Rigel

Yeah it's bullshit of course. Embrace the aspect of you that's afraid. You are totally justified to be afraid. This part of you just wants your attention don't push it away!

Stay hydrated

I developed this practice not to long ago where I would find one thing that I love about myself and one thing that I hate about myself and then I would contemplate and contrast both of those. Why do I love parts of myself and not other parts? What is the purpose of hating parts of me? Etc. Come up with your own questions. I like to look at myself in the mirror while I do that.

To me the ego is to be embraced. It is also you. There is not a "real you" and then "the ego" which is false and which you need to get rid of. Appreciate you for what you are; The whole of it. Even the "bad" stuff. Easier said than done tho. Which assumes that there's something that needs to be done. Which is not so sure. A living paradoxe that is.

Could you expend on that? I don't see a problem

I like to drink a hot beverage in the morning and prefer to exercise before I break my fast. As to what type of macros you should eat and when I would say experiment, and listen to your intuition cause it is going to be different for everyone.

Why do you want to quit?

Amen?

Check out Teal Swan she seems legit to me.

Love this guy I learn about him from the Certifiedhealthnut!

I think the main value that this forum provides is the diversity of perspectives so there's a huge yellow component to that.

@Byun Sean Very useful thank you

I am doing a 10day cleanse right now(Purium). Currently on day 3 and something interesting is happening. At first I thought that the most difficult thing about it would be the cravings for food but I get very little of that. Energy levels are normal I guess. The thing is it's very challenging emotionally. Kinda funny how having my physical body empty does the same thing to my emotional body. I feel like nothing is fulfilling right now. I get relief when I play music or do breath-work but it is short lived. As soon as I stop I feel emptier then ever. My approach right now is to do the emotional labor but I feel like I am hitting a wall over and over. I lay there feeling the emotion the best I can and asking myself why do I feel that way? What was the first time I felt that way? etc.(The whole shadow work thing) The only thing I get back from this inquiry is... well nothing. I can't come up with anything. I don't know what I want anymore I feel like I am avoiding the labor by actually trying to do it. My questions are: Can any of you relate to this? and what advice would you give regarding Shadow Work? Would be much appreciated?

@mandyjw Stuff to contemplate thank you very much?

@Shin I got lead to that 3 or 4 weeks ago and got really interested. I am doing it most of my days since the Christmas break. The cleanse took that to a whole other level. I feel like anything I do which isn't just sitting there basking in that feeling of emptiness is avoidance. All my usual coping mechanism aren't helping me cope anymore. @mandyjw Thanks a lot I haven't looked at it from this angle yet. The thing that I struggle to wrap my head around is avoidance. That's funny I did what you said today without even reading it. I went and jammed with two of my good friends and It was very enjoyable. I didn't think about anything I was in the flow and everything was going great. Then it ended and there I was/am again. I don't understand how doing something fun and inspiring can fulfill me long terme. Everything feels like avoidance right now. @DrewNows Thanks a lot friend.

Are you sure about that??

Sing your heart out!

You train your concentration by concentrating. What are you passionate about? (assuming you diet and sleep is on point)

I have thoughts on this but none of them really useful. Nice investigational spirit tho you inspire me!

Enlightenment

I noticed that my intuition leads me to different things at different times. Some weeks I would go crazy on smoothies and make that every single day. Some week I eat raw with bunch of herbal infusions. Some week I might go for eggs. Some weeks it's nuts and seeds. Etc. But mainly I eat whole food plant based diet 99%. It works for me. I also do intermittent fasting from 10pm to 1pm every single day.

There's absolutely no reasons:)

Maybe, I don't know. Do you?

Chances are your gut microbiome is compromised. You might want to cut bread/sugars gradually and try intermittent fasting. Slowly build up you fibre intake. Fruits and veggies digest better than legumes and nuts but you should aim to include them as well eventually. There's a bunch of stool test kits that you can buy online to determine what kind of bacteria are living in there and treat it accordingly. Maybe consider eating eggs to up your calorie intake during the adaptation periods that you'll need to introduce legumes and nuts.

Pretty useless concept in my opinion. Just adds to the division.