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Hello comrades and welcome to the second improvement megathread of February! bonfire I hope the first week of February has went well for everybody.


  • How was your week?
  • Do you have any plans for next week?

Poster caption: "We will not allow hatred to be sowed between nations!"


Good luck with your goals! comintern

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Even if there doesn't seem to be progress keep showing up. Showing up and doing the thing is the only way there is an opportunity for growth and betterment. Not doing the thing doesn't create the opportunity for it to get better. Even weird abstract moral, behavioral or even philosophical things require you to "show up" for them. Show up the the thing that it may improve. Even if you "show up" for like five minutes show up for that five minutes as best you can.

Through the power of comradely love and Communism we all gonna make it. Keep showing up. solidarity

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up-arrow I've used SAMHSA before to find a rehab, 2 times now and both times it helped me out greatly so I want to share this with the community for anyone who wants to make the plunge.

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submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by picklemeister@hexbear.net to c/self_improvement@hexbear.net

IOP = intensive outpatient therapy

I was in inpatient rehab ~6 months ago, still on 3-a-week IOP. We were doing values and morality and the facilitator used the Heinz dilemma. I try not to get too polemical in these arenas but it's impossible to defend my position on this one without it and so that's exactly what I did. Ended up steering the whole hour around relations to means of production, social murder, Luigi got involved, etc. etc. You know healthcare in the us is fucked when a commercial real estate guy was firmly on my side (pretty much came to be group consensus, we even got the boomer church lady to come around).

anyway, point is you never know when you'll get a chance to agitate even when you're in recovery (but keep your recovery first please!)

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Hello comrades and welcome to the first improvement megathread of February! bonfire A new month in front of us to conquer.


  • How was your January?

  • Do you have any plans for February?


Poster caption: "Youth - to the stadiums!"

Good luck with your goals! unity

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I made it a week then events with Trump trying to cut medicaid sent me into a doom spiral and I relapsed. So I'm looking to try and beat a week this time. I really need to figure out how to manage my emotions when I hit a bump in the road, like the medicare thing, without quickly regressing backwards.

So far the worst thing about quitting vaping is the really vivid dreams as my brain adjusts. According to google these can last for almost two months and that makes me depressed. Sleep is one of the few joys I have in my life and I like to do it, so having it get interrupted because my brain is adjusting to being chemical free sucks.

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Hello comrades and welcome to the fourth improvement megathread of January! bonfire One more week to go, there is still time to make some progress and finish the first month strong.


How was your week?

Do you have any plans for next week?


Good luck with your goals! unity

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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by Voidance@hexbear.net to c/self_improvement@hexbear.net

I’ve smoked for a long time and I hate it. I have no illusions left about it. I generally look after my health pretty well, eat healthy, work out etc, and every time I have a cigarette I feel disgusted and like I’m slowly killing myself. It’s not so much the physical difficulties of withdrawal that I can’t handle - it’s more like smoking is ingrained in my identity, like I can’t conceive of myself as a non-smoker or going through life without having it as a crutch. I’m wondering if anyone has any advice on re-orienting psychologically towards being a non-smoker? I’ve managed to cut down a lot but I can’t seem to let myself give it up completely no matter how much I want to.

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I struggle to keep going, I lack follow-through.
Got done with my big project (yay) but it could have been quicker. Want to not be tired from willing myself to do stuff.

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Hello comrades and welcome to the third improvement megathread of January! bonfire

  • How is your year going so far?
  • Did you start implementing any new habits or new year resolutions?
  • How was your week?
  • Do you have any goals for next week?

Poster: Palace of the Soviets - painting by Alexander Kotyagin [1938]

Good luck with your goals! unity

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Title. I hate to admit it but I'm an addict and the cycle of getting off to porn has made me seek out harder fetishes I'm not comfortable with in person. So I'm looking to quit. Not do no-fap mind you since that's nonsense, I just don't want to have porn in my life anymore and try and get back to who I used to be.

Any input is more than welcome!

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Hello comrades and welcome to the second improvement megathread of 2025! bonfire

  • How is your year going so far?
  • Did you start implementing any new habits or new year resolutions?
  • How was your week?
  • Do you have any goals for this week or month?

