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Job 30 26 · Jun 18, 2020 at 07:11 PM

And here we go!

newtus · Jun 18, 2020 at 07:12 PM

Bought Job’s new book last night!

Sometimes psychotic · Jun 18, 2020 at 07:12 PM

Awesome thanks!

WastingAsparagus · Jun 18, 2020 at 07:16 PM

Nice!

I am so procrastinatory today and these days in general.

Wish I was still in undergrad...

Job 30 26 · Jun 18, 2020 at 07:23 PM

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Bought Job’s new book last night!

Thanks! That's really sweet of you, Newtus! <3

A guy who I follow on twitter, and he follows me back, also works in the trades and is a writer. It's good to see another person in a trade succeed.

Today was okay, we're starting this huge project, exterior. I'm going to look very tan after this. The new college kids are doing terrible. We can't trust them to do anything right. One of them says he's scared of ladders. lol

bpcyclist · Jun 18, 2020 at 07:27 PM

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Nice!

I am so procrastinatory today and these days in general.

Wish I was still in undergrad...

I'm def gonna steal the word procrastinatory. No question about it.

bpcyclist · Jun 18, 2020 at 07:29 PM

Just was able to pretty much confirm that I am dealing with some depression again. Bummer. Was mostly psychotic from October to mid-May. Had maybe three or four weeks of pretty much euthymia, and now, this. So disappointing not to have a longer period without a lot of symptoms. My illness is just becoming harder and harder to deal with the older I get.

Sometimes psychotic · Jun 18, 2020 at 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by bpcyclist

Just was able to pretty much confirm that I am dealing with some depression again. Bummer. Was mostly psychotic from October to mid-May. Had maybe three or four weeks of pretty much euthymia, and now, this. So disappointing not to have a longer period without a lot of symptoms. My illness is just becoming harder and harder to deal with the older I get.

Sorry you’re feeling depressed and that things are getting worse as you get older...

Have I told you the pick three technique? If you do it early enough in a depression you can turn it around.

bpcyclist · Jun 18, 2020 at 08:02 PM

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Sorry you’re feeling depressed and that things are getting worse as you get older...

Have I told you the pick three technique? If you do it early enough in a depression you can turn it around.

Have never heard that term before.

Sometimes psychotic · Jun 18, 2020 at 08:14 PM

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Have never heard that term before.

It was a cbt thing I learned...the therapist told me if things that used to make me happy weren’t working then I should double up the positive energy, I changed it to triple.

So you just pick three activities, one each for a different sense. Example ....I like animals so I might visit a zoo and take photos while enjoying a snack or drink, three fun things at once. It amplifies the experience the more you do at once.

You might like biking, Some music and one more thing....maybe you’d like to take photos too?

Idk but you can pick scented candles or other scent, taste, etc but you need to do at least three things at once.

If you can afford it you can also buy something new that’s small, a scented soap, a new type of drink(mocktail)?

Maybe cooking a new item is fun for you? Bake some cupcakes while calling a friend and enjoy both the smell and taste and sound.

Touch is the most difficult if your alone so break out a squeazy ball or a fidget spinner. Whatever it is three different sense, three activities....

newtus · Jun 18, 2020 at 08:15 PM

It’s a grounding technique

Sometimes psychotic · Jun 18, 2020 at 08:17 PM

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It’s a grounding technique

Maybe it’s grounding too but I was taught it as the behavioral part of cbt......

Sometimes psychotic · Jun 18, 2020 at 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Sometimes psychotic

It was a cbt thing I learned...the therapist told me if things that used to make me happy weren’t working then I should double up the positive energy, I changed it to triple.

So you just pick three activities, one each for a different sense. Example ....I like animals so I might visit a zoo and take photos while enjoying a snack or drink, three fun things at once. It amplifies the experience the more you do at once.

You might like biking, Some music and one more thing....maybe you’d like to take photos too?

Idk but you can pick scented candles or other scent, taste, etc but you need to do at least three things at once.

If you can afford it you can also buy something new that’s small, a scented soap, a new type of drink(mocktail)?

Maybe cooking a new item is fun for you? Bake some cupcakes while calling a friend and enjoy both the smell and taste and sound.

Touch is the most difficult if your alone so break out a squeazy ball or a fidget spinner. Whatever it is three different sense, three activities....

The key is doing it when you can still feel at least a little...so whenever I notice a slight downturn I do this and it flips back but you’ll probably have to do a few different things with three together before it kicks in.

