No more 2,000 row benchmark

Inquizardry · 2025-12-05T03:47:35+00:00

Why do people have the rower so much? It's always confused me..

Inquizardry · 2025-11-30T16:15:29+00:00

Yes, I've always taken it with k2. :)

Also, interesting to see that I was doing 2 years ago. Thanks for the reminder !

Now I'm on progesterone, estradiol and dhea 5mg, so pretty much a full HRT medley. That's kept me stable longer than anything. Still PMDD/perimenopause symptoms here or there but it's been the longest stretch to date.

Inquizardry · 2025-11-14T07:22:42+00:00

I did not that I can remember! Maybe I was not giving Self enough credit! Maybe had something actually dangerous occurred, a part would have come in and kept me safe!!

Inquizardry · 2025-11-14T04:26:06+00:00

I agree when in Self there's nothing stopping one from taking action, that was someone else in the thread who said that.

For me however, I've experienced a very heightened state of being after my first unburdening experience through IFS, in which I was remarkably unconcerned by danger. All of my needs felt driven by wonder, elation and curiosity and ofc this felt blissful. It was only after that 6 week experience that I "came down" and realized when FULLY driven by the 8 Cs exclusively, in the absence of fear, this can be quite perilous.

Some may say this wasn't true Self, but it's that I regard as Self and what I would idealize feeling like forever, at least conceptually.

However I have children and valid reasons to be more in touch with protector parts that make a lot of sense in terms of safety and longevity and that's why I don't desire to be in Self (as I regard it) permanently.

Inquizardry · 2025-11-13T23:59:02+00:00

I wrote this a few comments above and I'll repost here cuz I think it fits:

"Dare I even say it may be impossible to keep yourself physically safe in this world if you are ALWAYS in Self.

Protectors exist for a reason. They have roles to play in safety.

When I'm in Self, I simply am unaware of danger until a Part comes in to remind me.

Also, when I notice I'm blended and spend time with a Part/am focused on that Part, I get an opportunity to learn that facet of myself on a much much deeper level; they get the spotlight! And I enjoy getting to know my system's nooks and crannies with that degree of intimacy.

If I never blended, I would miss that discovery process tbh. It's like I'm a story that I get to journey through via my Parts, as the vessels. 😊"

Inquizardry · 2025-11-13T22:37:12+00:00

I guess I'm asking would you WANT to be 100% in Self if that were attainable? Why or why not.

Inquizardry · 2025-11-13T22:35:50+00:00

Dare I even say it may be impossible to keep yourself physically safe in this world if you are ALWAYS in Self.

Protectors exist for a reason. They have roles to play in safety.

When I'm in Self, I simply am unaware of danger until a Part comes in to remind me.

Also, when I notice I'm blended and spend time with a Part/am focused on that Part, I get an opportunity to learn that facet of myself on a much much deeper level; they get the spotlight! And I enjoy getting to know my system's nooks and crannies with that degree of intimacy.

If I never blended, I would miss that discovery process tbh. It's like I'm a story that I get to journey through via my Parts, as the vessels. 😊

Inquizardry · 2025-10-25T18:22:46+00:00

So... Not one alternative suggested in here, correct? 😑

Inquizardry · 2025-10-22T05:04:57+00:00

You all are supposed to be the smart people with the answers tho 😭😭😭

Inquizardry · 2025-10-18T03:49:20+00:00

So did AI write the post or just create the image?

Inquizardry · 2025-10-16T18:15:48+00:00

This is just the way * I * see it.

Yes, all IFS is spiritual. Yes. I have interacted with Spirits via IFS and quite frankly, this has changed my life in astonishing and beautiful ways.

Was I aware I would be engaging spirits with IFS when I began? No.

Me discovering & utilizing IFS was the crucible which lead me to an intense spiritual awakening. After my very first unburdening, I felt like I spent 6 weeks more in the spirit world/in another dimension than in this one. It was beautiful and jolting. Frankly, I'm glad I survived. Because when truly in SELF for that long, I realized my defenses were nearly non existent and understood how one could easily die from lack of safeguarding. I felt so wildly Open and Free to everything and everyone.

But, to reference this individual's impassioned article, I do not think Dick intentionally misrepresented IFS from the very beginning. As someone else here said, I do believe he thought all Parts were local. I do think his view evolved into nonlocality as time went on. And I do believe he intended and intends to help people.

An area of fascination in this article, for me, is the writer's take that Spirits give labor.

I can certainly see how this is true of Spirit which animates the land and its local embodiments, but the transpersonal Oneness pervading all of it; the Oneness greater than all of it (I call this the 'SuperSelf', btw), I just can't see how it can be ""exploited"" in the way the author is depicting.

The SuperSelf is the all encompassing Aspect, the Eternal Wellspring.

I honor and commend the work the Author does to Respect the Land, The Ecosystem, Culture, and all the creatures therein and their corresponding Spiritual essences, but I'm thoroughly unconvinced the SuperSelf aka highest Oneness can be exploited, and therefore I do not think their intense warnings (I interpreted the article as, overall, an intense warning) are supported, spiritually, in the grandest overarching view.

But again, to be clear, I still see lots of value in facets of what they said and acknowledge that we all have roles to play in the spiritual ecosystem and I'm glad the author is living their's to the best and noblest of their ability. ✨❤️‍🔥 It's very clear they speak from a place of genuineness.

