Not a grand idea to have an anxiety attack tonight. Oh well, back at my own place and calming back down.

#anxiety

[en] Haidt: dramatic global decay in cognition, attention spans, civic life

"Social psychologist Jonathan #Haidt presented a forceful analysis of the #damage #smartphones and social media are doing to our #cognition, our civic fabric, and our #children’s #wellbeing ..."

"... our collective inability to put our phones away, our #compulsion to check social media ... is causing a host of societal problems" ... "far beyond any rise in #anxiety and #depression."

"... the #destruction of the human capacity to pay #attention. ... if we can’t focus or stay on a task for more than 30 seconds."

"We allowed a few giant companies to own our children’s attention ..."

"The good news is, there is human agency"

https://news.mit.edu/2026/personal-tech-social-media-and-humanity-decline-0306

#manipulation #addiction #bigtech #socialmedia #mit #stern #nyu

I've been having mini panic attacks all day today. My heart rate while sitting and eating dinner was 131bpm. Hormones are wild. #POTS #FOOD #Anxiety #perimenopause

I'm incredibly nervous about the #weather tonight, so I might be posting a lot about it. (Storm #PTSD is a bear of a thing).

Apologies for spamming your timeline if I do decide to report on what's happening.

I have homework to do, but I can't seem to focus on anything else! My #anxiety is through the damn roof right now.

Hopefully nothing else will be in the next 24 hours (through the roof, I mean).

Here's a photo of a tree through my roof in October of 2017. It was full of bees, no less.

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Free download codes:

Stop Sleeping - a universal set

"5 track synth-punk EP with synths, guitars, ups, downs, and partying with the Aqrabuamelu."

https://getmusic.fm/l/aESVQU

#electronic #alternative #punk #metal #dark #eclectic #synthpunk #anxiety #minimallyrics #jocoserious #music

"A system designed for #neurotypical #productivity patterns creates #anxiety, not output"

#adhd #neurodivergent
https://medium.com/@assaf_85431/i-built-my-entire-startup-operating-system-in-claude-code-heres-what-actually-happened-3ab922957afa

So - #WhoAmI #Introduction

Mid-40’s #technology generalist from #Australia, with experience across many areas including #TechSupport, #PublicPolicy, #eCommerce, #SocialMedia, and #SocialServices.

I enjoy #Travel, #Photography, #Food, #Cooking, and #Cycling; raging sweet tooth; delivers Uber Eats when bored; Long term #BlackDog sufferer (#Depression, #Anxiety), and #NeuroDivergent.

Vulnerability time again.

So, in the bucket of "semi-innocuous things that can fuck you up for life", I cried this morning after waking from a stupid anxiety dream.

Why? Well strap in...

All my life people have told me I'm attractive (boo-hoo, right?). Which also means, all my life I've had people tell me I'm vain, or shallow, or that I'm using my looks manipulatively. People have also informed me that looks don't last, and that I'd "better have a plan B"¹ for when they inevitably fade.

¹ not that kind of plan B 😑

And, with brains being the lovely little pattern-seeking machines they are, mine condensed this down to "People like/hate you for your looks. If you're not pretty enough, you're worthless; if you're too pretty you're a bad person".

I've written before about my ex-spouse who told me, in a crowded cafe, "people only listen to you because you're fuckable" (this was in response to telling them that two psychologists had favorably reviewed my paper on autism self-diagnostic criteria)

I've also written about how I never really found myself attractive until just recently (thanks therapy, healthy relationships, and Fedi). I recognized that other folx did—or at least said they did, but—with my lifelong history of abuse—I didn't see it. I think it took, at least in part, having a healthy, loving, asexual partner for me to start liking myself in new ways. And, as she said after I told her about the dream this morning, "if I'm using you for your body, I'm doing a really bad job of it" 😋

So what was the dream? It was a pretty basic theater anxiety dream.

I was in a play (playing the male lead, I think), and I'd spent the morning doing my costume and makeup for the part. Someone ran by and let me know I was on in 7 minutes. It was then I realized no one had given me a script, and I didn't know anything about my lines or the play. A perfectly reasonable panic attack ensued, and then I woke up.

