Tense every muscle in your body. All at once. Hard as you fucking can. Clench those fists. Pucker that anus! Until they shake. Hold for 15-30 seconds. Release
Comment on Discussion Thread đŚ Monday 6 April 2026
melbaboutown@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Iâm being a massive stresshead and it just wonât stop. Wishing I could just have a drink (or a few) to manually shut my brain off.
Taleya@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Sorry second thought. Although I fought it every time, SSRIs helped (and still do help) me immensely as an adult
melbaboutown@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Antidepressants have never worked for me (treatment resistant and bad reactions) but Iâm getting desperate enough for another go.
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Diazepam (Valium) for grief/panic/anxiety?
melbaboutown@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Good idea, might not want to rely on it too heavily though
Seagoon_@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
it just wonât stop.
what do you think would make it stop
melbaboutown@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
I donât know. Iâm trying to sort out as much as I can
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
I like audiobooks and podcasts when I need to replace my brain noise with something else. Currently listening to The Universe series on Crash Course podcasts. pca.st/âŚ/a68a1cc0-d98e-013c-8c70-0288c31939f3
Anything by Hank and John Green is great for accessible science and topics that are not airy fairy but always hopeful. A bit out there but Stories of the Mahabharata is a family friendly telling of the great Indian mythic tale pca.st/âŚ/2798d470-fcb5-0131-9d86-5f4c86fd3263
I also finished the full set of Discworld audiobooks but thatâs not accessible unless you have audible or similar subscription. Rumination is the thing that gets me but this helps because I can sleep or move at the same time as opposed to doomscrolling