Evan Walter Clark Spotte-SmithOct 25, 2023
Sumana Harihareswara

Some typical responses to different levels of #stress in this infographic that lists criteria for different areas on the "stress continuum". I can use this to remind myself that I won't always feel as I feel now (for better and worse).

Thriving: “I got this.”
Surviving: “Something isn’t right.”
Struggling: “I can’t keep this up.”
In Crisis: “I can’t survive this.”

PDF: https://cohcwcovidsupport.org/s/StressContinuum_English.pdf

from https://cohcwcovidsupport.org/ via @kottke https://kottke.org/20/11/how-are-you-doing

#burnout #selfcare #depression

Sep 5, 2023 at 4:27pmWeb
Show threadMike PirnatSep 5, 2023
@brainwane Oof. I’ve definitely spent too much time in the right side of this image this year.
Show threadSumana HarihareswaraSep 5, 2023

@mpirnat 💔

I'm glad you and I can help each other laugh, look at pretty pictures, and otherwise mentally rest for a second.

Show threadJeff ForcierSep 5, 2023
@mpirnat @brainwane #MOOD x ♾️
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Show threadLevel 98 🇺🇦Oct 25, 2023

@brainwane @kottke I tend to be "Dependent on food and other numbing activities (e.g. gaming)" even when I'm feeling to the left.

Luckily I also find some quite weird stuff (that' people consider constructive) "numbing" e.g. teaching physics (in the moment, that is, class preparation on the other hand can be a stressful nightmare), and acting in a play (rehearsals tonight, fun and relaxing for various reasons... including that it's not part of "making a living").

Show threadZumbadorOct 25, 2023

@brainwane @kottke

This is really interesting.

I wonder how this would look when designed for Autistic & ADHD people?
For example, most Autistic people will never take unexpected change in stride.

Does that mean we're never thriving, or could there be a version of this chart that's more finely grained eg "recover from unexpected change without experiencing a meltdown / unexpected change affects you for most of the day/ unexpected change triggers meltdown / anticipation of unexpected change triggers meltdown "