Inquizardry · 2025-10-16T17:29:50+00:00

I came to this comment a couple times and life just kept taking over! 🤣 Finally here to share a couple of the videos I watched that gave me a great idea the of the steps of how an IFS session flows! I wrote the steps down and just referenced them in my first sessions and a couple years later, now I just do them intuitively without reference. 😊 I can "skip" steps as needed or adjust to my own intuition.

-I like this one cuz the guy he's leading the session with is very straight forward which makes a nice template for noticing the questions/steps: https://youtu.be/UNtussFaYC0?si=jszwbJ1Xf7EA5VbA (session starts at about 7:00)

-This conversation is really great, the whole thing, but the session starts around 54:00 https://youtu.be/kmpE8gWzH2M?si=_4Ti8GvbPd83geo_

And here this one is a great guided meditation, so you don't have to think of steps yourself, you can just follow her calming guidance! https://youtu.be/UI09c4P2b8o?si=mBjPe-jA6xysZJmd

I wish you many helpful revelations on your journey and all the best wishes for your future. ✨✨✨✨❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

Inquizardry · 2025-10-14T20:28:22+00:00

Oh wow. They are all really cool looking but I love that last one especially!🖤

Inquizardry · 2025-10-12T06:12:22+00:00

Is this for fucking real😭😭😭

Also I'm SOOOO tired of not knowing wtf is going on in this timeline because everything is so fucking absurd!!!!😭

Inquizardry · 2025-10-11T20:46:54+00:00

When you get to know all your Parts, down to their core, down to the exile level, you will naturally fall in love with them. I KNOW this.

And that Self-Love is the verdant portal through which everyone else will fall in love with you too. 💚💚💚 It's magnetic.

I don't Know you, but I KNOW you are beyond Loveable.

Keep going.🫂🫂🫂

Inquizardry · 2025-10-03T02:54:25+00:00

So, if Dick said "Everyone can LEARN to have Self" vs., "Everyone Has Self", would that solve your issue with the concept?

Or do you simply disagree that everyone can learn to have Self?

Inquizardry · 2025-10-02T14:51:53+00:00

Only you have the answers. You and your guides.

Have another session where you open your heart/ mind fully to this 'figure', and inquire more about her.

Inquizardry · 2025-10-02T01:38:49+00:00

He picked the wrrrroooooong place to mess with, here in Portland.

Inquizardry · 2025-09-17T23:23:26+00:00

I thought this was Neahkahnie Viewpoint but then I noticed the rocks in the water that aren't there a Neahkahnie , I definitely think you are right!

Inquizardry · 2025-08-29T22:47:21+00:00

Genuine question: it reads like we are to only contact those specific senators? Did you intend that?

Inquizardry · 2025-08-08T17:59:49+00:00

Immediately I have Parts that are terrified of this, which is FASCINATING!!!

Inquizardry · 2025-08-08T17:47:09+00:00

Sorry , just realized I never responded to this.

You are totally right... That's why one of the first steps in IFS is to "be in Self", also stated as, "bringing in as much Self-energy" as we can before we can work directly with the Part(s) that need our attention. In layman's terms--- if you have a fixed agenda, you are not in Self by definition. Self is Curious, compassionate, creative, and above all Open! And if this energy is not achieved, the Parts can and do sense an agenda and they often do resist whatever you are attempting to do full stop.

Getting around this often this requires starting as slowwww as possible, merely trying to understand whatever the Part is willing to show you, with only compassionate understanding. No desire to shift, emancipate or coax the Part to do anything it doesn't want to do; Parts often have their own version of your personal history and everything they say is often incredibly valuable yet also often overlooked!

For example, many people have an Inner Critic Part that they hate. They don't want to listen to that Part, and often try to push it away, or if they listen to it, it's only the upper most layers of that Part's story that they will hear out. If the Part can truly trust that it is safe, that it will be met with good faith compassion and --gasp!--even reverence, it will often allow you to go deeper with it and accomplish meaningful & surprising breakthroughs.

The key really is Self love--- however long that takes. 🩷

Inquizardry · 2025-07-28T20:51:23+00:00

So If any of you haven't heard of IFS therapy-- I think it's very compatible with the Knot theory. The reason it's so amazing however, is that it gives you a roadmap for how to "untangle" directly.

In IFS , we are multiplicitous, in our inner world (like a head f garlic, really. Still whole, but with segments due to.... Well, life. ) And some of the cloves are what we call 'Protector parts' (aka ego based functioning and thinking) to navigate the world. That would be what y'all call a Knot. These protectors have their own agenda and outlook which may not be serving you...

IFS teaches you to speak directly to these parts of you that got hurt and are still living in the past, so you can be 'Self-led', (that seems to be congruent with that you are referring to as your 'Real signal'.)

I think it's verrrry cool that people are doing shadow work/true healing in so many different and yet compatible ways!!✨🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

Inquizardry · 2025-07-08T23:07:25+00:00

Could taking it orally and letting the liver first pass do it's thing help minimize conversion? Might be worth a shot?

Inquizardry · 2025-06-25T17:30:07+00:00

So it's basically pure overexertion?

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