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catachresis wrote

Reply to comment by malvarosa in Trying to keep it together by malvarosa

Ya, meditation is hard. That’s why it’s called practice!

Something that has helped motivate me to stretch more has been setting goals for certain stretches I want to do. Currently I want to be able to sit in a lotus position (sitting cross legged with each foot resting on top of the opposite thigh, it feels impossible) so I’ve been stretching my hip flexors a lot.

I’ve noticed setting medium-term attainable goals for myself has helped a lot and is helping me build healthier habits.

Do you journal?

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malvarosa OP wrote

That’s a great strategy! I guess the first thing I need to learn is self-discipline, because it’s very rare that I follow through with any goal that I didn’t have an outside obligation to achieve.

I’m not a regular journaler, but I do write occasionally. Mostly just really bad haiku when I’m in the feels.

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catachresis wrote

Self-discipline is hard! I have adhd that I blame for that.

I remember reading a study that showed that journaling consistently for only 3 days in a row kept showing positive effects for 3 months. I know this and I still don’t journal consistently but it helps motivate me to want to.

Can you share one of your haikus?

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malvarosa OP wrote

I often wonder if I have adhd. I’ve never been diagnosed but I deal with a lot of the same shit as my friends who have been diagnosed.

Good to know about the 3 day thing! I’m going to try this.

Here’s a couple I wrote during a particularly rough night:

You must try to sleep
Try harder and you won’t sleep
You lose either way

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Subjected to them
While we dream we are tortured
Wake to real fears

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