If I could have readers leave the Desk at the end of the month with only one new piece of information, it's that mental illnesses are actual, physical ailments in the brain. While the way we think and perceive has something to do with how the illnesses are expressed, the fact remains that most conditions … Continue reading (Mental Health) How to Help Yourself
Tag: self-care
(Fandom) My Mental Health Game Plan for FC 2017
Further Confusion 2017 begins tomorrow! I'll likely be in downtown San Jose Thursday evening registering at con because I completely spaced on pre-registering like some kind of silly guy -- hopefully the wait won't be too terribly long! If you see me staring at my phone and playing Marvel Puzzle Quest, feel free to pull … Continue reading (Fandom) My Mental Health Game Plan for FC 2017
(Personal) What Makes Me Anxious
One of the new podcasts I've picked up recently is Fear The Boot, this great gaming podcast that talks about aspects of role-playing in tabletop games, MMORPGs and other things. It's really a bunch of gamers who get along really well shooting the shit and offering their perspective on games both modern and...historical? They recently … Continue reading (Personal) What Makes Me Anxious
(Mental Health) When Depression Strikes You
Chronic depression is one of those things that can be very difficult to deal with, mostly because those of us who suffer from it exist in two states. When things are fine, we might think that we've rounded the bend and things will never be as bad as our last valley again. And then, when … Continue reading (Mental Health) When Depression Strikes You
(Personal) Retaining Mindfulness Under Stress
So far this year has been an obstacle course, as I've mentioned a few times here. Work has flared up significantly as I shift positions and my company makes fairly major changes on an organizational and product level; priorities have been shuffled accordingly, and even though I'm getting better at juggling many things at once … Continue reading (Personal) Retaining Mindfulness Under Stress
(Personal) What I Learned by Being Alone
There's this idea in Buddhism about the Noble Eightfold Path -- after you've taken every step along the path, what comes next? You've attained Right View and Intention, Right Speech and Action and Livelihood, Right Effort and Mindfulness and Concentration. Where do you go from there? You attain Right View after that. Like the wheel … Continue reading (Personal) What I Learned by Being Alone
Self-Care and Conventions
Further Confusion 2016 will begin tomorrow, and for most of us furries we're just counting down the hours until we can head to San Jose to immerse ourselves in fandom for four glorious days. I know I'm itching to get there myself. But one of the things that rarely gets talked about at these conventions … Continue reading Self-Care and Conventions
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