Colin

@Santhiphap If you want a quick fix, I recently got a weighted blanket and there is no going back. You may need to crank up the AC a bit in the summer though. https://www.amazon.com/YnM-Weighted-Blanket-individual-Insomnia/dp/B073429DV2/ref=sr_1_4?s=bedbath&ie=UTF8&qid=1529329398&sr=1-4&keywords=weighted+blanket

This video will give you an entertaining and in-depth introduction to the vital importance of sleep and the various modern impediments to sleep from one of the worlds foremost experts on sleep. After reading his book I am inclined to say that sleep is so fucking important, that if one is struggling with sleep, one should drop all personal development and enlightenment work and focus solely on sleep.

@Solace Hey I don't know if you are paying any attention to the current video game world, if not you might get a kick out of this.

I will share a link to a couple of recent posts on this forum that may help you with your situation plus a quality affirmation video that I use personally. use daily

You're Welcome @Itay Spiegel

My opinion on tobacco recently changed after I took the advice from this book and gave safer modes of tobacco a try. I find them to be a boon to my productivity, mental alertness, and mood. However, in the book he gives a clear warning "DON'T FUCKING SMOKE CIGARETTES" I have been dry vaping natural tobacco leaves. ANd find it to be a fine elegant solution, my lungs feel great. I used to smoke cigarettes many moons ago, and considered it to be pure stupidity. However, recently I have been giving attention to the idea that nicotine can be a beneficial agent. https://blog.bulletproof.com/nicotine-effects-brain/ https://bebrainfit.com/acetylcholine-neurotransmitter/ Something I have noticed is that it feels like my brain has come back online as I have reintroduced nicotine. Something I will caution against is thinking of addiction as a purely psychological mind thing. If you stop smoking you will feel something off with your cognitive function and your alertness and it won't just be in your mind.

Yeah, it is part of the refinement process. He removes books and adds new ones. Raising the overall quality of the booklist as he grows in knowledge and wisdom.

Hey, I didn't read every word in this thread so apologies if this was already mentioned, but I want to give a shout out to Mel Robbins 5 Second Rule. It is very simple and straightforward. Just good old-fashioned motivation. Choices are everything in life. I think the only reason to pursue knowledge is to make better choices. Anything that can help you make better choices, or choices at all will be a boon to your life.

@Solace yo solace fellow 7. Sevens represent!

I have an insight for you that applies to everybody in the modern world. Anyone that uses a smartphone, computer, tv, modern home led and fluorescent lights. Wanna know what it is? Circadian disruption. This study blows my mind every time I think about it. http://www.newsweek.com/blue-blocking-glasses-may-help-treat-bipolar-disorder-promote-sleep-484065 These are the answer

You might get a kick out of this.

Hello, not sure where to post this. I keep running into the problem of shift-enter wiping out my text on this forum. It doesn't happen in other places but often happens to me here. Any suggestions?

Sure big gains are made in little increments over a long period of time. Plus one at a time if you will. I am just doing my duty of swatting away shitty ideas. Experimenting with the ideas in these articles can give you a taste of these positive feelings. https://bebrainfit.com/serotonin-supplements/ https://bebrainfit.com/increase-dopamine/ Proceed with care and diligence as if you were your own child or patient. Including researching the possible interactions some of these therapies might have with the antidepressant you are coming off of. Google can help you research it.

numbness is a problem if you don't want it and action needs to be taken if you want to correct it.

numbness is actually one of the main side effects I hear about from antidepressants. This is not what you want. You want bliss, happiness, joy.

ether is right, but it does not mean do nothing about depression and bad feelings. There are a thousand things to be done to improve one's feelings and mental health. I haven't personally taken them, but everyone I know who has taken them regrets it. Also, patented drugs are a business and one cannot divorce a doctors prescription of these drugs from business incentives. Especially in the states.

@Solace I get the sense that is your session that was posted to Lincoln's website.

@MarkusSweden

Damn solace I am so fucking proud of you for this. ^

Anyone who resorts to calling people assholes when debating on a forum is broadcasting a clear sign of ignorance

@Shroomdoctor

Well, at least this clip.

Wow very nice, and very relevant to this website. Thanks for sharing!