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Re:Schools in England Introduce a New Subject: Mindfulness by 076ae80a-3c97-4 on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @05:16AM (#19094000)
You're gatekeeping metal health problems.
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Re:Schools in England Introduce a New Subject: Mindfulness by mapcars on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @06:19AM (#19094273)
In my experience most things which people call "mental problems" are caused by themselves. And the solution is to stop causing them, not to learn how to "manage" with them.
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Re:Schools in England Introduce a New Subject: Mindfulness by DanBC on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @06:24AM (#19094296)
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Re:Schools in England Introduce a New Subject: Mindfulness by mapcars on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @06:37AM (#19094351)
This is a subject where you don't need to know (intellectually), the experience is more important. Do you "know" joy better by experiencing it or by learning from a textbook or a school class?
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