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[-] QueerCommie@hexbear.net 1 points 2 months ago

I’m pretty anxious myself. Meditation helps a lot. It’s not the only thing, but I do it everyday and feel less anxious than I otherwise would. I don’t think I’ve “fixed” myself, I don’t see anything wrong with myself. Meditation helps living with anxiety (and ironically ADHD). Meditation is not a panacea, but while it takes effort, it can help many things. There are many forms of meditation and everyone is capable if they put in effort. OCD specifically (like what the person I replied to is talking about maybe) in has reputable mindful methods of helping. I recommend ‘Mindfulness OCD workbook’ and ‘You are not a rock.’ I fought the urge to be hostile because I’m annoyed with people saying “it’s privileged to give any advice” when people’s actions have consequences for themselves. I don’t blame anyone for anything because we are products of our material conditions, but I try to be a good influence.

[-] EelBolshevikism@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago

sorry it's hard to tell tone over the internet so it's hard to tell if someone is recommending something in a "this can help" way or a "you need to do this or else you're not even trying" kind of way.

[-] QueerCommie@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Of course. I meant recommending as in “if either you or the person I was replying to are interested in actually learning about meditation for people with mental illness then here’s some good sources.”

O wait, you meant in the initial message. I didn’t mean “you fool, you should be meditating if you don’t want to have those thoughts rather than using them as an excuse,” but “ya know, despite being a little counterintuitive it might actually help.”

[-] EelBolshevikism@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago

thank you for clarifying, based rare patient internet user

[-] QueerCommie@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

No problem, just everyday neurodivergent overclarification for fear of being misunderstood. Big fan of good faith discussion for that and other reasons.

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