally analyze my place in the world. go to a temp agency my goon! they specialize in helping people like you get a little bit of career momentum back go file some papers in an office for a couple of months and if you get fired who cares you can just get another temp job
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Mar 6, 2019 05:10
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Zyla posted:go to a temp agency my goon! this is why I contract as a filthy computer toucher. I don't get PTO or super great benefits but no one is ever going to say "hey guys let's pay a contractor to work more than 40 hours" and after six months I can be all CYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS if the place sucks
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Mar 6, 2019 05:54
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Chokes McGee posted:filthy computer toucher stooooooopp please  edit: I know you’re joking, but I have a bit of a bug up my rear end when it comes to denigrating labor. mekyabetsu has issued a correction as of 11:10 on Mar 6, 2019 |
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Mar 6, 2019 11:02
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mekyabetsu posted:stooooooopp please my bad, I’ll keep that joke out of the thread
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Mar 6, 2019 15:43
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avoid lookin anyone in the eye smile at a dog e: also I wish I could touch computers Mackers has issued a correction as of 16:58 on Mar 6, 2019 |
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Mar 6, 2019 16:45
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Mackers posted:avoid lookin anyone in the eye dogie is good, let dogie touch computer 
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Mar 6, 2019 20:02
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Touching computers is good! It doesn’t make you a bad person  . Or a bad dogge.
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Mar 6, 2019 23:23
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mekyabetsu posted:Touching computers is good! It doesn’t make you a bad person that’s a weird dogie you have there what breed is it
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Mar 6, 2019 23:56
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new items added to the OP! nothing major, just some extra non-med stuff to support your mental health.
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Mar 7, 2019 00:51
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alright i bought the drat bruxism mouthguard.
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Mar 7, 2019 01:40
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100 HOGS AGREE posted:alright i bought the drat bruxism mouthguard. 
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Mar 7, 2019 02:12
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Chokes McGee posted:that’s a weird dogie you have there what breed is it wait do pics of our dogs count as mental health content 
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Mar 7, 2019 03:25
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Goon Danton posted:wait do pics of our dogs count as mental health content I hope so  cats too any animals
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Mar 7, 2019 03:34
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pre-op bebop posted:I hope so I love this old picture of my kitty Lola with a couple of synths. 
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Mar 7, 2019 03:45
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Goon Danton posted:wait do pics of our dogs count as mental health content hell yeah they do dats a good papillon you got dere
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Mar 7, 2019 06:39
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im_sorry posted:I love this old picture of my kitty Lola with a couple of synths. "gimme a little more distortion in the bass and turn up the Feeding Me to 9"
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Mar 7, 2019 06:41
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feel like rear end. got drunk and it just made me wander into a thread and melt down over personal poo poo and goons are weird assholes about that poo poo and don’t just let it be so i feel even dumber. wish i could get free therapy
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Mar 7, 2019 08:56
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SunAndSpring posted:feel like rear end. got drunk and it just made me wander into a thread and melt down over personal poo poo and goons are weird assholes about that poo poo and don’t just let it be so i feel even dumber. wish i could get free therapy I do that semi frequently lol   note to self: don't drunkenly pick fights in dnd for gently caress sake
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Mar 7, 2019 09:08
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Chokes McGee posted:hell yeah they do He's an abnormally fancy chihuahua  
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Mar 7, 2019 12:48
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those are some good rear end dogs imo
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Mar 7, 2019 12:52
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Mackers posted:those are some good rear end dogs imo They're extremely good dogs. When I was going through my lowest depression, unemployed after dropping out of grad school, stuck at home alone while my girlfriend was off at work, those two really helped me through it. Cuddling up next to me or keeping me company as I wandered around helped, but the big thing was having them to take care of. There were a lot of days I would not have gotten out of bed, except that they needed me to walk them and feed them. My girlfriend would be sad but understanding if I'd slept all day, but I couldn't justify it explain it to the dogs, they'd just jump up on the bed and lick my face until I got up. Also Sparky (the red one) is a lot like us in this thread. We're his third home: he was rescued from a hoarding situation, and then the older couple who adopted him after that returned him later "because he's a bad dog." We could piece together what happened there from his behavior: he wouldn't approach anyone from the right side, wouldn't let men touch him at all, and would run and hide if you were wearing "old man clothing" like hats or button-down shirts, or if you told him "come here," or if you held a newspaper that was rolled up at all. The transformation he's made over the years has been incredible. Starting off biting at me if I put my hand near him when my girlfriend first got him, to now where he'll jump into my lap unprompted and roll over for belly rubs. I can feel the bumps on his belly where his ribs were broken, but it doesn't seem to bother him anymore. He's just happy to be loved.
