Sunday, March 16, 2025

Your mental health…

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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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