zk/diary/2021-09-16.md

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Writing and Mental Health panel

  • Content warnings
  • Backstory (IOP)
    • IOP after burnout got too bad
    • Learned a lot of skills that apply all over
    • Opposite of shame is pride, thus opposite action is to talk about it (thus pride, destigmatization, etc)
    • Name emotion to address reaction/expression
    • Started tying to writing re: Toledot
  • Disclaimer
    • IANAD
    • A lot of these are my interpretations
    • Only hope I can help by sharing
  • Definitions
    • SUDs (esp re engaging w/ skills)
    • Activation vs depression
    • DBT
    • Shotgun approach
    • Fancy names and acronyms are built to let them come to mind more easily
  • Vulnerabilities
    • PLEASE skill
      • Physical iLlness
      • Eating
      • Avoid mood-altering substances (but take meds)
      • Sleep
      • Exercise
    • Describing emotions
  • Reactive skills (low to high SUDs)
    • Cognitive distortions/negative self-talk
      • perfectionism (not good enough)/editing in place, shame
      • check the facts, opposite action (crappy flash fiction), chain analysis, "1st thought = conditioning, 2nd thought = choice, build habits to modify choices"
    • Executive dysfunction
      • writer's block
      • IMPROVE/ACCEPTS, cope-ahead, opposite action (flash fiction, no editing)
    • Rumination
      • slow velocity, can't start, catastrophizing
      • wise-mind, radical acceptance, opposite action (tell yourself you're doing so)
    • Emotional distress
      • not understanding why can't write, burnout, catastrophizing
      • STOP, willingness, emotional wheel
  • Proactive skills
    • Mindfulness
      • aspirations
      • gratitude
      • one-mindfulness
    • Habit-building/exercises
      • intentionality
      • proactivity
    • Dialectical thinking
      • Importance of 'and'
      • Accepting growth
    • Self care
      • FAST/self respect
      • Building positives/accepting success
  • It's all kind of about self-worth, because without that, it's easy to get stuck