Etiquette



DP Etiquette

First rule: Don't be a jackass.

Other rules: Do not attack or insult people you disagree with. Engage with facts, logic and beliefs. Out of respect for others, please provide some sources for the facts and truths you rely on if you are asked for that. If emotion is getting out of hand, get it back in hand. To limit dehumanizing people, don't call people or whole groups of people disrespectful names, e.g., stupid, dumb or liar. Insulting people is counterproductive to rational discussion. Insult makes people angry and defensive. All points of view are welcome, right, center, left and elsewhere. Just disagree, but don't be belligerent or reject inconvenient facts, truths or defensible reasoning.

Sunday, March 16, 2025

Your mental health…

 8 Anxiety Coping Mechanisms That Are Actually Effective During the Pandemic | SELF

Admit it, you have them too… coping/escape mechanisms that help give you peace of mind in a world full of problems that you have no control over.

I thought of some things I’m calling “Medications of Choice.”  We could also call them “Therapies of Choice.” As I was thinking about them, they came to me randomly, but I’ll list them in alphabetical order so you don’t get caught up in my stream of thought:


  • Alcohol

  • Avoiding TMI (a.k.a. cognitive dissonance/denial)

  • Blogging

  • Exercise

  • Food (junk, comfort, overeating)

  • Friends

  • Hobbies (crafts, gardening, arts)

  • Illegal drugs

  • Knowledge (is/gives power)

  • Laughter

  • Loved one(s)

  • Meditation

  • Money (and acquiring material things)

  • Music

  • Nature

  • Pets

  • Prescription drugs

  • Professional counseling

  • Reading

  • Religion

  • Sex

  • Sleep

  • Solitude

  • Sports

  • Stoicism

  • Travel

  • Video games

  • Work

  • Writing


  • Other
  • I ain't got no steenkeen' problems


There it is, my “Medications/Therapies of Choice” menu.  How many apply to you?  Or have you no need to cope?  In that case, I’m gonna need some ‘splainin’ here.


So, what gets you through the day?


(by PrimalSoup)



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