wormwood
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How is everyone? It's so nice outside. I don't always like who I'm reporting to at work but this is a stunning fall in Edmonton and I'm thankful for my family and all you mfers.
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Mental health
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yeggator
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No worries dude. Let me know if sometime tomorrow still works or if you want to do next weekend (I have a hike planned that Sunday with some friends from Strathmore and you’re welcome to join).
wormwood
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wormwood
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Happy thanksgiving skyrise Edmonton mafia!
Grateful for the overly critical comments, the brilliant discussion, the snarky remarks, the photos, the knowledge sharing, and the overall consensual love for Edmonton on here.
Happiness, health, good food and good fortune to y’all.
Grateful for the overly critical comments, the brilliant discussion, the snarky remarks, the photos, the knowledge sharing, and the overall consensual love for Edmonton on here.
Happiness, health, good food and good fortune to y’all.
wormwood
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wormwood
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What do you do to take care of your mental and physical health?
Seriously, walking is so easy, just do more of it and walk faster for better results overall.
Forest baths are even better!
Seriously, walking is so easy, just do more of it and walk faster for better results overall.
Forest baths are even better!
ADob
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1. Got rid of all social media. Huge help!
2. Gave up on 98% of the "news" and I use quotes because they're no longer the news, they're now clickbaity BAD news. For actual news, see 3.
3. Subscribed to fix the news, where it turns out so many amazing things are actually happening in the world that aren't all doom and gloom.
4. Regular exercise, walking in the river valley, good weather bike rides, bad weather indoor trainer rides. Going to try to get back to cross country skiing if we ever get any snow.
5. Reading as many books as I can, with a skew towards fiction and a hard pass on anything excessively negative.
6. Therapy.
7. Boundaries. That was a tough one and took me a very, very long time. Would have saved my marriage had I learned this one sooner, but alas...
8. Cutting or minimizing contact with negative people.
9. "Somebody Feed Phil" - seriously, that one show feels like a full on antidote to the world these days.
There's likely more but that's all that comes to mind right off the bat. I feel like these days
2. Gave up on 98% of the "news" and I use quotes because they're no longer the news, they're now clickbaity BAD news. For actual news, see 3.
3. Subscribed to fix the news, where it turns out so many amazing things are actually happening in the world that aren't all doom and gloom.
4. Regular exercise, walking in the river valley, good weather bike rides, bad weather indoor trainer rides. Going to try to get back to cross country skiing if we ever get any snow.
5. Reading as many books as I can, with a skew towards fiction and a hard pass on anything excessively negative.
6. Therapy.
7. Boundaries. That was a tough one and took me a very, very long time. Would have saved my marriage had I learned this one sooner, but alas...
8. Cutting or minimizing contact with negative people.
9. "Somebody Feed Phil" - seriously, that one show feels like a full on antidote to the world these days.
There's likely more but that's all that comes to mind right off the bat. I feel like these days
yeggator
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My news content these days is just searching up “Edmonton” on the Google news tab and checking the headlines, which are almost entirely local or provincial stories. I barely care for any news beyond Alberta, aside from the budget.
Also, been loving the Real Talk with Ryan Jespersen podcast! And deleting any social media with “feeds” (namely Instagram) has been a huge help
wormwood
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@ADob thank you for sharing and being open. I hear you about limiting negativity. It helps since our brains only have so much energy to dedicate to thoughts at once. Better that it be good things. Ideally.
@yeggator that's good to limit it. In some cases, its hard to ignore (like genocides and world war possibilities). Social media removal is the simplest thing people can do to help their mental health for sure.
@yeggator that's good to limit it. In some cases, its hard to ignore (like genocides and world war possibilities). Social media removal is the simplest thing people can do to help their mental health for sure.
wormwood
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I heard some advice recently about how to deal with ruminating thoughts. When a negative thought enters your mind, you don't have to welcome it in. It's like someone knocking on your door, you can acknowledge them, but you don't have to invite them in for tea.
I think that is a healthy way to deal with negative stuff that creeps in like guilt, or worries.. acknowledge it, and release it.
I think that is a healthy way to deal with negative stuff that creeps in like guilt, or worries.. acknowledge it, and release it.
ADob
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It's the technique used in meditation - you see the thought, you acknowledge it, and let it move on. I think Headspace in their "learn to meditate" course said it best: it's like a dog (you) looking at cars (thoughts). You can look, bark a little, and then you let it pass. You don't have to chase each and every car. It gets exhausting 
yeggator
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I swear I remember the Joker saying something along those lines.It's the technique used in meditation - you see the thought, you acknowledge it, and let it move on. I think Headspace in their "learn to meditate" course said it best: it's like a dog (you) looking at cars (thoughts). You can look, bark a little, and then you let it pass. You don't have to chase each and every car. It gets exhausting
wormwood
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"Do I really look like a guy with a plan? You know what I am? I'm a dog chasing cars. I wouldn't know what to do with one if I caught it"