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by throwaway_adhd
3271 days ago
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>Long term fix: try Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) I started a few months ago David Burns Feeling Good book. But unfortunately procrastinated reading it further, thanks for reminding me to finish it finally. >"The main idea behind CBT is to go against the grain" [...] "it's the opposite of bullshit spiritual retreats in Peru " I had on my first trip some mixture of feeling of dying(the burning in hell kind of dying), a panic attack and an existential crisis. So I don't think that this is the opposite of going against the grain. I got really confronted with the negative aspects of myself (although nothing lasting came from it eventually). But I get your point, your approach is to grow oneself more stoic and stronger instead of having feel-nice experiences. > Short term fix: I bought a Xiaomi Mi Band 2 Will buy one, thanks for your advice |
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Yes, I should have kept the snark in check. I come from a family that drank the alternative medicine Kool-Aid, so am quite dismissive of it. My point was that alternative medicine usually sells itself as soothing / non-threatening, and sometime also (as in your case) as 'transformative', which in my opinion is no better: your attempt might very well have ended up badly and left you worse off, with an additional trauma. Opting for feel-good or miraculous solutions is often a red flag that one is caught in a pattern of avoidance. If you want to solve a personal problem, you have to sit down and do a thorough assessment, and accept any strong evidence that comes out of it, whether you like it or not.