garbagebagel
@garbagebagel@lemmy.world
- Comment on i broke 2 days ago:
Mine explained my emotional dysregulation patterns and helped me identify the triggers and how to address them.
By far, the most useful technique they shared with me was the TIPP skills technique, which helps me come down when I am having strong emotional reactions as a trauma response or from anxiety. Essentially:
- temperature - use cold temp to lower heart rate, warm to raise it
- intense exercise - helps manage overwhelming energy levels
- paced breathing - I’m not big on breathing but it works for some
- paired muscle relaxation - my favourite as it also interrupts thought patterns
Hope you’re able to access help though, obviously it is much better when personalized and you also get the safe space to release your fears and anxieties
- Comment on i broke 2 days ago:
That’s kind of better than continuing to charge you if he wasn’t vested in your improvement though.
- Comment on i broke 2 days ago:
Getting more involved with community movements has helped me in this respect 100x more than my therapist did.
It’s not their fault, there’s not that much they could’ve done for me anyway and they were very much on the same “were fucked this is all hopeless” boat as me.
- Comment on Life is unfair to landlords 2 days ago:
Where I live the majority of apartment rentals are owned by large corporations whose sole job is property management, including “renovicting” low income people and letting older buildings go to waste while hiking rent prices. These people are scumbags.
Previously I lived in one building that was actually just owned by one person who had purchased several buildings, and while he hadn’t built the apartments, at least he was also the sole caretaker so he was putting in the work.
- Comment on Lemmy Shitpost 3 days ago:
This is probably the most disrespectful thing I’ve seen all week.
- Comment on If a gay man and lesbian woman have sex, is that gay or straight? 1 week ago:
You know it’s not a great question but it’s better to ask in a relatively safe environment than to make assumptions.
- Comment on Me when I zoom past traffic on my e-scooter 1 week ago:
My favourite thing to do is ‘race’ the person who offers me a ride home all the time. Like, I appreciate the offer but trust me, I will be home before you could get me there AND I’ll get to enjoy the sunshine.
- Comment on What is the evolutionary benefit of loving a pet so much you melt into a puddle when they are around? 1 week ago:
I know you’re right, but I actually think this one is an evolutionary benefit, just not ours. The cuteness traits won the evolutionary race because cuteness causes this feeling in humans that will make them more likely to get taken in by us.
(I don’t know shit about science, I just think pets have their shit figured out)
- Comment on The kerning on the pope’s tomb is a travesty 1 week ago:
To be fair, if you read the article or know about this Pope, you know he probably would not have given a shit (he wanted simple and probably wouldn’t have complained). It’s everyone else that is complaining.
- Comment on Venezuelan detainees at Texas center spell out SOS with their bodies 1 week ago:
Jokes on us (assuming you’re Venezuelan or any other kind of Latin American), crisis in Venezuela was sponsored by none other than the same country that’s detaining them now.
- Comment on Sitting on the toilet 2 weeks ago:
- Comment on Is Marlon Brando in Heat? 2 weeks ago:
Young men in this day and age are particularly unwell. Though this might be a good meditation?
- Comment on Love me a Legume Garlic BLT 2 weeks ago:
All LGBTQIA+ people are cool, but I draw the line at landlords. Enough is enough, goddamnit.
- Comment on Vintage 2 weeks ago:
Okay but why does this look better than the actual thing though
- Comment on Smh being fired for police work 2 weeks ago:
Hey at least they fired the guy. How many US cops do you think have been accused of sexual harassment and not been fired? (It’s a lot, I bet)
- Comment on Smh being fired for police work 2 weeks ago:
Promoted!
- Comment on Smh being fired for police work 2 weeks ago:
This is the most fucking UK thing I’ve ever seen, like I know it’s sexual harassment and gross, but I swear to god I knew at least 10 dudes that would’ve done this and laughed their ass off in college.
- Comment on Did the western world just suddenly go back to pretending wrestling is "real" for some reason? 2 weeks ago:
Lol yeah sorry I should’ve said drag queen competitions. What you described happens to me all the time in reverse when people talk about car drag racing. I watch too much RuPaul.
- Comment on Did the western world just suddenly go back to pretending wrestling is "real" for some reason? 2 weeks ago:
Circus comparison is good but I prefer drag race. It’s a bunch of (generally) men in costumes and make up performing very well-practiced routines for the sole purpose of entertainment, with one rigged winner at the end.
Maybe wrestling fans wouldn’t like that comparison as much.
- Comment on What do office workers actually do? 2 weeks ago:
Bless project managers. The ones I’ve seen in IT seem generally better off because programmers and engineers seem to be better at getting their work done, but outside of IT, it’s like herding cats trying to get people to do their shit. I do not understand how any of you can do it full time.
I’ve done my fair share of project coordination and have had people tell me I should go into project management officially but quite frankly I’d rather chew glass. Y’all are saints.
- Comment on I feel like if asbestos was banned today there'd be a huge pro-asbestos movement 4 weeks ago:
I also heard Obama supports Trump, so if you like Trump it means you like Obama and that makes u a dumb librul. Checkmate, everyone.
- Comment on Why do people insist on not answering ALL the questions in an email or text message? 4 weeks ago:
Everyone should be required to take Plain Language writing courses.
There’s a lot of factors at play, but who cares really. Writing in plain language makes it accessible for everyone and doesn’t hurt anyone.
- Comment on The one good thing about all this 4 weeks ago:
Other than the crippling economic crisis it’s putting us through, I really like that things in the grocery store are better labelled to show they’re local or Canadian now. I’ve always preferred to buy local because it’s better for the environment, now it’s easier.
- Comment on Today's Survey. One point for everything that you have NEVER DONE 5 weeks ago:
Only one for me was blockbuster. I was more of a Rogers video child, I’m not sure we even had a blockbuster near us.
- Comment on Clean butt 5 weeks ago:
Paid $50 for mine like 7 years ago. Is it fancy? Heck no. Does it clean my butt real good? Heck yes.
When I can afford a fancy heated, air drying bidet that will be my goalpost of success.
- Comment on We are so cooked 5 weeks ago:
Idk, I heard that trans people and immigrants are murdering bees.
- Comment on Get cancer screening guys 1 month ago:
I’m not intending to be that person but are you a male? Cause many women I know have asked for blood work when things don’t feel right and are turned away (and there are statistics on that statement).
I’m glad your cancer got caught and is curing up though! I just can’t can’t imagine, after the experiences I’ve had with doctors, being like “oh no can you just run this test” and them just doing it.
- Comment on Good vibes 1 month ago:
Probably wouldn’t work very well if you’re talking to a terminal patient
- Comment on Why aren't there mass protests in the USA? 1 month ago:
In Canada we see a lot less of that due to rules around news and reporting on social media, but there’s a push for better regulation still. I worry it’s not enough to keep us clear of the conservatives this election.
- Comment on Why aren't there mass protests in the USA? 1 month ago:
I really hope you’re right. I’m actually very scared that they’ll take over our social media this election season and we’ll get fucked as well.
