Discussion Thread 🌬 Thursday, October 23, 2025

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• imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  Thanks team. I have come down from that panic. Had a little catch up with workmates and we have some plans for the next week to help with workload and I am not actively panicking now. Thanks for being a safe place to scream. ♥️♥️

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• Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨36⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

  Hooray for last minute offers of taking annual leave on Friday

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨37⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

  beach :)

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• imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Anyone got any go to meditations/music/actions for dealing with panic attacks? My go tos are not working.

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  Am having a really bad mental health day today. Have a bunch of things at home and work that are just overwhelming me and had to deal with snappy mcsnappheads this morning venting and correcting me while I was trying to do a simple handover to another staff member. Really fighting the urge to go and hide literally and figuratively. Come on brain. Just do something. Can’t face doing the GP and psych referral dance. I am hoping this is all externally caused and will pass. Just feeling very alone and panicked. No I can’t escalate the work stuff…I am where the buck stops for this particular stuff. I am just so sick of being a grown up.

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨44⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

    Not alone, we are here. So many hugs.

    Sometimes brain is stuck and needs a little rest. Maybe walk around the block once?

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  • mertn22@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    Valium.

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  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    I’m sorry you’re having such a hard time.

    There’s an album called () by a band called Sigur ros You’ll know it’s the right one if all the tracks are called untitled 1, 2 etc.

    Always helps when I’m feeling bad.

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    • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

      I will try that. I have had Tales Under The Oak’ new album on repeat - it’s like dreamy old PC game music and little stories.

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  • Eagle@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I use an app called Insight Timer. There are guided meditations and you can choose by the time you have available. There’s plenty available on the free side of it, you don’t need to purchase anything. Do you have access to an EAP?

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    • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

      I actually did a breathing exercise on there just before.

      No no EAP. Should look into suggesting we get one though

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  • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    I’m sorry to hear you’re feeling shit. Is there any kind of music that makes you go good crazy? Campy pop music?

    Sleep music can be good. Also Sigur Ros like Gibson mentioned.

    I was using this playlist for a while

    open.spotify.com/playlist/2NFhQ4w21QT7tUzl820QrC?…

    Don’t forget to be kind to yourself. It does sound like that person contributed to your anxiety.

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  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I heard that you can tighten all of your muscles really hard and relax a couple of times to release the fight or flight.

    Allowing yourself to shake.

    Dipping or splashing your face with cold water for the diving reflex.

    There’s deep abdominal breathing.

    Or even holding your breath until it subsides (something about carbon dioxide balance in your bloodstream)

    YMMV

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    • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

      Thanks. Saved that list to use when I need to pick something in a hurry again. I get panic attacks really rarely. I am trying a few old trick right now and will get to the doctor if I can’t get through this patch.

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• RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  I have joined the up and awake club for the day. Today’s To Do List includes checking the back yard and hunting down the things which blew off my potting table in yesterday’s wind and clearing out the fridge in preparation for tomorrow’s grocery delivery.

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• tombruzzo@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Dealing with two miserable kids to then have to be like, “Okay, time to go to work.” I felt like I needed a sit down and some Time On Phone after everything in the morning.

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• Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Fancy foccacia sandwhich for breakfast:
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  Mushroom duxelle, mild salami, lots of soft fresh cheese, rocket, olive oil and balsamic

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• LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  UNKAOS sounds a bit like a submarine operation. How do we go about UNKAOSing? Any specific principles to follow, or is it just a matter of making shitty things better?

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  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    You start with KAOS and work against entropy to undo it

    And usually you have to first invent the universe an organisational system

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      For me it’s a way I can stop wasting time , also can stop fretting about not doing things

      I am also embracing a “good enough” philosophy", good enough is better than not doing something at all. And I can improve next time a task comes up on my schedule, until then, I don’t worry.

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    just organise your day in big blocks of time

    then organise those blocks

    make lists,

    create habits

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• LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  One of my goals for this year was to run 5k and build 5kg of muscle to help with my low muscle tone and improve my physical and mental health. It’s been very slow going, and I’m finding it hard to become motivated to do the things. I know motivation is bullshit when it comes to this kind of stuff. Got my Fitbit to work again, so I might start wearing it for a bit of a boost. I want to be able to move my body for as long as I can. Even though I’m really uncoordinated, I can still move!

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    even Mohammad Ali had a trainer/personal cheer squad

    it’s smart and successful to get outside encouragement and support

    you can do it :)

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    • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Thank you 😊😊

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  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Even if you don’t leave the house or get out of bed you can still do leg extensions with a resistance band for your butt and abs.

