I created a shortcut to assist in the battle of braking any addiction or bad habit.
Urge surfing is a fantastic physiological tactic but during the hard times I’ve find it easy to NOT remember to use it.
I also added a note taking “feature”, which can be used to identify patterns later to introduce other strategies in the fight.
This shortcut is a Red Button. You can put it on your desktop therefore it will be there with a single tap during the hardest times.
It will do the following: 1. Take a note to Notes with the pattern, for later use by asking some quick/easy questions 2. Will show a supportive message which I tend to find a great way to not harm myself more when the urge hits from nowhere 3. Will open Urge Surfing from Spotify which is a pre-recorded session for a relaxation technique
It can be customized for your needs, this is just an example which is helping me a lot. Hope you’ll find it useful too.
For further reading about Urge Surfing: …
I heard the second podcast and my god he is funny but like no one is listening. The only thing is that he is kinda bad promoting himself. hope this helps him get more views.
I’m not a lawyer, nor will I ever be. But I came across The Defense Never Rests podcast and I’m not only impressed that I’m not bored, but I’m surprised at the topics they cover. Recently they had on an entertainment lawyer from Hollywood and she talked about her clients and TMZ… and then they have life coaches on giving amazing advice THAT I WOULD HAPPILY PAY FOR in hour long episodes. They film all of the episodes for youtube. Worth checking out. Thought I would share. I’ve decided that in the new year I will be listening to more podcasts I never would have thought to give a chance to with hopes of finding something new I enjoy. Off to a good start.
This podcast has a total of 12 episodes now!
This will be about historical insurrections and what happened during them.
Here’s the link to it on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/behind-the-insurrections/id1548574516
Here’s a direct link to the RSS Feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/HSW2612771358
I’m in a deep search, and have been for months now. I will be losing phone service soon, and would like the inevitable free time without internet to be used to read. I’m not too picky, just curious what’s out there. I’m big fan of Poe and Frost, if that means anything at all.
Edit: wow thank you guys so much, I hope to learn and grow from these. Thank you.
EDIT: wow getting a lotta people here! Once again thank you guys a lot, I’ve got so much to read, and am looking forward to it. Already started a book!
Edit: Wow i’m overwhelmed but trying to get to everyone who reached out to me! I really appreciate everyone, so so much, i’m kinda shocked to have gotten so much attention
Seriously, thank you everyone for the real support, love, hope and genuine kindness. I’m sorry for my slowness/not very good responses. I’ve never interacted with so many people before, and I’m pretty tired/and processing. I’ll be getting back up …
You know the one - the one that kept you up till 3 am because you just…needed…one…more…chapter. I want them ALL.
Hey guys! I’m looking for a fictional book where the main character is slowly driven into madness and insanity.
Plus points if it’s in first-person’s perspective where we see a change in narration as the protagonist loses his sanity. U guys know what I mean?
I also don’t mind if it’s another character going insane, but I prefer the main character.
Thanks guys!
Edit: this post blew up overnight! Thanks everyone for all your suggestions!
Edit: I am blown away by your responses, thank you so much. I’ll be writing down all these recommendations, and seeing what I can do to get hands on copies. Magazines, trade books, audiobooks ALL COUNT and I’m so sorry for anyone who was told they didn’t. Thank you thank you thank you please keep them coming!
Hey all, I’m a high school English teacher (first year) in a rural area and I am DESPERATE to find books that might appeal to young male readers who have cemented the idea that they DO NOT read, and all they care about is modifying their trucks (interchangeably, dirt bikes/4 wheelers). I’ve tried the sports route - no dice. If I have one more student walk in my room, grab the first book off the shelf, and put it in their bag never to be seen again, I’m going to cry :(
Edited to add - many of them are not reading on grade level, so you can think of any high interest, low level books that won’t feel patronizing, that would be awesome. TIA. …
My brother is going to prison for minimum 25 years and he is 30 so he has quite a long time. He is in because of addiction and all that comes with. I want to give him a book that will help him escape reality and not be so preachy because he knows what he did was wrong. I just want him to be able to find some sort of escape while he’s in there. Any suggestions??
Edit: I have had someone ask if you guys can send him books. If anyone else would like to send him a book, feel free to pm me for details. Although not necessary, if you are wanting to, I’m sure he would appreciate it beyond words :)
I recently had a conversation with a loved one who has been struggling with a lack of motivation (and I think a bit of depression) during lockdown. He said he’s always grappled with “the meaning of life” and is not able to convince himself logically that there’s any point to existence… Heavy stuff, I know! He’s an exceedingly rational, stoic, philosophically-minded person, and emotional appeals (such as, “but what about love! and flowers! and long walks on the beach followed by ice cream sundaes!”) don’t seem to be working. I myself am very much of the “OOH LOOK A BABY SQUIRREL, THE WORLD IS SO BEAUTIFUL” persuasion, so I can’t quite relate to what he’s going through.
I want to help in whatever way I can, and the best thing I can think of is to gift him a few books written by people who have contended with - and to some extent, resolved - these existential questions. The first few titles that come to mind …