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My main "brain hack" is for depression, particularly that arising from my divorce. I tend to think back to happier times and trigger myself (rumination). The h
by adamc 8y ago
My main "brain hack" is for depression, particularly that arising from my divorce. I tend to think back to happier times and trigger myself (rumination).
The hack is simple: maintain awareness of what your brain is doing, and police it: do not allow rumination.
Simple and easy are, of course, not the same thing.
- all2 8y agoBe careful. Avoidance remains effective only for avoiding. I would recommend seeking professional help to work through what you've been through. If you avoid, you cannot heal. To heal you need to expose, clean, and re-bandage. For most of us, to do this right, we need professional help (note: not drugs). If you want or need to vent/talk/etc shoot me an email: latham2 (at) wisc (dot) edu.