Mental Health Check In

[Thought Art]

How are you feeling today? 
 

Remember to use the proper resources such as therapist, and call centres if you are feeling depressed or suicidal. Leo nor the forum is the place you should be if you are experiencing suicidal thoughts and you should be seeking professional help, taking a break and grounding yourself.  
 

However you are feeling is totally fine. Feel it and be there. Things WILL change and get better.
 

Keep working through your challenges and life becomes very beautiful. 
 

Feel free to share advice for people who may be struggling and your own story here if you are struggling. 

Edited March 3, 2022 by Thought Art

[SonataAllegro]

Thanks for this! Also remember y'all, even though most therapists won't understand how to address the spiritual sides of your problems, very often the thing that is needed to counter the negative effects of solipsism, nihilism, and confusion is grounding, community, and confidence, and any therapist worth their salt can help you with that.

[BipolarGrowth]

On 3/3/2022 at 6:43 AM, Thought Art said:

How are you feeling today? 

My bipolar symptoms have essentially vanished during the past three months or so. I’m more stable now than I’ve been in several years. 

[Dabidoe]

47 minutes ago, BipolarGrowth said:

My bipolar symptoms have essentially vanished during the past three months or so. I’m more stable now than I’ve been in several years. 

That's awesome, good to hear!

I'm in the middle of some pretty heavy stress so sleep has been bad, kinda overwhelmed. Mania is at bay which is nice.

[Cathal]

my core wound of being unaccepted by my family as a kid seems to really fuck me hard sometimes but it blows my mind how much healing i've done on it - It's really like etchings in the sand that the oceans must wash over and over and over for it to heal, and sometimes some rough striving is needed for growth

@BipolarGrowth  nice to hear Brandon =]

[BipolarGrowth]

43 minutes ago, Dabidoe said:

That's awesome, good to hear!

I'm in the middle of some pretty heavy stress so sleep has been bad, kinda overwhelmed. Mania is at bay which is nice.

Good that the mania is at bay. Beware of the higher potential for mania if sleep is reduced btw. 

[Terell Kirby]

On 3/3/2022 at 6:43 AM, Thought Art said:

How are you feeling today?

Feeling like God these days  (I say this not from ego / narcissism .. I could care less about my ego).

On 3/3/2022 at 6:43 AM, Thought Art said:

Feel free to share advice for people who may be struggling and your own story here if you are struggling. 

My advice is to try to love yourself more and more each day.

[BlueOak]

I was trying to find an apathy image with a heavy weight, but I can't even find/reflect one that doesn't require payment in my search right now.

About sums it up. Money = Apathy = Laziness.
Heavy apathy today, not a light i'm stuck kind. Just a block of iron.

[BipolarGrowth]

@catcat69123 nice to hear it’s healing to some degree. Keep it up! 

[itachi uchiha]

@Thought Art do u feel depressed even after practicing yoga

 i am just curious  not trying to critize you

[PepperBlossoms]

I think i've been feeling hopeless but I just reached out to a psychologist...

yeah don't wanna spread the poo poo energy around

[BipolarGrowth]

1 minute ago, softlyblossoming said:

Actually it's quite profound that I can actually feel my damn chakras finally 

Care to share how you go about Bhakti? Glad to hear things are going well. 

[BipolarGrowth]

3 minutes ago, softlyblossoming said:

Step 1: Gladden the mind: I use ānāpānasati as taught by Dhammarato to let go of the five hindrances (sensory desire, ill will, sloth/torpor, restlessness/worry, sceptical doubt) and thereby already find myself to be floating merrily along in the lazy river of living without a need or desire for suffering.

Step 2: Surrender the mind: I hand the control of my body and mind over to God/Brahman/Big Self/Unconditional Love/Lazy River to do with as it pleases for whatever reason it has chosen for me in this moment. The video I shared explains roughly how I do this.

Step 3: Repeat whenever an unloving mind-state re-emerges.

Nice. Thanks for sharing. 

[Thought Art]

17 hours ago, itachi uchiha said:

@Thought Art do u feel depressed even after practicing yoga

 i am just curious  not trying to critize you

No, I don't feel depression. I'm actually rather joyful and full of vitality. 

Did I say anything about feeling down? 

Just checking in on the fam 

Thread to check in.

I've been down before ahah.. I know it well

But, right now I am doing amazing. 

[Heaven]

@Thought Art Can u please share what kind of yoga you have been doing?

[Thought Art]

@Heaven I do Holden Qigong. Mostly work around 5 Elements, Microcosmic Orbit and 3 Treasures. As well as meditations like inner smile and Three treasures cultivation.