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How Are You Feeling Right Now?
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Hey just FWIW, I put an update in the wrong thread. It was important to me because I felt awful, then I did something about it. I felt better afterwards. I’m feeling chuffed that, not only did I do something sensible, but I also had enough self efficacy on board to think that I could do something about it. 
Worse. And must acknowledge that I am responsible for most of my problems. I have abused my body for years. Eating all the wrong things and hardly any of the right things. Spending my money foolishly. Not saving for the future. I have earned all the problems I have. They are my own creations and I deserve the problems and suffering they are bringing me.
No you don't deserve pain nor problems. @SillyOldBear you deserve peace, safety and health.
Enjoy it. Bask in feeling good. I'm currently working on learning how to relax, which is paradoxical because relaxation means not doing things as opposed to actively doing something I can practice and get better at. However, what I've learned is to occasionally try out the idea that I could loosen my grip on life, the universe, and everything. So far, the universe seems to keep chugging along even when I'm not wound up so tight that my muscles are like monkey's fist knots. This is really encouraging because I can, for example, enjoy something when it feels good without inferring that certain doom will result if I take my eye off my opponent for the slightest nanosecond.
I think we all want the pain to stop, but want to find a healthy way to exist instead of just pulling the plug - and that's why we are on SF. I can only speak for myself, of course. Distraction is a really good tool in my experience. Like anything else it can be taken too far, at which point it becomes avoidance or procrastination, but when I'm so agitated I would be climbing the walls if only I could figure out which way is up - that's when a distraction is needed.
I did bask in it last night. : ) There was an interesting moment in which my mind tried to go straight back to its loops, but this new wave of contentment came and just washed it away. Then I realised I'd accomplished something quietly significant. I've changed. This was all after I'd returned from the rainy run, got into a warm shower and had dinner.
I'm glad to hear of your relaxation. I'm reading this little book about the brain and its plasticity, and what you're saying about not inferring doom goes along with this information. Our brain needs to know what the threats are and how to deal with them, and is wired to keep us functioning and balanced. You've conquered a lot and I know I keep saying this but we deserve to enjoy the enines we have and our lives, at least once in a while. (h)
I'm glad to hear of your relaxation. I'm reading this little book about the brain and its plasticity, and what you're saying about not inferring doom goes along with this information. Our brain needs to know what the threats are and how to deal with them, and is wired to keep us functioning and balanced. You've conquered a lot and I know I keep saying this but we deserve to enjoy the enines we have and our lives, at least once in a while. (h)
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@LumberJack Not enines, that's another typo, sorry. It's supposed to be engines (as in minds and bodies).
