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NationProtons Oct 17, 2024

Mindfulness as a way to restart your mind, instead of calming down

https://sh.itjust.works/post/26730600

Mindfulness as a way to restart your mind, instead of calming down - sh.itjust.works

I feel like a lot of people are attracted to mindfulness or meditation because they want to deal with racing thought or feeling too agitated in some way. Then they use meditation to calm down and clear their mind. But for me it is the complete opposite. Normally I have no idea what I’m thinking and cannot pin-point any specific feeling. Mindfulness meditation seems to allow me to hear my mind again, see what I’m feeling and thinking and being able to act on it again. Does anybody else have the same experience?

NationProtons Oct 16, 2024

Does anybody experience certain moments or days with peaks of anxiety and dysfunction, but afterwards are fine?

https://sh.itjust.works/post/26688131

Does anybody experience certain moments or days with peaks of anxiety and dysfunction, but afterwards are fine? - sh.itjust.works

I’ve been diagnosed with ADHD and Autism and I’m pretty familiar with the difficulties and increased anxiety/depression in day-to-day life. Overall, I’m doing pretty well now. If people talk to me, they would not know I experience any difficulties in life. (Although I’m currently not working). I’m not really that stressed in general, I’m doing much better socially, capable of getting things done everyday, and not feeling terribly tired every day anymore. But sometimes, seemingly unannounced, I get these bouts of severe discomfort. It feels to me like anxiety, but it’s not preceded by any worrying thoughts. (as far as I can tell). When I feel this, I usually have to lie down or I might start coughing and vomiting. And I will not be able to get myself to do anything anymore. (not even just do something I usually enjoy.) This can last for an hour, but sometimes it’s almost a whole day. Afterwards, I seem to be perfectly fine again. Is this something that anybody else experiences? Or is there something else going on? Everytime I go to the doctor to explain this, they don’t seem to be worried and tell me that it’s probably fine. But fear for having this happen again (And it seems to happen quite frequently), is what is keeping me from making any commitments in terms of my life or work.

NationProtons Oct 14, 2024

Where did all the repair cafes go?

https://sh.itjust.works/post/26627987

Where did all the repair cafes go? - sh.itjust.works

Are there still places near the center in Sydney where you can get help to get electronics or clothes repaired? (Or get help to learn how to do it yourself?) I find a bunch of events and places, but they all seemed to have disappeared or only organise paid workshops nowadays.

NationProtons Oct 12, 2024

Joining a support group, not sure what to expect

https://sh.itjust.works/post/26494884

Joining a support group, not sure what to expect - sh.itjust.works

A contact of mine suggested me to join a support group to find people with similar difficulties and talk to them. I found a group nearby, but I’m a bit reluctant to go. I can feel myself making up excuses as to why it would not be a good idea. - I don’t feel like it would be helpful. - I will feel like they have even more severe issues than me and I can’t relate. - It’s a group with 10 people, so I feel like it’s a bit too much for me. I feel like I will just let everybody else talk and be silent like usual. - I was a bit sick in the past weekend and I’m worried about making other people sick (even though it’s kinda over) Anybody already went to a support group before, what was your experience?

NationProtons Oct 8, 2024

Good ways to cope with Working Memory impairment

https://sh.itjust.works/post/26314703

Good ways to cope with Working Memory impairment - sh.itjust.works

Hi all It’s quite common for people with adhd (and autism) to have problems with executive functioning and working memory. Which can influence a bunch of things like being able to follow steps, remembering where you left things, being able to follow a conversation, concentrating on some task, etc… I’ve been diagnosed for both (autism more recently) and got to know that based on the tests of my assessment that my working memory is quite heavily impaired, but the rest of my mind works quite normal. In day to day life, this can be rather bothersome, but I usually find some way to deal with it. But when sick, or when I had a bad sleep, suddenly I become almost incapable of basic tasks. Unable to prepare food, make appointments, or work in any way. It’s quite normal that this impacts your working memory in a negative way. (Even for neurotypicals, it’s the same). But there seems to be this threshold where things become almost impossible. Where you start forgetting things you have to do only moments later. I’m looking for ways to cope with these moments. Obviously when sick, you need rest, and eat enough. So I’m not looking to force myself to be able to work while sick. But sometimes it’s so bad that I even forget to rest, forget how to cook, forget how to order food online, forget how to take care of myself. Which usually results in me being sick and worse off for a much longer time. Things I’ve found that help me: - Meditation (Incredibly difficult when sick, but every bit seems to help) - Medication (ADHD meds seem to help a bit, if I’m using them at the moment, I seem to feel much better, even when it’s mostly physical discomfort. ) - Committing skills/knowledge to long-term memory (This is difficult because usually it requires extra time and calm moments where you can focus on it. It helped me a lot for cooking. Practicing the basics makes it much easier to get cooking even if I feel terrible) Any other suggestions as to what might be good ways to improve working memory and make sure that I stay functional to make sure I can take care of myself?

NationProtons Oct 7, 2024

Both me and my partner are sick. They are mildly inconvenienced and keep working. I'm basically bedridden. How to get through this without feeling demotivated?

https://sh.itjust.works/post/26267165

Both me and my partner are sick. They are mildly inconvenienced and keep working. I'm basically bedridden. How to get through this without feeling demotivated? - sh.itjust.works

I thought I ate something wrong, but I’ve been sick for more than 3 days now. Sneezing, nose completely blocked, coughing, vomiting, terrible sleep, muscle pain, stomachache and sharp headaches. It seems like my partner also got infected, because they started sneezing a day later. But I don’t even really mind all this physical pain and discomfort. The thing that bothers me the most is that I’m completely useless. Unable to think properly apart from a few moments during the day. Sometimes even unable to talk or properly understand my partner. I can’t even read or play a game or something because it quickly gives me a painful headache, and I don’t enjoy anything at the moment anyway. Anyone have some strategies to cope with this? Seems to happen frequently when I get sick and I don’t really know how to deal with it. And it seems like it also drags on quite long because I forget to eat enough, I don’t seem to have enough energy to take care of myself (brushing, showering)

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NationProtons Aug 6, 2024

At the moment, I’m using some changes in firefox to make it mostly usable there. Other applications are still usable, but in firefox the scrolling was too fast.

Here are my changes in about:config:

NationProtons Aug 5, 2024

Anybody know how I can adjust my scroll speed in the config?

https://sh.itjust.works/post/23269165

Anybody know how I can adjust my scroll speed in the config? - sh.itjust.works

I’m using Nixos 24.05 on my asus zenbook 14 and the scroll speed of the touchpad is rather high. Is there any way to adjust it from the config? I don’t see an option in gnome/wayland

NationProtons Aug 5, 2024

Does anybody know how to change scroll speed?

https://sh.itjust.works/post/23269157

Does anybody know how to change scroll speed? - sh.itjust.works

I recently bought an asus zenbook 14 (AMD version) and the scroll speed of the touch pad is quite fast. Does anybody know how to change this? I’m using Nixos 24.05, Gnome/Wayland

NationProtons Jul 8, 2024

How to deal with post-work exhaustion?

https://sh.itjust.works/post/21955665

How to deal with post-work exhaustion? - sh.itjust.works

I feel so tired after half a day of work, never mind working a full day. After a couple of weeks of this, when i get home, i have no energy left for anything. Even things I usually enjoy. Everything feels like a drag at that point and I can’t seem to do anything to improve this. Doing this for a few more months usually ends up with me having to quit my job or i will get so tired and sick I can’t do anything anymore. How to deal with this?