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QueenieSenior Contributor
Last time I was in hospital, I decided to pick up a copy of The Happiness Trap by Russ Harris and was really introduced to the concept of mindfulness techniques in managing distress. I also bought a mindfulness meditation CD and listen to it. I try to use these as grounding techniques when my auditory hallucinations get the better of me. I was wondering if anyone out there also use mindfulness?
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utopiaSenior Contributor
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QueenieSenior Contributor
@utopia : Shame the library didn't have the book in, it's worth the wait though. The other books sound really interesting! Happy reading! 🙂
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Hi @Queenie thank you for sharing with us your experience of learning about mindfulness.
One member in particular who comes to mind who is quite commited to mindflness is @Silenus - you might like to read more about his experiences here. Many other members find mindfulness to be a helpful technique in managing their mental health.
Such as @MoonGal @Appleblossom @theaveragejoe @Former-Member @plasmo @GothMum @BlueBay Feel free to jump in and let us know how your mindfulness practice has been going lately, whether it continues to be useful for you?
The Happiness Trap is a very popular good, good to hear you stumbled upon it as it's a great introduction. Another book I recall Silenus recommending to fellow members is "The Power of Now" by Eckhart Tolle. I wonder if you or @utopia have come across that one before? I thought it was a good read myself, if you happen to get the chance. Another phone app people that also rave about is Smiling Mind though I have not tried it myself.
I wonder how did others come to learn about mindfulness?
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QueenieSenior Contributor
@utopia : That's awesome that you're discovering part of your old self again. I used to read a lot before I was diagnosed about a wide array of subjects. These days I find reading difficult due to meds (they sometimes blur my eyesight). I'm stoked for you too!
@Former-Member : I'll certainly keep an eye out for that title you recommended. It sounds great 🙂 I also will check out that app when I get my new phone later this year.
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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
@utopia I would like to know the book you are reading.
lots of intergenerational stuff in my family
@Queenie I started doing techniques like mindfulness .. when I first became a mum .. I phoned a buddhist hermitage .. he told me to be aware of detail and sensory input in domestic duties .. like the bubbles in the dishes etc ...
I am not a domestic queen by any stretch of the imagination but I have managed to stay on top of the dishes .. it must have helped.
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It is on my to-read list. Thanks
My maths teacher spoke about first principles being important ... and that and respect your sources .. ancestral and academic are my starting points.
I am such a bottom up person, I usually want to get on top of the science rather than read a reporting of it.
I have been scouring Amazon and other sites ... but as stingy with cash .. dont actually buy many books although there look like some terrific ones have been published recently. So I stick to library .. but thinking of paying a Jstor subscription of $20 .. tho not sure how many med papers on that database.
At the moment brushing up on chemistry and looking at pharmacology so I can assess the quality of any pdocs ... we may need. I dont want to be a fool and not medicate when necessary.
I dont think some of the mods realise that my father died of pneumonia whilst accused of malingering at a general hospital and then we all walked home from the general hospital and he had to go to the mental hospital by law or they were going to send police ... so he was overwalked and overmedicated ... and no-one went to his inquest ... though I do have the papers now. Also researching more inquests .. in the public domain.
Things were more straightforward in my sister's death, but a bit dodgy around my brother's death. So I am molto cautious.
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