<!doctype html> <html> <head> <title>Zk | 2021-09-16</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Gentium+Plus&family=Lato&family=Ubuntu+Monodisplay=swap" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/style.css?2024-05-04" /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" /> <meta charset="utf-8" /> </head> <body> <main> <header> <h1>Zk | 2021-09-16</h1> </header> <article class="content"> <h1 id="writing-and-mental-health-panel">Writing and Mental Health panel</h1> <ul> <li>Content warnings</li> <li>Backstory (IOP)<ul> <li>IOP after burnout got too bad</li> <li>Learned a lot of skills that apply all over</li> <li>Opposite of shame is pride, thus opposite action is to talk about it (thus pride, destigmatization, etc)</li> <li>Name emotion to address reaction/expression</li> <li>Started tying to writing re: Toledot</li> </ul> </li> <li>Disclaimer<ul> <li>IANAD</li> <li>A lot of these are my interpretations</li> <li>Only hope I can help by sharing</li> </ul> </li> <li>Definitions<ul> <li>SUDs (esp re engaging w/ skills)</li> <li>Activation vs depression</li> <li>DBT</li> <li>Shotgun approach</li> <li>Fancy names and acronyms are built to let them come to mind more easily</li> </ul> </li> <li>Vulnerabilities<ul> <li>PLEASE skill<ul> <li>Physical iLlness</li> <li>Eating</li> <li>Avoid mood-altering substances (but take meds)</li> <li>Sleep</li> <li>Exercise</li> </ul> </li> <li>Describing emotions</li> </ul> </li> <li>Reactive skills (low to high SUDs)<ul> <li>Cognitive distortions/negative self-talk<ul> <li>perfectionism (not good enough)/editing in place, shame</li> <li>check the facts, opposite action (crappy flash fiction), chain analysis, “1st thought = conditioning, 2nd thought = choice, build habits to modify choices”</li> </ul> </li> <li>Executive dysfunction<ul> <li>writer’s block</li> <li>IMPROVE/ACCEPTS, cope-ahead, opposite action (flash fiction, no editing)</li> </ul> </li> <li>Rumination<ul> <li>slow velocity, can’t start, catastrophizing</li> <li>wise-mind, radical acceptance, opposite action (tell yourself you’re doing so)</li> </ul> </li> <li>Emotional distress<ul> <li>not understanding why can’t write, burnout, catastrophizing</li> <li>STOP, willingness, emotional wheel</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li>Proactive skills<ul> <li>Mindfulness<ul> <li>aspirations</li> <li>gratitude</li> <li>one-mindfulness</li> </ul> </li> <li>Habit-building/exercises<ul> <li>intentionality</li> <li>proactivity</li> </ul> </li> <li>Dialectical thinking<ul> <li>Importance of ‘and’</li> <li>Accepting growth</li> </ul> </li> <li>Self care<ul> <li>FAST/self respect</li> <li>Building positives/accepting success</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li>It’s all kind of about self-worth, because without that, it’s easy to get stuck</li> </ul> </article> <footer> <p>Page generated on 2024-05-04</p> </footer> </main> <script type="text/javascript"> document.querySelectorAll('.tag').forEach(tag => { let text = tag.innerText; tag.innerText = ''; tag.innerHTML = `<a href="/tags.html#${text}">${text}</a>`; }); </script> </body> </html>