Sometimes anticipation helps too, so like ordering something tiny that will show up in a few days helps...and don’t overlook things you might have enjoyed in childhood like a high bounce ball or whatever.

cogladaid · Jun 18, 2020 at 08:22 PM

Ah man I was changing my clothes and my shirt got caught on one side of my industrial piercing and ripped it out. Like completely through the skin. Hurt a little bit but I think it was already migrating. Oh well, guess I’m not meant to have an industrial.

bpcyclist · Jun 18, 2020 at 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Sometimes psychotic

It was a cbt thing I learned...the therapist told me if things that used to make me happy weren’t working then I should double up the positive energy, I changed it to triple.

So you just pick three activities, one each for a different sense. Example ....I like animals so I might visit a zoo and take photos while enjoying a snack or drink, three fun things at once. It amplifies the experience the more you do at once.

You might like biking, Some music and one more thing....maybe you’d like to take photos too?

Idk but you can pick scented candles or other scent, taste, etc but you need to do at least three things at once.

If you can afford it you can also buy something new that’s small, a scented soap, a new type of drink(mocktail)?

Maybe cooking a new item is fun for you? Bake some cupcakes while calling a friend and enjoy both the smell and taste and sound.

Touch is the most difficult if your alone so break out a squeazy ball or a fidget spinner. Whatever it is three different sense, three activities....

So, 3 different activities. Separated in time? They each have to focus on a different sense type?

Sometimes psychotic · Jun 18, 2020 at 08:24 PM

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Ah man I was changing my clothes and my shirt got caught on one side of my industrial piercing and ripped it out. Like completely through the skin. Hurt a little bit but I think it was already migrating. Oh well, guess I’m not meant to have an industrial.

OMG the pain....sorry cog.

Sometimes psychotic · Jun 18, 2020 at 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by bpcyclist

So, 3 different activities. Separated in time? They each have to focus on a different sense type?

All at once...the point is basically to supercharge your brain with the combined activity.....it’s like you’ve gotta have so much fun that you’ll actually be able to feel a little bit again.

Blue_Bird · Jun 18, 2020 at 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Sometimes psychotic

It was a cbt thing I learned...the therapist told me if things that used to make me happy weren’t working then I should double up the positive energy, I changed it to triple.

So you just pick three activities, one each for a different sense. Example ....I like animals so I might visit a zoo and take photos while enjoying a snack or drink, three fun things at once. It amplifies the experience the more you do at once.

You might like biking, Some music and one more thing....maybe you’d like to take photos too?

Idk but you can pick scented candles or other scent, taste, etc but you need to do at least three things at once.

If you can afford it you can also buy something new that’s small, a scented soap, a new type of drink(mocktail)?

Maybe cooking a new item is fun for you? Bake some cupcakes while calling a friend and enjoy both the smell and taste and sound.

Touch is the most difficult if your alone so break out a squeazy ball or a fidget spinner. Whatever it is three different sense, three activities....

This is awesome, I can definitely see how it would help. I'll have to try it sometime

newtus · Jun 18, 2020 at 08:31 PM

Oooooo sorry cog!

Sometimes psychotic · Jun 18, 2020 at 08:31 PM

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This is awesome, I can definitely see how it would help. I'll have to try it sometime

Glad bluebird...I use it to stay stable even when situations get th best of me.....

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newtus The Dopamine Flux Member Since Jun 2010 Location: Ardenweald Posts: 43,644 (SuperPoster!) 14 867 hugs given	Jun 18, 2020 at 08:15 PM #11 It’s a grounding technique __________________ "We're all born to broken people on their most honest day of living" The Dopamine Flux www.thedopamineflux.com Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/MozePrayIII
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cogladaid Elder Member Since Jul 2015 Location: Nowhere Posts: 5,569 9	Jun 18, 2020 at 08:22 PM #14 Ah man I was changing my clothes and my shirt got caught on one side of my industrial piercing and ripped it out. Like completely through the skin. Hurt a little bit but I think it was already migrating. Oh well, guess I’m not meant to have an industrial.
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newtus The Dopamine Flux Member Since Jun 2010 Location: Ardenweald Posts: 43,644 (SuperPoster!) 14 867 hugs given	Jun 18, 2020 at 08:31 PM #19 Oooooo sorry cog! __________________ "We're all born to broken people on their most honest day of living" The Dopamine Flux www.thedopamineflux.com Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/MozePrayIII
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