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Mar 27, 2007, 08:03 PM
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My psychiatrist has this new idea that we need routine to keep our minds able to focus on the right things. I haven’t got a routine – there isn’t much I do by rote – I have to think through everything. He says if you have a routine it will free up your mind for other less harmful things and I won’t get stuck in these loops of negativity or worry. I’m not sure I believe him. I have to think about something. My mind needs a job - it's always going. Maybe it hasn’t come up with a routine because then it won’t have anything left to occupy it. Sure routine would free up mental space, but then what would you do with it? Don't you need something to replace what occupying it? You know, nature abhors a vacuum.
Anyways, he has this idea that doing exercises for the cerebellum would help with thinking processes and the mental filing system and make your mind more efficient. I said I'd give it a shot. Anyone do anything like that? For how long? What did you do? Did it help you?
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Mar 27, 2007, 08:19 PM
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WinterRose,
Brain exercises are very beneficial. I had a brain injury and the neurologist had me do puzzles, lists, etc. All that hard work really helped. If you can't think of anything specific to do, word games and word puzzles are very good. I bought Scrabble to play on the computer. Other games also let you play one against the computer. I wish you well, Jan
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Mar 27, 2007, 11:39 PM
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The exercises he's talking about are specific to the cerebellum and they're physical exercises. I think like balancing. I did order a wobble board to try that.
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Mar 29, 2007, 10:04 AM
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Interesting - I have never heard of crebellum exercises.
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Mar 30, 2007, 08:53 PM
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Me neither. Please share with us what kinds of excersizes that might be.
I do have a routine to save me from thinking about what to do next. I sometimes think I am a little too rigid though. I think there is a balance between thinking all the time and having a routine. I think routine can free up mental space for other activities such as affirmations, challenging negative thinking, analyzing the reason why we think the way we do, etc. I find that self-monitoring one's thought processes/reality testing one's thinking requires a high level of energy at times. I think having a routine might help free up mental energy for problem solving, hobbies, thinking about your favorite tv show, planning for a future activity etc. Good luck with the exercizes. I think I might need some spelling practice on the word exercize. |
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Mar 31, 2007, 03:26 PM
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OK - Here's what I'm trying: Throwing a beanbag from one hand to another while following it with my eyes and standing on one foot. I'm also seeing how long I can stand on one foot with my eyes closed. And I got a wobble board to play with. The psychiatrist says he has someone else doing cerebellum exercises and they've done them for a week with some good results. He didn't share what the results were. It's supposed to be really good for ADD. I've only done these for 3 days 10 minutes each. (You only need about 10 minutes he says.)
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Mar 31, 2007, 08:33 PM
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sounds great.
he has some very interesting / progressive ideas :-) |
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Apr 01, 2007, 07:52 AM
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winterrose those exercises actually sound kind of fun. lol. especially the wobble board! you know they could actually multi task... be good for the cerebellum and also be part of your fun thing to do every day. but then maybe thats just me being weird. lol.
good luck with them anyway! biiv |
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Apr 01, 2007, 10:40 AM
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WinterRose, just join a marching band!
  Or, how about walking and chewing gum at the same time? :-)The beanbag thing is described here: http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn3012 http://www.boston.com/news/local/art...rcise_instead/ Sounds like an easy thing to try (instead of paying $4,500 for it; Wow! Reminds me when the first computers came out, how expensive they were compared to now) I don't "use" my balance much since I sit all day and work at the computer or watch TV, etc., maybe I'll try some of these exercises and see if something changes.
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Apr 01, 2007, 02:29 PM
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lol Perna.
Yes - Dore is who the pdoc keeps referring to, but he thinks it's too expensive. I did put together the attached for him based on what I discovered on my own either on the web or via energy healing classes.
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W.Rose ~~~~~ “The individual who is always adjusted is one who does not develop himself...” (Dabrowski, Kawczak, & Piechowski, 1970) “Man’s mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.” (Oliver Wendell Holms, Sr.) |
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Apr 01, 2007, 02:29 PM
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Maybe we should check back in a week and see if anyone's noticed a difference after doing this for 10 minutes once a day.
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