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Mindfulness Help?

When you want support through something scary or rough, and help pulling yourself together and getting through, this is the place.
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We ask that users looking for general, ongoing emotional support post in this area of the boards, and that you use this space to both ask for, give and receive that support primarily from each other, rather than from our staff and volunteers. As a staff, we simply are often too overextended with all we need to do in running the organization and its services to do that for extended periods of time, and one of our main aims of our community at the boards has always been to facilitate peers to better be there for each other.

Users often report that they have no in-person peers they can talk to or seek support from: we want this to be a space for online peer support and somewhere everyone can get some practice asking for, getting and giving support so that doing it with people in your lives feels more doable.

Please remember that neither staff, volunteers nor your fellow users can provide or replace mental healthcare when that is something you need. Users struggling with issues like anxiety, depression, abuse or physical health issues are strongly encouraged to seek out qualified, in-person help with those issues in addition to peer or staff support.
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Heather
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Mindfulness Help?

Unread post by Heather »

Mindfulness practices and exercises are strongly associated with helping people manage anxiety, work through interpersonal conflict, nurture and support self-esteem, and get a better handle on what they want and need, and just where they're at in terms of their own feelings.

Is this something any of you would like some help or coaching with? It's one of these things that is in my wheelhouse, and I keep seeing some users who it seems to me could benefit from learning some basic practices, so if anyone wants that kind of help, give a shout! :)
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. - Margaret Mead
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suburban_witch
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Unread post by suburban_witch »

I would be very interested, both in creating time for a practice and what some things you do to help calm your mind are. I think it'd be an excellent resource for a lot of people on the boards!
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Keda
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Re: Mindfulness Help?

Unread post by Keda »

I kind of suspect that I do it already, but I honestly don't really know what mindfulness refers to.
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