Mental health

Feeling better (lost blog #4)

by lostboundries

Disclaimer, this is personal experience

Over the past few months there has been a worldwide pandemic that has left us very stationary and static (thanks Covid-19) state,

Even though that is the case, I have found the Quarantine to be very relaxing and proving to be the perfect scenario for personal growth (at least somewhat).

I find I have improved my self understanding as far as my mental state goes. I think my life has vastly improved, I have an understanding of what I want in life.

I am starting small project’s at scale (for me that means that I have started all of these with the intent to get them to be streams of revenue but that takes time… Lots of time)

Some of those projects are Blogging, Videography,More Poetry, things that have to do with those like editing as well.

The end goal is to have one or more of these be a stream of revenue for me so that I am able to largely do as I please without any (or little) interference.

It is and will continue to be a uphill battle for me inn my life, knowing my life is hard is somehow comforting because I know that I am alive

Lost Blog #3

by lostboundries

Fighting Your demons with your voice

(The work I will be referencing is a published work by mark Manson)

Link: https://markmanson.net/how-to-overcome-your-demons

There is no way to truly win against our demons, all we can do is come to peace with them, but that war will never be won.

I think Mark Manson Is a great author and the things he talks about are very hard hitting and real.

In this short talk he talks of how to (for better or worse) deal with your demons. We often do not talk of this side of our-self for lack of being understood and maybe, also a fear of being understood.

In this short audio talk on the topic of battling demons, Mark Manson goes into a little backstory of how his monsters took over a large portion of his 20’s.
This, while not serving much in the way for discussion, allows a link of reliability to be established with the reader and writer.

My own experiences with this topic at hand make this audio track (most likely an excerpt from his book) a much more heartfelt listen and mean that much more.

Take care everyone,

Jordan pace

LostBlog#2 (personal experience)

by lostboundries

The fear of being stationary

I have gone through a lot in regards of feeling “stuck”.

From feeling like I was going nowhere fast at the age of 17 to thinking I hadn’t moved anywhere (metaphorically speaking) since I was 12.

It often isn’t the easiest thing to get “unstuck” either. It can range from taking a few days to a few years, in truth, a rut is something that can often times turn into an abyss that takes (or can take) years to crawl out of.

I have a couple of ideas to make these trials a tad bit less daunting and impossible looking to get past.

1.Look as much to the bright side as possible (even if there isn’t one)

Looking into darkness will only bring a sense of calmness once completely enveloped in it. Looking to the bright side will more (more times than not) be harder, as well as take more time but, it will without a shadow of a doubt be far more rewarding.

You will come from this experience with life lessons and strategies for life if you work in this fashion, especially for the struggles you may encounter further down the road of life.

2.Keeping moving forward, never backwards

This step might be a little self explanatory, but even knowing that, I still never utilized this simple fact for years.

In order to walk forward, you must know of a starting line in general to make any progress walking forward, in any sense you must know of the wall behind you to walk away from it.

I know these strategies may not work for everyone but I hope you may all find something useful in this, if I can help even one person then this will all have been worth it.

Social distancing Mental health tips

by lostboundries

The main article I will be talking about in question

https://www.pih.org/article/10-mental-health-tips-coronavirus-social-distancing

With the recent illiness taking away most peoples ability to do almost anything. I, myself find it easy to stay calm and sane. Being an introvert all my life, this has allowedd me to explore things in my life like no other.

There are a set of tips that, despite my belief that they Will be useful to you at all. They are as follows

  1. 1) Social distancing does not mean emotional distancing; use technology to connect widely;
  2. 2) Clear routines and schedule, seven days a week, at home—don’t go overboard;
  3. 3) Exercise and physical activity, daily if possible;
  4. 4) Learning and intellectual engagement—books, reading, limited internet;
  5. 5) Positive family time—working to counter negativity;
  6. 6) Alone time, outside if possible, but inside too; but remember, don’t isolate;
  7. 7) Focused meditation and relaxation;
  8. 8) Remember the things that you really enjoy doing, that you can do in this situation, and find a way to do them;
  9. 9) Limit exposure to TV and internet news; choose small windows and then find ways to cleanse yourself of it;
  10. 10) Bathe daily, if possible, to reinforce the feeling of cleanliness.

Now the rules above are from the article provided, But I will be discussing them and hopefully changing them to adjust my (and maybe your) life in quarantine.

1.Social distancing does not mean emotional distancing; use technology to connect widely.

This rule is so important and useful, while in this time of staying couped up and rather stagnate in terms of physical moment. it is so important to talk to family and friends as much as possible, But also understand not to overdue it

Clear routines and schedule, seven days a week, at home—don’t go overboard;

This tip shouldn’t be just a tip, it should be apart of a rule-set. This essential to this homebody way of life. It helps you keep sane when it can be all to easy to go insane

Exercise and physical activity, daily if possible;

This one should honestly Just become a daily ritual for all. I love working out, But it very well isn’t for everyone. I do believe even little physical activity is better then nothing.

Positive family time—working to counter negativity;

For this one I have found that I have been relaxing with family far more then I usually would. I love my family but have bot always been the most family bound person, recently that has changed. I believe that this is a cornerstone of staying sane. Even if you aren’t around family, being around people in general but not all the time. Like professor oak says, theirs a time and place for everything.

Learning and intellectual engagement—books, reading, limited internet;

This one, ill be honest. Is not a very big strong suit for me aha. I do try to learn a good bit of things and I have made a conscious effort of trying and learning more. It is hard to learn a skill but, if you can. It is definitely worth it.

Alone time, outside if possible, but inside too; but remember, don’t isolate;

This one has just kinda been my lifestyle in life. I wish this was an easy thing for all of us to do, but sadly it is not and for some it is easy and, for some staying alone drives them stir crazy. Either way I think we will all be OK without a doubt.

I’m choosing to end this with #6 for various reasons, I have realized that not everything on this list needs my take on it. But remember

No perfect man wears armor

so maybe not all of these tips will be useful but hopefully some will go up in your brain

In times of a crisis, work out

by lostboundries

recently corona virus has struck just about all of the world. Social distancing is a thing, and more recently then ever, Introverts have been able to shine!

OK, all jokes aside Covid-19 Is a very serious thing! But in these times of stress it is not always good to keep it bottled up.

Recently L.A Fitness has closed down it’s Gyms in order to do there part to combat the Virus that is calming the nation. That does not However, Mean that it is less likely to workout. also at this point it might just calm your nerves.

A article written in Health guide.org tells of the natural treatment that is working out to combat anxiety and depression.

The effects of depression itself are far and varied, ranging from feeling lost to being anxious enough to jump out of your skin. Workingout, being the natural treatment that it is does various things to your body much better then just making you look and sometimes feel better.

Serotonin, In simple terms. The “Happy” brain drug, Is something the human body gladly produces on there own and is directly tied to a “good” feeling or sensation. It and working out go hand and hand to combat depression.

People who exercise regularly tend to do so because it gives them an enormous sense of well-being. They feel more energetic throughout the day, sleep better at night, have sharper memories, and feel more relaxed and positive about themselves and their lives. And it’s also powerful medicine for many common mental health challenges.

https://www.helpguide.org/articles/healthy-living/the-mental-health-benefits-of-exercise.htm

Excising in this time of uncertainty is one thing that will always be certain and an Improvement in life that may prove to be indispensable.

Many of the best workouts are what are called plyometric exercise or “body weight” exercise’s, These are things like: Planks,push-up’s or crunches and lunges. These activate central parts of the body and abdominal system in order to get you well fitted for whatever troubles may lie ahead.

At the end of the day why not work out? most people now have so much free time on their hands.