Started @16:43 on 11th May 2022 Listening to some music 1 Focus Hyperfocus is highly focused attention that lasts a long time. You concentrate on something so hard that you lose track of everything else going on around you. Controlled attention is what’s needed. 2 Positivity Negative thoughts come effortlessly at an individual’s mind. Monitoring them…
I’m sick and tired of the changes that my mind goes through causing me to get depressed, overwhelmed, paranoid, vexed, stressed and anxious. Popping pills every bloody morning and night. I feel like a pill popper. I’ve tried coming off them to see if I can manage without and all that does is back fire…
Meditation is the habitual process of training your mind to focus and redirect your thoughts. The popularity of meditation is increasing as more people discover its many health benefits. You can use it to increase awareness of yourself and your surroundings. Many people think of it as a way to reduce stress and develop concentration.…
What is positive self-talk? Self-talk is your internal dialogue. It’s influenced by your subconscious mind, and it reveals your thoughts, beliefs, questions, and ideas. Self-talk can be both negative and positive. It can be encouraging, and it can be distressing. Much of your self-talk depends on your personality. If you’re an optimist, your self-talk may be…
Who am I? I’m a 55 year old man who should know better and I’ve been getting & going no where. Things have to change and so do I as this slump I’m in has been going on long enough. What I do… I go out when I have to as I don’t like going out…
Written by Imi Lo ‘I wasn’t wrong’’ -The gift inside Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) ‘It is increasingly being recognised that many individuals who receive the diagnosis of BPD are naturally highly intuitive and perceptive. What was previously thought of as a genetic vulnerability may actually reflect an innate talent. ‘’ People who were born emotionally…
Understanding the impact of stigma on people with mental illness Written by PATRICK W CORRIGAN and AMY C WATSON Many people with serious mental illness are challenged doubly. On one hand, they struggle with the symptoms and disabilities that result from the disease. On the other, they are challenged by the stereotypes and prejudice that result from…
The science behind hangovers — and what to do when you get one Most of us love to joke about hangovers. For example: What’s the best thing for a hangover? Drinking heavily the night before. But what is happening in our bodies is more serious than that — it’s alcohol withdrawal. Yes, the symptoms are less…
Words from a Bipolar Mind in Real-Time From one thing to another I happily flit and while I’m doing that I rarely finish it Reading then listening then filling a form then all of a sudden I’m feeling forlorn I try and stay focused, intended, and free yet it changes so much with all that…
Fed Up Lonely Frustrated Sad Confused Angry Depressed This COVID-19 virus has really fucked things up People have died and will die Businesses are floundering Unemployment is now worse than it was back in the ’80s And now there’s a new variant of it right when a vaccine has started to be delivered Has…