Now, I don't usually read into dreams; dreams are my brain's equivalent of DOS6 running defrag. But this one was pretty on the nose.

I had spent all my time trying to look the role, and had completely failed to do the part that matters...and now it was too late—I was the pretty one with no substance.

#Beauty #Dreams #Therapy #MentalHealth #Anxiety #Abuse

"After everything that has been going on with the privacy crisis and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg going to Washington to speak with members of Congress, I felt that this video was timely. I think social media can be good but we must be careful with how we use it."

You Will Wish You Watched This Before You Started Using Social Media
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmEDAzqswh8

#socialmedia #facebook #twitter #instagram #addiction #attention #psychology #manipulation #privacy #depression #anxiety

... I just moved here at the invitation of the kind @trishalynn so I guess it's time for an #introduction

I'm AFAB, Black, invisibly ill and disabled. Social justice causes are important to me, but mostly I am a #fangirl and a #geek

I love #multimedia from #tv to #movies, #comics to #animation. I make #art and #writing when my #depression and #anxiety do not get in my way.

I'm mostly friendly but #religion gives me the heebie jeebies so I tend to stay away from the subject.

Hi!

https://get.mypost.to/3zdl1a
New research suggests perceived emotional support on social platforms may relate
#socialmedia #anxiety #mentalhealth #newsmedical

https://get.mypost.to/3zdl1a
New research suggests perceived emotional support on social platforms may relate
#socialmedia #anxiety #mentalhealth #newsmedical

Hi, I’m James and this is my #introduction.

I'm originally from a rural town in middle Missouri but now call #SaintLouis my home. I have a love for the American southwest (my Mom is from New Mexico) and for the coastal city of #Savannah #Georgia.

I'm single, live alone with two #dachshunds (#dogs) named Amelia and Penelope. I'm a #progressive #liberal, can't stand money in #politics, and yearn for a day when the #Democrats improve their messaging and start fighting back.

What I'm into: #Photography, #Cooking, #Grilling, #StarWars, #StarTrek, #80sMovies, #JurassicPark, #Marvel, #dinosaurs, #computers, #gadgets, #VBA, #Python, #MSExcel, #art, #archaeology, #history, #3DPrinting, #philosophy, #news, and you'll find I'm a bit of an all-around nerd.

I’m also #diabetic, suffer from #anxiety, #depression, and #panicattacks. Forgive me in advance if I reach out.

I'm sarcastic as all get out but I have a big heart, that's easily broken when I see people (or animals) hurting.

1. Dad is not as combative in his dementia now that he’s receiving IV meds for his pneumonia.
2. Thanks to the cane I keep in the back of my car,
I was able to walk the 1/4 mile and back between the parking garage and hospital (construction going on)
3. The geriatrics nurse practitioner called and offered some much needed new information and advice and tips for me on how they’re planning to help manage dad’s sundowning when he’s past the flu and pneumonia. Honestly, it was like a light was turned back on in the tunnel of darkness I’ve been in.

#threeGoodThings #3goodthings #agingparents #anxiety #gratitude

I have been doing this somatic shaking exercise. It has helped me get tension out of my body. Lent on this quite a bit over the past weekend with so much socialising going on #actuallyAutistic #anxiety
https://youtu.be/lGEemLOGacM

Hello, everyone! 👋🏻

I haven't posted anything in a long time, so here's some information about me.

In August, I was diagnosed with moderate depression, which I began treating with antidepressants. Within a few months, I gained 5 kg, so I asked for a change of medication (since it wasn't having any positive effects). The second medication doesn't have such a negative effect, but after two months, it hasn't had any positive effects either.

I started learning English, as I don't speak it very well despite having studied it at school for 13 years. I am only able to write these lines thanks to a translator.
I also started learning to programming. I'll see how long I can keep it up, because I'm already starting to feel frustrated.

I am still alone and feel lonely, which makes me feel bad, but I am trying to devote at least a little time to myself.

