Harriet's Written Year, Chapter Two

[Scaly Freak]

8 hours ago, Harriet said:

Art and painting are the top of the pyramid--providing purpose and satisfaction. But exercise is the base, staving off the fatigue that would prevent me doing things.

 

Your hierarchy of needs makes sense and speaks to my inner Warrior. Obviously this means it is wisdom.

[fearless 2.0]

1 hour ago, Scaly Freak said:

 

Your hierarchy of needs makes sense and speaks to my inner Warrior. Obviously this means it is wisdom.

&1 ❤️

[fearless 2.0]

Im always astonished again and again how much shit I get done once allowed myself some goddammn rest! I should have learned this 10 years ago but am still surprised. With me art gets created once I feel rested and almost a bit bored.... so well done, sister! ❤️

 

finding Maslows pyramid very true as well  

[Harriet]

1 hour ago, Scaly Freak said:

Your hierarchy of needs makes sense and speaks to my inner Warrior. Obviously this means it is wisdom.

 

Obviously.

 

20 minutes ago, fearless 2.0 said:

Im always astonished again and again how much shit I get done once allowed myself some goddammn rest! I should have learned this 10 years ago but am still surprised. With me art gets created once I feel rested and almost a bit bored.... so well done, sister! ❤️

 

finding Maslows pyramid very true as well  

 

I rest a lot, I'm a sloth. I need to exercise more to get more energy. Hoping to upgrade to turtle soon. Maslow's hierarchy looks sensible enough. Physical needs first, philosophy second. * carefully ignores emotional needs*

[Harriet]

Monday

Writ: yep

Warcraft: 15 minute yoga, 60 minute walk

Weaving: writing

Witchery: yep

Willowy: yep, down to two teas

All is well. There was another intense and compulsory nap today but I'm fine now. Just gotta keep at the exercise until it's established enough to survive the next slug phase.

[Scaly Freak]

51 minutes ago, Harriet said:

I rest a lot, I'm a sloth. I need to exercise more to get more energy. Hoping to upgrade to turtle soon. Maslow's hierarchy looks sensible enough. Physical needs first, philosophy second. * carefully ignores emotional needs*

 

Physical needs and emotional needs have a lot of overlap. A hug is one of many, many, examples. Comfort food is another.

[Mad Hatter]

Ooh upgrading to turtle sounds good!  So to be clear, the progression goes slug => sloth => turtle => ??

[Harriet]

11 hours ago, Scaly Freak said:

Physical needs and emotional needs have a lot of overlap. A hug is one of many, many, examples. Comfort food is another.

 

Very true. Deadlifts, yoga, meditation, walks.... all emotional modifiers. In fact exercise is my antidepressant, and that isn't a joke or metaphor.

 

10 hours ago, Mad Hatter said:

Ooh upgrading to turtle sounds good!  So to be clear, the progression goes slug => sloth => turtle => ??

 

Yeah! I think so. (underneath slug is leech, which is a more distressing slug) After turtle is probably a panda bear or something.

[Bullroarer Took]

6 hours ago, Harriet said:

Very true. Deadlifts, yoga, meditation, walks.... all emotional modifiers. In fact exercise is my antidepressant, and that isn't a joke or metaphor.

 Medications, psychotherapy and exercise each have fairly similar effect sizes in depression. They are of course not mutually exclusive and have additive effects but only one is essentially free

[Harriet]

7 minutes ago, Bullroarer Took said:

 Medications, psychotherapy and exercise each have fairly similar effect sizes in depression. They are of course not mutually exclusive and have additive effects but only one is essentially free

 

Indeed? Then there's someone out there who got double the average benefit from their meds 🙃

[Bullroarer Took]

When I was a pre-doctoral intern I did behavioral health in primary care. Basically I tried to get everyone who wanted antidepressants to walk a bit, people who wanted sleep meds to stop drinking coffee at 7 pm and everyone to quit smoking!   Also I did some work with heart disease and obesity.  Most physical health issues have a fairly robust behavioral component and PCP telling people they are overweight and shouldn’t smoke falls short. 😉

[Harriet]

16 minutes ago, Bullroarer Took said:

When I was a pre-doctoral intern I did behavioral health in primary care. Basically I tried to get everyone who wanted antidepressants to walk a bit, people who wanted sleep meds to stop drinking coffee at 7 pm and everyone to quit smoking!   Also I did some work with heart disease and obesity.  Most physical health issues have a fairly robust behavioral component and PCP telling people they are overweight and shouldn’t smoke falls short. 😉

 
Sounds admirably prudent! What is PCP though?

[Bullroarer Took]

1 hour ago, Harriet said:

 
Sounds admirably prudent! What is PCP though?

Sorry, Primary Care Physician.

[Scaly Freak]

8 hours ago, Harriet said:

 

Very true. Deadlifts, yoga, meditation, walks.... all emotional modifiers. In fact exercise is my antidepressant, and that isn't a joke or metaphor.