Poster caption:

"Our army is the army of liberation of workers"


Good luck with your goals! unity

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Hello comrades and welcome to the first improvement megathread of 2025! bonfire

This marks the first full year of megathreads since the first one was posted on Jan 7th 2024. Shout out to everybody who participated in the threads in the past year.

It's the first thread of the year so here are some ideas for discussion:

  • How was your 2024?
  • Do you have some any goals for January?
  • Do you have some plans for 2025?

Poster caption:

Happy New Year, the year of Peace and Friendship!


Good luck with your goals! rainbow-has

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Hello comrades and welcome to the last improvement megathread of 2024! bonfire Special shout out to everybody who checked in to the threads this year.


It's the last thread of the year so let us know how was your 2024! What were your W's and L's this year? Do you have some resolutions/goals for 2025?


Poster caption:

Long live the great unity of all the peoples of the whole nation

全国各民族大团结万岁

Quanguo ge minzu da tuanjie wansui


Good luck in 2025! unity

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Hello comrades and welcome to the fourth improvement megathread of December! bonfire

Only 3 days until Xmas! I hope everybody is couchmaxxing and getting into the festive mood. kropotkin-big


As usual, some discussion ideas:

  • Do you want to share something you've done in the previous week? Everything counts, nothing is too small.
  • Do you have any goals or plans for next week?
  • Do you have any streaks? For example, "sober for one day." Feel free to post your streak every day in this thread.
  • If you don't have a continuous streak, did you manage to abstain from something for a day or more?
  • Did you come across some useful information or resource that might help others?

Take care sleepi

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The last couple weeks have been a whirlwind. I spent a few days being treated for stress at a local mental hospital. It consisted of mostly processed foods, and moderate doses of Ativan.

After three days of this, I was discharged as fully recovered. I cleaned out my locker at work, turned in my truck keys and went home. I’ve been going to an appointment a day, with mixed results. I am flat broke but my bills are paid thru the end of January. I lost my employer provided health insurance but was able to sign up for something thru ACA since it was open enrollment so at least I have non-employer tied health insurance so that’s cool. I have new work beginning soon.

The counselor I’ve been seeing put me on a low dose of Lexapro (they also wanted me on a an “as needed” dose of Xanax, but I have substance abuse issues so I’m not filling that one).

I’m not better yet, but I’m really trying to get there. I think I have a path in front of me. It’s time to follow it. My doctors think I need to lay off social media, but seeing as this den of iniquity is the only social media I’m on, I reckon I’ll be cutting back a fair amount but not leaving entirely.

If I have interacted with someone here negatively, I am truly sorry. I’m just beginning to sort myself out so I don’t know what to say beyond I am sorry. I’m not that person, and I’m trying to get more distance between me and that person. Please accept my apology and know I’m making an effort to sort myself the fuck out.

I’m cutting back on the processed garbage I feed myself. I’m working out. I’m seeing a counselor. I can’t say I quit social media as I occasionally post here still.. I’m making a conscious effort to curtail/end the mind altering substances I consume. Onward and upward, hopefully.

Anyway here’s Wonderwall, or whatever.

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net to c/self_improvement@hexbear.net

If you have experience with AA, NA, rehab, SMART recovery, or addiction in general let me know. I'm trying to make this comm a safe space for people in recovery too alongside the general improvement people are working on.

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Hello comrades and welcome to the third improvement megathread of December! bonfire


We recently had an influx of new users and I'd love to hear from them. This is the weekly improvement thread where you can say how you're doing, post your Ws and Ls.

As leftists, there are many excellent reasons why we should strive to become the best version of ourselves. This is the space where we improve together and share our progress.

Here are some of our usual discussion ideas:

  • Do you want to share something you've done in the previous week? Everything counts, nothing is too small.
  • Do you have any goals or plans for next week?
  • Do you have any streaks? For example, "sober for one day." Feel free to post your streak every day in this thread.
  • If you don't have a continuous streak, did you manage to abstain from something for a day or more?
  • Did you come across some useful information or resource that might help others?

Poster caption: "Conquering Space!"

Good luck with your goals! unity

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Hello comrades and welcome to the second improvement megathread of December! bonfire

I hope your December is going great so far! How was your week? Any plans for next week?


