Re:I built an app to fix my depression
by codeisawesome on Friday September 11, 2020 @07:03AM
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I think the next level of peace and acceptance is unlocked when:
- you set the delta of “what can I do today to achieve” to be low enough that it’s actually realistic and not what you wish it was (while still being high enough to actually mean something), and,
- if you still fall short, you don’t kill yourself with shame & guilt, recognising that you actually lose more time in that process.
Not easy to learn, and not easy to stay in that space. Meditation helps (after a long long time of doing it).
(Oh and if you have ADHD - undiagnosed or otherwise - please forgive yourself for it, and forgive yourself each time you get thrown off the rails because of it - yes, even if that is multiple times per hour. Everything else flows from that forgiveness and self acceptance.)
- you set the delta of “what can I do today to achieve” to be low enough that it’s actually realistic and not what you wish it was (while still being high enough to actually mean something), and,
- if you still fall short, you don’t kill yourself with shame & guilt, recognising that you actually lose more time in that process.
Not easy to learn, and not easy to stay in that space. Meditation helps (after a long long time of doing it).
(Oh and if you have ADHD - undiagnosed or otherwise - please forgive yourself for it, and forgive yourself each time you get thrown off the rails because of it - yes, even if that is multiple times per hour. Everything else flows from that forgiveness and self acceptance.)