 

1 hour ago, Bullroarer Took said:

 Medications, psychotherapy and exercise each have fairly similar effect sizes in depression. They are of course not mutually exclusive and have additive effects but only one is essentially free

 

When I first started going to see a professional for help with my anxiety, she told me that regular exercise was as effective as prescribing me antianxiety medication, but without potential side-effects and with additional health benefits, so let's try that first.  Lifting and daily walks are now my anxiety medication, and that's not a metaphor for me either.  Intentional movement, while outside in daylight, saved my sanity over the past year.

 

1 hour ago, Harriet said:

 
Sounds admirably prudent! What is PCP though?

 

I'm guessing.... Primary Care Provider?

 

EDIT: Close enough 😛 

[Harriet]

Tuesday

Writ: yes

Warcraft: lifted and 60 minute walk

Weaving: wrote

Witchery: yep

Willowy: yep

Really tired today. Ordinary movements were a drag and I had to sleep a bit. I got through the lifting and walking regardless. Must continue them even when tired.

[Mad Hatter]

6 hours ago, Bullroarer Took said:

PCP telling people they are overweight and shouldn’t smoke falls short. 😉

My mind went to the drug and got very confused, those would be some weird hallucinations. 😛 

[Bullroarer Took]

25 minutes ago, Mad Hatter said:

My mind went to the drug and got very confused, those would be some weird hallucinations. 😛 

I tend to discourage PCP use

[Mike Wazowski]

5 hours ago, Scaly Freak said:

When I first started going to see a professional for help with my anxiety, she told me that regular exercise was as effective as prescribing me antianxiety medication, but without potential side-effects and with additional health benefits, so let's try that first.  Lifting and daily walks are now my anxiety medication, and that's not a metaphor for me either.  Intentional movement, while outside in daylight, saved my sanity over the past year.

I'm actually really, really glad that you found a psychiatrist (I'm presuming, based on prescriptions being in the options discussed) like that!

 

Harriet, I love the landscape, very serene!

[fearless 2.0]

Hang in there love! ❤️

you are doing the right things and yay for lifting and walking!  

[Tanktimus the Encourager]

2 hours ago, Bullroarer Took said:

I tend to discourage PCP use

For legal reasons, so does Nerd Fitness™

[Scaly Freak]

3 hours ago, Mike Wazowski said:

I'm actually really, really glad that you found a psychiatrist (I'm presuming, based on prescriptions being in the options discussed) like that!

 

She's a counselor, so she actually can't prescribe medication, but she made it very clear that there are referral-mechanisms for that, if I really needed it. Turns out, I didn't.  

[Bullroarer Took]

20 minutes ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said:

For legal reasons, so does Nerd Fitness™

 

[Harriet]

9 hours ago, Mike Wazowski said:

Harriet, I love the landscape, very serene!

 

Thank you!

 

8 hours ago, fearless 2.0 said:

Hang in there love! ❤️

you are doing the right things and yay for lifting and walking!  

 

Thanks, I will try to do the things today, too. Just gotta outlast the tired 🙂

 

6 hours ago, Scaly Freak said:

She's a counselor, so she actually can't prescribe medication, but she made it very clear that there are referral-mechanisms for that, if I really needed it. Turns out, I didn't.  

 

Nice. I'm glad the therapy was effective for you.

 

6 hours ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said:

For legal reasons, so does Nerd Fitness™

 

For fitness reasons, so do Nerds of lifting. (I googled it and it looks nasty. Not very gainz friendly, no).

[Harriet]

Wednesday

Writ: yes

Warcraft: yoga with adriene & one hour walk

Weaving: finished a first draft of the Firestone review & sent it to my brother

Witchery: meditated & had a first look at the ritual suggestions for Ostara

Willowy: ate some dried fruit for energy which is not in the rules but not a big deal either

Yoga is showing me that I have some serious weakness and tightness in different areas. I think it will be good to keep doing. I took my cat to the vet today to check on her teeth. There was a compulsory nap at midday. I am now very tired. But it feels so different from the slug phase and I finished my draft, so I don't mind. I'm just going to chill now. Good night, my sweet echidnas.

 

[fearless 2.0]

2 hours ago, Harriet said:

Wednesday

Writ: yes

Warcraft: yoga with adriene & one hour walk

Weaving: finished a first draft of the Firestone review & sent it to my brother

Witchery: meditated & had a first look at the ritual suggestions for Ostara

Willowy: ate some dried fruit for energy which is not in the rules but not a big deal either

Yoga is showing me that I have some serious weakness and tightness in different areas. I think it will be good to keep doing. I took my cat to the vet today to check on her teeth. There was a compulsory nap at midday. I am now very tired. But it feels so different from the slug phase and I finished my draft, so I don't mind. I'm just going to chill now. Good night, my sweet echidnas.

 

well done! good night!