Re:Ask HN: Anyone else in constant anxiety and how do you cope?
by disturbed on Sunday November 24, 2019 @12:55PM
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It’s “no” on all of them except hobbies - I do have one (but it’s fairly recent).
Thanks for this. I guess the common thread in all of that is connecting with others. I’ve always been a loner. I don’t know anyone I like spending time with. I don’t know why is that.
Re:Ask HN: Anyone else in constant anxiety and how do you cope?
by LeonB on Sunday November 24, 2019 @11:02PM
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Ok I’d say look to do the simplest thing you can that increases your score at all, asap. You don’t need to immediately make a friend somewhere. Work on maybe the meditation question, or exercising (by walking) each day. That’s MUCH easier to start on.
Good luck. Report back if you can.
I have a checklist I use to try and keep my mental health strong. The idea isn’t that you get a perfect score on this checklist, but that you ask yourself “what’s the easiest way to improve my score in this checklist at the moment?”
- Did you get a good night's sleep last night?
- Do you see your friends often enough?
- Do you have any enjoyable hobbies?
- Do you exercise or get moving every day?
- Do you have close, enjoyable relationships?
- Do you avoid abusing substances like alcohol or other drugs?
- Do you relax and take slow out breaths? (Or meditate)
- Do you do things for other people?
- Do you have any awesome pets?
Write up about it is here: http://wiki.secretgeek.net/protective-factors-for-mental-hea...
Good luck. Sorry I’m not a professional.