    I’m probably not going to though -_-

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    • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Hahaha what butt or abs 😂 my resistance band is thrown somewhere in my car from when I used to go to the gym!

      I feel you!!!

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• Pilk@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  2025 is Googling minor health questions (about vitamins or whatever) and skipping over any US government-funded advice because it can’t be trusted any more.

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  • SaneMartigan@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    examine.com was started by one of the early bit fitness redditors.

    “Nutrition and supplement information you can trust”

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    cdc was always a bit political but they never told factual lies. Not like now.

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• Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Got a cold from getting stuck in the rain yesterday. Lame.

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  • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    This is an interesting line of thinking. I was told as a child that if I go out in the cold, I will get a cold. Have since heard it’s a myth. Is it more the symptoms that come from cold exposure, like a “headcold” or the virus itself?

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    • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Maybe when you’re cold your immune system is a little less robust? Then again I was at the gym yesterday and those places are Petri dish of illnesses sometimes lol

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    • Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Reduced immune system response if you get chilled I reckon. Also airborne viruses survive much longer in the cold due to a fatty outer layer that evaporates in hot weather and sunshine. Also UV kills viruses and there’s less of that in cold weather.

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I think it’s exposure to cold can make us run down and more suspectable, if we are already fighting cold viruses we might succumb

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  • Pilk@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    How does that work

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    • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      No idea but it sucks lol

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• melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Someone has stolen my bin. -_-

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  • anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Someone stole our recycling bin once, then it came back a couple of weeks later. Maybe a case of mistaken identity

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• RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Ooh, day shift are starting to trickle in. I am so looking forward to bed and being horizontal.

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• melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I want to do art, to exercise, to UNKAOS…

  But it all takes energy and feels pointless

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  • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I spent many years of my life not doing things that could benefit me because of all the self-talk. Everything feels too hard or pointless or overwhelming or I won’t enjoy it. I don’t know about your situation, but it’s tricky to recognise that sometimes your brain can be bullshitting you. Put on a five minute timer and start with something that can be done from where you are now! Like Zen Colour or something. I personally like doing the wordle.

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      For me that self talk was introjects, me repeating what I had been taught or bullied into thinking and doing.

      and yes on the brain bs, emotion especially. All that talk you hear about , your emotions are valid and real, that’s bs. That’s what abusers want us to to react to. We need to listen to good sense.

      The truly hard part is realising the origin of the negative self talk comes from other people, people we trusted and who we thought had our best interest at heart.

      Think about what people say to you, does it make you feel stronger, does it make you happy.

      I’m older now and still fighting bs in my head every single day.

      But I am totes winning. I have the Seagoons now who I trust . I have some more wisdom too.

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  • SaneMartigan@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Do a tiny bit of each, the pointless feeling is the resistance. 3 x 10 push ups against the kitchen counter and squats sitting into a chair. Do the dishes. Draw a bird or some faces or a scene for a few minutes. If you don’t have a lot of energy, aim to only spend a little lest your cup run empty.

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• Alamutjones@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Okay. Up we get

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• bacon@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

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  • Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Vegemite and fried egg on toast with an avocado smoothie please

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      🍯🍳
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      🍹

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  • RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    A pile of marshmallows big enough to lie down and have a nap on please.

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Up early again, it’s becoming a habit.

  From the 2nd story kitchen window I look at the train to the city go by, 5.04 and it already has some passengers on their way to work. The train coming the other way has workers going home.

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• RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I recently received a $60 credit from The Good Guys after an ACCC ruling (they’d had a promotion with some dodgy terms). I decided to get a new toaster, and fortuititously the toaster and delivery came to exactly $60. Can’t complain about an unexpected free toaster.

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  • SaneMartigan@aussie.zone ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Dammit, I’ve got $20 tgg credit if anyone wants it.

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• melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Melbcat spluttering and spitting out purple cranberry medicine: I am particularly inspired by the works of Jackson Pollock 🎨🖼️

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    poor sweety,

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    • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      She’s still an absolute trooper though. Still eating, drinking, walking over to visitors to check them out. Still trying to convince me to let her outside

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• RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Missing: YarraByte. May have been blown away . If seen please tell Mr Byte to report to the daily thread. Do not report sightings to 000 unless you want to really confuse an emergency calltaker.

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• melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  🤖🏃‍♂️

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