How does meditation work exactly
Basically It's a conscious effort to quiet and focus your mind so that random thoughts aren't just racing through.
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Basically It's a conscious effort to quiet and focus your mind so that random thoughts aren't just racing through.
So is it a matter of focusing on one thing or nothing at all?
It depends on what path you choose to follow.
Some choose to meditate on a mantra or thought, Some practice 'stillness' which is basically looking into the void (practicing nothingness)
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well, going through that period again. emotionally, i feel horrible.
what's crazy is that i don't know if it was improper sleep because i only slept from 3 to 7 in the morning but i feel horribly depressed right now. did cardio for 30 minutes at 7 o clock riding a bite after eating a subway sandwich at 4 and emotionally, i still feel horrible. felt shytty throughout the day. at some point, there was some stability but felt numb.
the thing that's annoying is that i remember feeling like this for many times like back in 2007. was in the same location where i am now, bouncing up and down the walls, rapping outloud along to the music that i'm listening to just channeling out whatever frustration, sadness, anger and etc that i possessed when i had came home from work... i remember feeling horribly depressed where it was like damn... i tried not to sleep the day away or take catnaps for some reason to experiment. some years later, i found out that sleeping during the daytime or taking catnaps is bad for people that have depression because it makes them worse. at that moment, i can say that there were BRIEF moments of happiness but i got that from hanging around my friends. however, that depression was still there. it surfaced whenever certain triggers popped up. i decided to go seek help trying to convince myself that i was bipolar and telling whichever therapist that something was wrong with me. it didn't work. another thing that came into play was that i was in deep denial of my sexual orientation. i kept pressuring myself to like women and how i needed to lose my virginity. i really thought that all my problems would go away if i had some vagina when i was really running away from my issues.
and then even further back.. 2005, i felt the same way and was dealing with the same demon.
then high school was the same story. i remember basically being in bed in and out of school listening to music in my room. didn't want to be bothered by anybody. was depressed then. i've been depressed for years to the point where it's a part of me sad to say. looking back, i think the symptoms to that shyt kicked back in 6th grade. i also had weird symptoms concerning anxiety where i was flipping over coins and having questions in my head which i had no answers to which would bother me to the point where i would have magical thinking. however as time progressed, these issues manifested themselves into being problems such as depression in the 7th grade and ocd in the 9th grade.
in terms of medication, i've been there and don't think i will EVER go that route again. it didn't help me. it did make most of my symptoms go away but it disabled me though. couldn't masturbate, had a problem ejaculating and felt myself feeling pent up where i couldn't fully get out my emotions. i got even more angrier and depressed because i got frustrated not being able to get it out. ultimately, i got off the pills. that was about 2 years ago. don't even know what the solution is at this point.
Amphibious
Land, water, wherever.
Haven't busted a nut in 13 days (due to my goal of abstinence for the month of march, I started early to get the ball rolling 
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Now any female no matter how bad she looks I want to stick it in her, am I right in the head
)Now any female no matter how bad she looks I want to stick it in her, am I right in the head
BedRoomI'z
All Money In
Look, baby, fukk that shyt!!
This ain't about nobody else right now, this
is about you.
Just please suck this shyt up and keep pressing.
By offing yourself, you won't be solving anything.
So what you are not where you are supposed to be at 30.
That's over half of the United States and sometimes much older
than that. You just cannot depend on money, friends, jobs and
romantic partners to give you the kind of internal happiness
we ALL crave and possess.
That one must come from within.
Start small like walking, painting, looking
at old buildings or pictures. Just do something
to turn that faulty movie reel off. That constant
replay and looping of your past rejections and failures
is what will keep you weak and unable to do anything.
Don't give up, please!!!
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powerful
I'm not really the religious type but I am semi-spiritual and sometimes find myself praying to God, But yesterday before work I was getting pre-anxiety about my anxiety and found myself asking God for help. Didn't have any anxiety at work.
I started working at Publix almost a month ago and when I was hired my manager told me that she wanted me to do cashier and then after 3 months work in the office because she liked my personality. We'll, yesterday she told me that after my 30 days smd as soon as I do my 30 day evaluation she wants me to apply for the position because I learned everything a lot faster than most. So that made me feel great.
Also last night I bought the store brand multi-vitamin from my work, only one that contains everything. Took one and this morning I woke up feeling amazing. Usually when I wake up its a struggle to get out of bed and I have like zero energy but I hopped right oit of bed. Don't feel groggy or nothing and Im in a fukking great mood. I can tell today is going to be a great day
Hope the rest of you have a great day, as well.
I started working at Publix almost a month ago and when I was hired my manager told me that she wanted me to do cashier and then after 3 months work in the office because she liked my personality. We'll, yesterday she told me that after my 30 days smd as soon as I do my 30 day evaluation she wants me to apply for the position because I learned everything a lot faster than most. So that made me feel great.
Also last night I bought the store brand multi-vitamin from my work, only one that contains everything. Took one and this morning I woke up feeling amazing. Usually when I wake up its a struggle to get out of bed and I have like zero energy but I hopped right oit of bed. Don't feel groggy or nothing and Im in a fukking great mood. I can tell today is going to be a great day
Hope the rest of you have a great day, as well.
TheBeigeBomber
#Fukkery
skipping school again today
dont do that. i dropped out before i even finished my gsces. worst decision of my life.
focus on your breath. where the air comes in through your nostrils. just focus on the sensation and every time you catch yourself thinking about something just return to the focus on the breath again. it hard as hell at first cus your mind will be racing. just do it for 20mins for 2 weeks and you will notice a difference in yourself.
BedRoomI'z
All Money In
I ask God for help everyday and every night because I have to. For my life, I have no other choice. The one thing I find in life is that change is constant and mandatory. I have lost family, friends, money etc., but I am still smiling because I know everything will right themselves eventually. It ain't about my control or timetable. Its about what is now and what I have, which is life.
Some folks wont be waking up this morning. Just think on that for a second. I know the talk seems cliche , especially when you are hurting but you have to force yourself to smile, to believe that everything will be alright.
Some folks wont be waking up this morning. Just think on that for a second. I know the talk seems cliche , especially when you are hurting but you have to force yourself to smile, to believe that everything will be alright.
Yeah change is the only constant...the only thing I have control over is how I respond to situations I'm put in, everything else is beyond my control and therefore is nothing I stress out about. Well, that's easier said than done lol. Once I can truly accept that mindset, I think everything else in life will fall in place.
As far as the bold, yeah I personally kinda hate when people tell me that because it makes me feel as though I'm not supposed to be stressed over anything..or my feelings are invalid because I'm alive and healthy...95% of the time its not a matter of feeling ungrateful on some 1st world problem shyt but rather just trying to make sense out of the constant bullshyt that I have to deal with in life. To add I don't have anyone to talk about my shyt to so coping, internalizing and rationalizing why I'm deling with shyt is the hardest part of life for me. The only catharsis I have is working out and even then its like putting a band-aid on a bullet wound...only temporary.
focus on your breath. where the air comes in through your nostrils. just focus on the sensation and every time you catch yourself thinking about something just return to the focus on the breath again. it hard as hell at first cus your mind will be racing. just do it for 20mins for 2 weeks and you will notice a difference in yourself.
Something so basic sounds so complex
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why did you drop out?dont do that. i dropped out before i even finished my gsces. worst decision of my life.