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xi_o_teaz

Mental Health Reflections

Dec 22, 2006 15:34

During the course of my abbreviated Winter Solstice Weekend, I was Reflecting upon various aspects of Mental Health.

One thing that I was pondering is how incredibly mentally sick people can be, and never, ever even think of going to a (head) Doctor. But if someone has a bit of congestion--which we all know will go away with plenty of rest, ( Read more... )

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atlas_mason December 23 2006, 01:58:59 UTC

As reguards our conversation the other night ( ... )

xi_o_teaz December 23 2006, 17:14:10 UTC

Isn't there a BIG something to the "aknowledge and move on" approach? The seeing an issue as an issue and working that acceptance and moving on.

If you're talking about what we call "Radical Acceptance" at work (aka "Grin and Bear it", aka "Tough Shit--Deal w/ it", aka "Love it or Hate it, this is how things are", aka...), then Yes.

I/U realize that many people are incapable of seeing themselves in such an examinary light.

How true. The vast majority of people cannot stand to look at themselves in a Mirror. I have found it to be one of the cornerstones to my Path:

"Know Thy Selves"

Not for the weak of Heart.

This does not mean, however, that we musat all engage in "mind maps" or whyat have you to solve something.

As I've said countless times, the ultimate measure for me is "What does this action (or lack thereof) get me?" Pragmatism 101, baby. Mind Maps are one of an infinite of Tools that people can use. People don't need to use anything--but if what you're doing ain't working, and you're not willing to try something new ( ... )

One Spiteful Litany of Crap. spiraldragon December 23 2006, 14:27:02 UTC

In response to your query of "why" today I propose: Banality, habit, sloth, the comfort of familiar pain, event-triggered tsunami's of despair, the dread of the crushing weight of the long haul of meeting expectations regardless of the current weight of despair, inertia, a depression charged negative image of self that actively opposes change, fear of the bright social lights of success, conservation of energy-such that initiating action takes more energy for depresssed people so the mind will often put forth the feeling of greater than actual fatigue to hold back reserves against states like irrational and reactive vulnerability, and so on..
Wile generalities are vital, everyone is different. Though I do not expect you to share I am curious what the "BAD" is for you,

Re: One Spiteful Litany of Crap. xi_o_teaz December 23 2006, 17:46:04 UTC

In response to your query of "why"

I'm either still too sleepy, or I don't recall asking about "why"... I find that Theoretical "Why" questions often lead to avoiding the Pragmatic "How" questions, which must be breached before Change can be made.

That list you gave is a veritable "who's who" of Depressive Thoughts, which is neither news to me nor you ;-)

I am curious what the "BAD" is for you

"Bad" is a memetic placeholder I've used for several years, now. I've recently added the "The" to mock it (deflate its impact and power), because saying "The Bad" just sounds laughable to me. And Laughter is generally GoodTo me, "Bad" and "Good" are relative Dualistic terms. Honestly, I can't really "define" these terms, as they are like "pointers" toward things that I instinctively know. But if I had to put them into words (and thereby muddling the issue), I'd say that "Good" things are "things that I Desire", or my "Towards Values" as they say in NLP. "Bad" things are "things that hinder 'Good' things". Now, as I'm thinking you ( ... )

Trouble with worms atlas_mason December 23 2006, 20:58:13 UTC

or words as it were....the issue (one of many I have) with "DEfining" these kinds of things is that so many of them are totally relative. For instance "sucess". Sucess is measured in it's own way by everyone who has/does not have it. I am rather successful in making a happy and fun life for me, but not so successful as to be paid for it as I should be because I am awsome......

Another "flaking out".....I know this issue as we discussed, but on the other end, that person is going through their own deally-o. Like the girl I am seeing.....she felt as if she was being neglected, when I really was having company and pl;umbing issues and buying a piano, and working, and so on. I was not being "flakey" I was doing what I needed to stay ALIVE as I see ALIVE. Again al perception based things and subject to relative interpretation.

Sticky these things aren't they. We can aknowledge them but we are incapable of changing so many of them. Stagnation and inner issues aside.

Re: Trouble with worms xi_o_teaz December 23 2006, 23:17:06 UTC

the issue (one of many I have) with "DEfining" these kinds of things is that so many of them are totally relative.

Precisely! To try and de-Scribe them in any sort of a "Universally True(TM)" sense is a very common Thinking Error (to use Tx talk).

For instance "sucess". Sucess is measured in it's own way by everyone who has/does not have it.

The fact that these words are relative can be a strength, too. In NLP, they call it "Transformational Vocabulary", and it has to do with our relationship to Words. Specifically, it has to do with how you define words (most often unconsciously ( ... )

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