I hope you are all doing well (much better than me). 💛🫶🏻

#ActuallyAutistic #Autistic #Autism #Neurodivergent #Neurodiversity #Depression #Anxiety #SocialAnxiety

📚🧠 Our #brains are being trained to think passively by the infinite scroll of #socialmedia, leading to increased #anxiety and a higher susceptibility to "illusory truth."

Cognitive scientists explain that the simple act of "deep #reading" – intentionally slowing down to engage critically with a single text – can act as a biological shield, lowering #stress levels and sharpening our ability to identify false information.

👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/one-change-to-your-reading-habit-fights-stress-and-misinformation

#neuroscience #psychology #literacy #wellness #mindfulness #education #learning #science

Hello Beige! And hello to everyone else. I've moved around the corner from neurodifferent.me, and it's time for an #Introduction

Sandwiches. #Sandwiches. Sandwiches! I'm bringing some sandwiches to Beige Party. Let me know what you want. Not tuna, though, if you want a tuna sandwich you can make your own.

Will happily provide #tea and #biscuits to go with.

Other than that, hmm, I'm an #autistic #Welsh person who lives in beautiful #Tynedale, and I spend my working time fiddling about with emergency #healthcare #data to improve care quality in the #NHS. I have issues with #anxiety and #loneliness, and I'm an abuse survivor. And I'm also lazy, so I copypasted that from previous introductions.

Some other things:
politics: left, handwringing lefty liberal social democrat wokeista etc;
great love: #trees and #woodland, I do volunteer work in my local #woods;
I'm obviously very fond of #SilentCinema;
fascinated by: #birds (but I'm hopeless at identifying them), #cricket (especially #CountyCricket and #Durham), #tea; #gardening, at which I am a total novice and trying to learn; oh, and football, which is #Gateshead. There are no other Gateshead fans on fedi. Prove me wrong. You can't.

Also, very glad to not be part of a #cult. No cults here. Absolutely not.

And I promise that this is the last time I will put hashtags in the middle of the post rather than all at the beginning or end. I think hashtags in the middle is permitted for an introduction, or I hope so anyhow.

Now, then, who would like a sandwich?

#Introduction: Published #writer since 1978. Mostly #fiction these days, lots of it short, though new novels coming. #Mystery #Crime #SciFi #Fantasy #CrossGenre I'm a #maker, #models, #rockets, dioramas. Collector of #toys, #ActionFigures, #Americana. Love #Robots and #Rockets. Speak openly about my #anxiety issues. Neurodivergent. Like my #Democracy intact and advocate for #lgbtq rights, women, people of color. Married to #cozymystery writer #ChristyFifield, AKA #ChristinaFYork. #books #ebooks

Excited to be in a place where I can yap yap yap without the #algorithm #algorithmantics #anxiety #algorithmanxiety #algoanxiety

I have to remember that my chest pain condition is called Precordial Catch Syndrome (PCS). It's scary and strange but benign. It started when I was 14 years old with occasional recurrences now and then at different times in my life. In my 20s, I figured it was triggered by worrying and caring deeply about two conflicting goals simultaneously. Relaxing and not worrying resolves it and prevents reoccurrence in the following months or years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precordial_catch_syndrome
#medicine #anxiety #pain

I am running into a "mental block" I could use some help with.

I feel "guilty" when I use stuff like Biofreeze or Tiger Balm in fair amount to control my pain, even though it works well and can dramatically improve my mood and function.

This seems silly. but I still find myself resistant. Like I am cheating. Quite opposite of what I would tell anyone in my position.

Do you have experience with this?

#chronicpain #anxiety

100% agreement!

#ActuallyAutistic #Depression #Anxiety #Neurodivergent

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How can higher education foster evidence-informed & effective sustainability education?

At #EARLI2025 (Aug 26, 16:00–17:30, HS 02.21), SIG4’s invited #symposium tackles this question: Evidence-informed Sustainability Education in Higher Education.

Expect critical perspectives on:
- #Climate, #anxiety, #hope & #competency frameworks
- #Systemsthinking in #sustainability programs
- Identity development in students
- Experts perspectives on #myths in sustainability #education

👉 Join us!

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