Poster caption: "300 Years Since Reunification of Ukraine with Russia. Our Strength is in Brotherly Friendship!"


Good luck with your goals! unity

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Hello comrades and welcome to the first improvement megathread of December! bonfire

How was your November?

Do you have any goals for December?


Poster caption: Chairman Mao gives us a happy life

Mao zhuxi gei womende xingfu shenghuo

毛主席给我们的幸福生活


Good luck with your goals! soviet-heart

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Hello comrades and welcome to the fourth improvement megathread of November! bonfire


As usual, some discussion ideas:

  • Do you want to share something you've done in the previous week? Everything counts, nothing is too small.
  • Do you have any goals or plans for next week?
  • Do you have any streaks? For example, "sober for one day." Feel free to post your streak every day in this thread.
  • If you don't have a continuous streak, did you manage to abstain from something for a day or more?
  • Did you come across some useful information or resource that might help others?

Poster caption: Study the Soviet Union, to advance to the world level of science

Xuexi Sulian, xiang shijie kexue shuizhun jinjun

学习苏联, 向世界科学水准进军


Good luck with your goals! unity

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Hello comrades and welcome to the third improvement megathread of November! bonfire Two more weeks to go, plenty of time to kick some ass!


As usual, some discussion ideas:

  • Do you want to share something you've done in the previous week? Everything counts, nothing is too small.
  • Do you have any goals or plans for next week?
  • Do you have any streaks? For example, "sober for one day." Feel free to post your streak every day in this thread.
  • If you don't have a continuous streak, did you manage to abstain from something for a day or more?
  • Did you come across some useful information or resource that might help others?

Poster caption: Unite to achieve an even greater victory!

Tuanjie qilai, zhengqu gengdade shengli!

团结起来,争取更大的胜利!


Good luck with your goals! solidarity

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God damn I am so glad I quit smoking.

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Hello comrades and welcome to the second improvement megathread of November! bonfire I hope your month has started well.


As usual, some discussion ideas:

  • Do you want to share something you've done in the previous week? Everything counts, nothing is too small.
  • Do you have any goals or plans for next week?
  • Do you have any streaks? For example, "sober for one day." Feel free to post your streak every day in this thread.
  • If you don't have a continuous streak, did you manage to abstain from something for a day or more?
  • Did you come across some useful information or resource that might help others?

Poster caption: "Scatter the old world, build a new world"

Dasui jiu shijie, chuangli xin shijie

(打碎旧世界创立新世界)


Good luck with your goals! unity

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Hello comrades and welcome to the first megathread of November! bonfire It's a good time to set your intentions for the month.

As usual, some discussion ideas:

  • Do you have any goals or plans for November?
  • Do you want to share something you've done in the previous week? Everything counts, nothing is too small.
  • Do you have any streaks? For example, "sober for one day." Feel free to post your streak every day in this thread.
  • If you don't have a continuous streak, did you manage to abstain from something for a day or more?
  • Did you come across some useful information or resource that might help others?

Poster caption: "Criticize the old world and build a new world with Mao Zedong Thought as a weapon"

Top right corner: "All erroneous ideas, all poisonous weeds, all ghosts and monsters, must be subjected to criticism; in no circumstance should they be allowed to spread unchecked."

(凡是错误的思想,凡是 毒草,凡是牛鬼蛇神,都应 该进行批判,决不能让它们 自由泛滥)

Good luck with your goals! unity

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Self Improvement

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A community which focusses on improving yourself. This can be in many different ways - from improving physical health or appearance, to improving mental health, creating better habits, overcoming addictions, etc.

While material circumstances beyond our control do govern much of our daily lives, people do have agency and choices to make, whether that is as "simple" as disciplining yourself to not doomscroll, to as complex as recreating yourself to have many different hobbies and habits.

This is not a place where all we do is talk about improving "productivity" (in a workplace context) and similar terms and harmful lifestyles like "grindset". Self-improvement here is intended to make you a generally better and happier person, as well as a better communist, and any other roles you may have in your life.

Rules and guidelines:

  1. Posts should be about self-improvement. This is obviously a wide category, and can range from advice, to finding resources, to self-posts about needing to improve in a certain area, or how you have improved, and many other things.

  1. Use content warnings when discussing difficult subjects.

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