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Mar 7, 2019 14:47
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Goon Danton posted:They're extremely good dogs. When I was going through my lowest depression, unemployed after dropping out of grad school, stuck at home alone while my girlfriend was off at work, those two really helped me through it. Cuddling up next to me or keeping me company as I wandered around helped, but the big thing was having them to take care of. There were a lot of days I would not have gotten out of bed, except that they needed me to walk them and feed them. My girlfriend would be sad but understanding if I'd slept all day, but I couldn't justify it explain it to the dogs, they'd just jump up on the bed and lick my face until I got up. They look like lil balls of barely contained love and you saved them 
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Mar 7, 2019 15:03
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Goon Danton posted:They're extremely good dogs. When I was going through my lowest depression, unemployed after dropping out of grad school, stuck at home alone while my girlfriend was off at work, those two really helped me through it. Cuddling up next to me or keeping me company as I wandered around helped, but the big thing was having them to take care of. There were a lot of days I would not have gotten out of bed, except that they needed me to walk them and feed them. My girlfriend would be sad but understanding if I'd slept all day, but I couldn't justify it explain it to the dogs, they'd just jump up on the bed and lick my face until I got up. companion animals are good and cool
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Mar 7, 2019 15:35
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Goon Danton posted:The transformation he's made over the years has been incredible. Starting off biting at me if I put my hand near him when my girlfriend first got him, to now where he'll jump into my lap unprompted and roll over for belly rubs. I can feel the bumps on his belly where his ribs were broken, but it doesn't seem to bother him anymore. He's just happy to be loved. This story made my day. What a good dog!
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Mar 7, 2019 15:40
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I'm not sleeping well, I think it's partly because too many things in my life are unresolved and part of it is bad sleep hygiene.
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Mar 7, 2019 15:47
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SunAndSpring posted:wish i could get free therapy Contact NAMI, they can help.
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Mar 7, 2019 16:03
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RandomPauI posted:I'm not sleeping well, I think it's partly because too many things in my life are unresolved and part of it is bad sleep hygiene. stress is murder on a sleep schedule. you might give guided relaxation before bed a try
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Mar 7, 2019 16:05
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RandomPauI posted:I'm not sleeping well, I think it's partly because too many things in my life are unresolved and part of it is bad sleep hygiene. Restricting my phone use has been helpful for me. Had a therapist tell me to stop using the bed for anything other than loving or sleeping, and I honestly think it's really good advice.
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Mar 7, 2019 16:11
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this fake outrage with ilhan omar is really messing with me mentally. assholes dog-piling her with bad faith takes are gross and obviously disingenuous. i'm frustrated with aoc's wishy-washy response to this, but i'm also side-eyeing people in c-spam ready to toss her into the trash the second she made a mistake. sorry, just needed to vent about this slog of a shitshow.
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Mar 7, 2019 16:12
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Equeen posted:this fake outrage with ilhan omar is really messing with me mentally. assholes dog-piling her with bad faith takes are gross and obviously disingenuous. i'm frustrated with aoc's wishy-washy response to this, but i'm also side-eyeing people in c-spam ready to toss her into the trash the second she made a mistake. yeah same. That and the refugee concentration camps go above and beyond trump and the "wow people are stupid scambait" hopelessness that dog story though
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Mar 7, 2019 16:29
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I'm gonna adopt a dog. Dont worry I know I am not equipped to handle a very damaged dog and will leave that to great people like Danton But Ive got nothing but time
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Mar 7, 2019 17:41
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I'll post pictures,
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Mar 7, 2019 17:44
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Mackers posted:I'm gonna adopt a dog. Full credit goes to my gf, she got him before we started dating and did all the work of rehabilitating him. If you go to a shelter they will have a hundred sad pitbulls that nobody will adopt because of the breed's reputation, and they will all be very sweet but a lot of work because of how strong and energetic they are, so a lot of shelters won't let you adopt them if you aren't an experienced dog haver. 
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Mar 7, 2019 18:00
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Goon Danton posted:He's an abnormally fancy chihuahua i love longhaird chichuahua's so much 
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Mar 7, 2019 18:04
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Goon Danton posted:Full credit goes to my gf, she got him before we started dating and did all the work of rehabilitating him. yeah even tho like i love big dogs my apartment is much more suited to a small one i've had a dog my whole life growing up and ive missed it so much
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Mar 7, 2019 18:12
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