Does something like mindfulness help at all with this?
I’ve found that — with my ostensibly“normal” brain, at least — regularly practicing mindfulness meditation can be really helpful in getting through physically, emotionally, or perceptually difficult moments. It’s a practiced skill that helps take the edge off what would otherwise be overwhelming experiences.
I wonder if this is a practice that could also be helpful for people like yourself?
@nikt@sapient_cogbag
“Some of the most commonly recommended happiness-increasing strategies in the media, such as mindfulness and exercise, have a weak basis of scientific evidence”
I like to do visualisation kinda stuff in my head, but it really is not something that helps with any kind of sensory overload stuff. It helps managing obsessive thoughts and emotional states a little bit (and I enjoy visualising things in my head a lot which is probably the main reason lol), but that’s about it - doesn’t help with sensory overload. That’s way more visceral >.<
Does something like mindfulness help at all with this?
I’ve found that — with my ostensibly“normal” brain, at least — regularly practicing mindfulness meditation can be really helpful in getting through physically, emotionally, or perceptually difficult moments. It’s a practiced skill that helps take the edge off what would otherwise be overwhelming experiences.
I wonder if this is a practice that could also be helpful for people like yourself?
@nikt @sapient_cogbag
“Some of the most commonly recommended happiness-increasing strategies in the media, such as mindfulness and exercise, have a weak basis of scientific evidence”
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-023-01651-4.epdf?sharing_token=MTvFC6LsPlPNxrtm-EMxVdRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0NqFhoVRwQhwnSI2LU05Q0fm6VvdLPdmRJ9SYCbp1M1B7NeokcpngmajARe1v-yefqIoIrHrvwf0MRPHW2tGMs2tZUTx-pLVFeujUd9_e_Vn9nZcc7XelaRiQSd5gR3y8E%3D
@[email protected] Damn, behind a paywall (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-023-01651-4)
Not on the shadow libraries yet, either x.x
I’m curious about personal experiences here rather than aggregates, which tend to wash out individual differences.
I like to do visualisation kinda stuff in my head, but it really is not something that helps with any kind of sensory overload stuff. It helps managing obsessive thoughts and emotional states a little bit (and I enjoy visualising things in my head a lot which is probably the main reason lol), but that’s about it - doesn’t help with sensory overload. That’s way more visceral >.<
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