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I had my first therapy session of my adult life at 24, yesterday. My psychiatrist who precribed me concerta (36 mgs) makes me attend mandatory counselling with a psychologist in her clinic every week. I have been to told to focus on these things in particular
Besides these three things, the rest of her recommendations also outlined a schedule for me. She taught me some groudning techniques like how to walk super slowly whilst feeling your entire foot. These are to be used during breaks when I work. Apart from that "tratak meditation" where you just focus on one object (say a burning lamp) for minutes on end. I still prefer the stuff over at tantra illuminated but I will try this out. Reducing my screen time when not working to less than two hours, its hard as I am so used to getting validation from girls via texts or surfing, luckily the meds should help with this.
It is Diwali on the 31st of October, most important hindu festival so most people are back in their hometowns. Somehow I dont feel that I am missing out by not interacting with people I once knew as most in my hometown or here in general refuse to think beyond their city or neighbourhood. The festival is alright, I don't have the same level of enthusiasm for it that I once had, partly because up until a few years ago I would psyche myself out with my religious identity to find some meaning in life which was clearly not good. Funny how that changed, I am still somewhat religious, its just hard to know whats true and whats not given how many scriptures are considered scriptures that are not actual scriptures. Hindus disallowed a bunch of stuff and it later got hardcoded. Vegetarianism and purity spirals around use of nightshades, overreliance on grains are all due to poverty which was later rationalised by brahmins. Pointing this out gets me scolded so I just follow along.
My hiatus from work is ending, I will finally start some basic front-end stuff for the first time in my life from tomorrow or day after, and will post updates on it. Being good at this stuff would ensure that I have a safety net of having a remote job as long as I have enough skills and know enough people. That would alleviate a lot of what I feel.
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