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and how do you act after no longer being newly moved to San Francisco? that incident was imprinted in you, but how has it worked out for you since? my guess:
by vmception 4y ago
and how do you act after no longer being newly moved to San Francisco?
that incident was imprinted in you, but how has it worked out for you since?
my guess: you failed to learn anything because of course that focused seminar doesn't teach anything related to the kind of mental health emergencies that occur on San Francisco streets, and so thats a decent crutch for you to lean on to not engage with them yourself, overriden by your own self preservation instincts. or are you now a mental health case worker that responds to these instead of the police? or do you know how to call those groups now so that you aren't the confused bystander like when you first moved?
- neltnerb 4y agoPutting a few numbers in your phone is something I did and would recommend to others in whatever city is relevant. These can of course come in handy regardless of whether you practice mindfulness meditation. My point was that the context of a class on loving-kindness was especially jarring. I fully advocate for everyone to take a class on basic first aid and know who to contact in response to a few basic classes of emergency, that seems as basic as having clean water in your house in case of an earthquake. I can perform CPR, stop blood loss within reason, or call someone that knows how to do things I don't. I'm very happy to take suggestions for other skills that should be commonly known to be good community members. https://sfgov.org/dosw/mental-health-services https://sfgov.org/dosw/mental-health-services
- vmception 4y agoPeople in the class kind of like this stereotype that @OverheardLA was making fun of the other day? https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ccyfo9RBcSJ/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ccyfo9RBcSJ/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M...
- neltnerb 4y agoSorry, I can't actually find a reasonable way to view that instagram post. Odd, I thought they used to be viewable without an account. Assuming it's some stereotype about new age self-defined gurus, no, these were perfectly regular and generally friendly people. The situation was extremely odd, which is why I remember it. Someone else suggested it might be because the state of mind in that situation was wrong for the task at hand. I think it's probably correct, in another context they would have taken immediate action to help but were in an unfamiliar role.
- vmception 4y agothat is weird, I was able to view it without an account in the browser (chrome). oh well. hostile ux.