alexanderjchun

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by alexanderjchun 5y ago
Awesome. I'm in San Diego and it's almost always nice out. I'm about to head out and get to it now that I'm done replying to everyone's tips. Thanks!
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by alexanderjchun 5y ago
I promised myself I'd try whatever I can. I'll give it a shot. Thank you.
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by alexanderjchun 5y ago
Part of my urgency to get things done is so I can afford the time and money to consider therapy. It's funny that by the time I can afford it, I'll probably have already solved my issue. Aww man, I made myself sad.
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by alexanderjchun 5y ago
I'm lucky enough to not be glued to social media. Sugar is definitely on the higher side. I'll add it to the list. Thank you.
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by alexanderjchun 5y ago
I'm going to try to push this towards the back of the list because I don't have health insurance... I was on antidepressants when I was severely injured and I do remember being in a fairly good mood in the months I stayed in the h
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by alexanderjchun 5y ago
I am keeping busy, so i got that going for me. I do wish I had more driven people around me to vibe with. How important is blood pressure?
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by alexanderjchun 5y ago
Sounds good to me. Will do.
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by alexanderjchun 5y ago
Been drinking more green tea and have been cutting out a lot of the alcohol. I'll try cutting it completely for a month. Thank you.
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by alexanderjchun 5y ago
Out of all the things this is going to be the most difficult to do. I'll try. It's just so hard to feel like I deserve it. I'll just have to accept that taking legitimate leisure time is part of the job. Thank you.
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by alexanderjchun 5y ago
According to your list I'm on the right track. So that's reassuring. Monitoring heart rate is new though. What do I do once I notice it rising? Try to calm down?
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by alexanderjchun 5y ago
A friend recommended "Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It" when I came to him about this. The kindness to self part was definitely an issue for me. I was not nearly as zealous as the author, but it did teach me to cut mysel
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by alexanderjchun 5y ago
Totally. It's a negative feedback loop. I need an efficient circuit breaker and the only thing I can really think of is Nike's "just do it." Why is it so hard? Feels like I'm hitting a wall. I've watched this v
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by alexanderjchun 5y ago
Thank you, I'll take a look. When I was younger I used to lean towards Buddhist philosophy and Stoicism. This kind of reminds me of that. As I got older and toxic masculinity became trendy, I started to think that the old way of "
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by alexanderjchun 5y ago
Funnily enough this resonates with me a lot. I definitely suffer from overthinking. This one time I saw a pregnant woman get pepper sprayed during the HK protests on Reddit and was so mad I couldn’t sleep till 3 am. I’m not Chinese and I kn
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by alexanderjchun 5y ago
I used to not believe in therapy because of the two sessions I had in the past, but it has started to sound like the way to go when I realized they were probably just bad therapists. I did reach out to a psychotherapist I know. Unfortunatel
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by alexanderjchun 5y ago
I have been getting up at the desk more often and working with the dumbbell I keep nearby. It has definitely helped. I’ll try doubling down.
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by alexanderjchun 5y ago
The signals I get are weird. Sometimes I feel guilty for not getting enough work done so I compensate by doing chores or other low-priority things. I’m going to try my best to power through. Mostly because I think I can get through it, but
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by alexanderjchun 5y ago
This reminds me of a time I sat outside a cabin in Big Bear looking at the snowy mountain range. It was crazy how vast and white it was. Maybe I just need to go outside.
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by alexanderjchun 5y ago
Yeah? I came straight here because the top results I saw were recommending stuff like Tai Chi. Not that there’s anything wrong with exercising, yoga, or the like, it just doesn’t feel like a physical problem. I will try walking, but I still
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by alexanderjchun 5y ago
Thankfully I don’t have trouble sleeping. I can’t imagine how miserable I’d be otherwise.
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by alexanderjchun 5y ago
Definitely going to try walking. It helped the times I do it. I just forget to do it. Any reason why you picked those supplements?
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by alexanderjchun 5y ago
I agree. I typically do carbs in the morning to absorb whatever caffeine I take in. It helps with managing stomach acid.
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Ask HN: Tips for handling chronic stess?
33 points by alexanderjchun 5y ago|60 comments
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by alexanderjchun 6y ago
I just wanted to let you know that (as someone beginning their journey) this was incredibly inspiring. Thank you for sharing!