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The waking state IS consciousness. Or at least it's illuminated by your consciousness. The first thing that happenes in the waking state is you regaining consciousness after sleep.

Good to hear. Take care of yourself and trust the process of healing. Only getting a little bit better each day is enough.

@Dunnel @Dunnel That's dangerous man. You can't trust yourself. Call a friend or family to take care of you. Also consider visiting a therapist and taking medicine that helps with Easing depression.

@Dunnel don't do it man. You can't do it. You don't wanna die.. You just want to eliminate your suffering... What is hurting you so much? Write it down and take serious steps towards solving it..

@Gesundheit what's the point of this discussion? Debating over 'what should we call the universe'?

Too late lol.

No smoking and taking the medications.. Resting and avoiding stress..extra sleep. That's the recovery program.

Ok. Although I wasn't talking about that.. I was saying you have no idea what happens to consciousness after death of the body.. If that makes sense

I picked up the smoking habit once again. And I'm binging on it. That is playing essential role in the anxiety. It's absolutely destroying me and it's time to stop for real and save myself. I will start counting days. 30 days of no smoking starting from today Day 1

@Preety_India absolutely. Your family should take extra care of you while battling suicidal thoughts. This is serious. But also if they don't.. Don't let that let you down. Fight for your own sake. Not for anyone else.

@Preety_India I feel you. I wasn't taking mental illness seriously untill I started to suffer from some anxiety. It's truly awful and can make one hopeless. But I know you can make it to the other side if you put on the effort to get better as I'm trying to do so. I wish you to live a long happy life with peace in your heart!

So I will be taking the medications.. Abliify. Clonazepam. Zyprexa.

@Preety_India thanks.. That's right . Deep breathing seems to calm the body. Do you take any medications? I'm starting to take (clonazepam) and (Abliify). The therapist prescribed me these two. Try them. Maybe they can help you.

If anyone have tips or effective medications. Please feel free to post me.

Symptoms.. Heavy breathing. Fast heart beat. Body shaking. Verge of panic attack. Depression. Restless.

Happines is neither inside nor outside.

@NondualesStudium The love that's meant is everything supposedly.. Then call it everything.. Why call it love? Lol. Anyways this is just a word game after all lol

Love is a human emotion. It's opposite is hate. It's far from being everything. That's a silly way of looking at the world. And completely unobjective.

You obviously don't know that my man.

What tips and medications help with easing panic attacks (mild) and stress?? Still experiencing worry.. Anxiety.. Stress. Sometimes i find my heart beating fast and a little shake in my fingers.. Not for any special reason.. But sometimes I find my mind wondering into scenarios like "what if something bad happened to me".. "what happenes when I die".. Etc and stuff from this ilk.

@Leo Gura .few questions please........ . How to define enlightenment such that you can say 'the person is and that person isn't enlightened' ? It's not like a scientific term that has a clear definition.. like an oxygen atom (an atom that contains exactly 8 protons)... You consider yourself enlightened because you are conscious of certain things and you judge other teachers as 'weak sauce' or not enlightened enough because they don't meet your criteria.... And I consider my own truths that I'm conscious of to be the highest and I do see others who can't get what I'm saying as idiots and so forth (just like you do)... So isn't there different degrees of enlightenment and they are all valid??... And who's to say what's the highest?... After all.. What good is telling people 'you are God and you are hallucinating the entire universe'.. People just wanna eliminate suffering and feel good... Isn't 'the highest enlightenment' itself relative?

LOL

So far.. Death and hell for the most upvotes. Keep Goin........ Here's what I am afraid of..... Death. Hell. Insanity. Loneliness. Pain. Poverty.

Usual societal work is not as exhausting if you have enough self-care. I do think there is a point when lack of self care and trying to do it all drains you so you do nothing well.. or most problematic for me drains me to the point that I can do only one thing well… keep working and moving. And even more problematically I was always rewarded for this work by everyone.

What's that? (the ultimate one)?