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What's something you want to stop doing but can't actually stop? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 6 months ago by 3volver to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Biting my nails

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

Spending too much time on lemmy

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Daydreaming. I'm sick of it, but I keep going there.

[–] Onlytanner 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Not to downplay your issue but I kinda wish I had something like this right now. I've been dealing with a lot of anxiety recently, to the point where my brain feels like it's short circuiting. I wish I had places I could go in my mind to escape.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

I get it, most of my life I've had episodes that are more like yours, and my brain just found this and it doesn't want to let go for a reason. The first couple of months I thought it was the best escape, but once I realized I couldn't stop, I've been despairing. I feel like I'm going mad but more quietly rather than explosively.

[–] foggy 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

When anxiety gets this bad, the answer for me is simple.

Exercise.

We all hate to hear it, but... If you can get to a zone where all you can think about is breathing, you will lose the capacity and bandwidth to keep ruminating over whatever's got you anxious.

I recommend hiking. It's just walking. Woods are calming. Mountains are relentless. There's always more hills to climb.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

Overthinking while drawing. I'll think to myself "is this too little contrast? Too much? Are the shadows too blurry here? Does this fur look flat? It looks flat. Is the form too blurry around here? Let's try again!" I've always been considered a perfectionist, and that's one of the reasons I blame for a long time between submitting drawings!

[–] multifariace 4 points 6 months ago

Hating the state of the union.

[–] BonesOfTheMoon 2 points 6 months ago (8 children)

Taking Ambien. I'd never sleep again though because of my other meds.

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