Trenton Hoshiko | FilmmakerFyi you as a regular person do not need to be looking at pics/vids of dead kids. If you can *imagine the idea* of a dead kid and it makes you feel bad/sick, then no extra viewing will help our world, but it can hurt you - a lot - and that threatens how you *can* show up in tangible ways to make life better for us all.
chatkittyAlso, if you see something traumatic, I say this especially as someone with hyperphantasia, a pretty well researched tip is to pretty immediately play Tetris (or any bright quick eye moment game) to help reduce PTSD/imagery flashbacks.
If you need helping focusing on stuff on your immediate life: https://mas.to/@Trenton_Hoshiko/116151351309269942
Addendum: be gentle with yourselves, things are quite hard and, especially if you get it nowhere else, you deserve to give you a little extra space to just exist as a human.
Jenny@Trenton_Hoshiko 100% concur, eye movement or other bilateral movements (butterfly hugs, knee taps, even just walking) are great for processing and relieving stress (à la EMDR)
Anthony DavidI had my first EMDR session today!
It was a real roller coaster. I am in a better space.
@adavid @Trenton_Hoshiko That’s great! I’ve done it myself and also love doing it with clients, the brain’s ability to heal itself is amazing. Good for you!!!
Ericka Simone@Trenton_Hoshiko oh this explains so much about my life as an award winning Tetris player. lmaoooo.
@ErickaSimone I watched a tetris competition video a while back and it was so cool - that's awesome youve won awards. I hope it remains something you enjoy for any and all good things it can do with the brain!
Xavier 🌻@Trenton_Hoshiko reason number 1000 why tetris rocks
@xavierhm absolutely!!
John Wilson@Trenton_Hoshiko I had no idea that hyperphantasia exists. As someone with aphantasia, I literally cannot imagine that.
That’s a good tip though. Seeing traumatic shit still fucks with me and I forget about Tetris helping with that
@crazybutable my partner has aphantasia! We've had a lot of talks about how that difference in processing changes how things are recorded/affect you. One way i describe hyperphantasia to her is having a constant image overlay of my thoughts on the world i physically see, like if there was a projector playing a movie of memories/thoughts wherever I am. Similarly I can barely conceive of what not having that happen would be like!
I hope the tetris helps if needed. Take care of yourself! :)
I hope the tetris helps if needed. Take care of yourself! :)
@Trenton_Hoshiko I knew a girl one time who talked about how The Matrix was her favorite movie. Then she said she could just play it for herself whenever she wanted.
After some questioning, yes, this girl could, after watching a movie, perfectly replay it any time she wanted to watch it. And pause it, examine the frame, and start it back up again.
@crazybutable that is so cool! I can't quite keep focus enough to do it exactly like that, but I can pretty much pull up individual frames from stuff I saw years ago. Im always amazed at the vast, and diverse, amount of things brains can so. Thanks for sharing that story!