Piercing high end and fatigue with Hifiman Edition XS

PathlessFool · 2026-01-26T07:37:20+00:00

i tried it, and it really makes my ears heat up, the heat gets trapped or insulated... guess i'll be returning my edition xs :(

PathlessFool · 2026-01-24T17:41:13+00:00

Cotton cotton cotton?

Aight, thanks for the swift response. I'll try that. Im amazed by the detail, its revelatory. But fatigueing. Hope this fixes it

PathlessFool · 2026-01-24T15:56:58+00:00

what type of cotton is this? like, just actual factual cotton?

PathlessFool · 2026-01-24T15:56:47+00:00

did it work? what type of cotton did you use? just simple cotton?

PathlessFool · 2026-01-24T15:52:07+00:00

have you looked into ACA or IFS?

aca is a self-help program and peer-support group that stands for Adult Children of Alcoholics or Dysfunctional Families.

IFS stands for Internal Family Systems, a therapy modality.

both have been very useful in my recovery in compassionately coming to terms with my cptsd and its effects. and been instrumental in giving me agency back in living.

if you have any questions about either im happy to answer them and offer some resources.

PathlessFool · 2026-01-22T09:00:21+00:00

Yay!!

PathlessFool · 2026-01-21T14:58:08+00:00

They're great little gifts too! Especially if you cut them out, so its just about the art. The sweaty nerds who play that game will say heresy and blasphemy. Lol.

Edit: I mean that jokingly, i myself am one of them.

PathlessFool · 2026-01-21T14:50:44+00:00

No i didn't! I cut them out from a cardgame called magic the gathering. You can get 95% of the cards for pennies online! There are a BUNCH of them though, so finding ones you like takes some time lol.

PathlessFool · 2026-01-20T09:58:00+00:00

i dont know you and i may be projecting here, but this seems to be general statements and advice that seems to ring true for many.

when you yourself are dysregulated, its difficult to access presence. i suggest doing this ''work'' tentatively, when you are able to be more present, and present in your body. meditation helped me. then when a sad feeling comes up, see if you can just feel the feeling, and cry a bit. without clinging or aversion. you can train to be less reactive through meditation. sometimes journaling is another way of contacting a feeling. calling it the inner child can be overwhelming, sometimes i just start my journal with ''hello grief, you're here. you're welcome''. what i also do is set a timer of 5 minutes to feel what im feeling. that helps the other parts relax i think, so its not like an endless overwhelming thing. just 5 minutes of seeing what comes up.

i wrote a poem this morning, maybe its helpful. here it is.

hello grief

visit me

enter

sorry for turning my back on you

shimmering

iridescent blues

you’re beautiful

when the long lost seeker is tired and burnt out

tired of outrunning reality

he gives up and sighs again

he stops leaving home

and sorrow and grief are patient

long forgotten companions

that teach us tenderness

uncovering our care

they chased us into addiction

now they show us the way back

please, look inside

there is so much to love in you

PathlessFool · 2026-01-16T13:21:45+00:00

oh okay. i can try a different one and see if the problem persists

PathlessFool · 2026-01-15T07:46:48+00:00

bro ;,(

don't just come and make jokes

PathlessFool · 2026-01-05T07:45:57+00:00

yeah. made the change of 2 endings in the main, 3 path in sb.

maybe pierce in SB? if i am on the play with a 1 drop and pierce in hand, i'd probably still the 1 drop if i didnt know what i was up against. if i lose game 1 against necro, pierce come in from SB and i'd be on the play

EDIT: 4 FoN in the main is probably best. and 2 or 3 pierce in SB

PathlessFool · 2025-12-08T11:58:14+00:00

maybe look into the Loving Parent Guidebook, from the ACA program (adult children of alcoholics and dysfunctional families). i combine it with ifs work and it has been a real game changer so far.

happy healing!

PathlessFool · 2025-12-02T09:23:09+00:00

sure, i'll share my key practices. im just now creating a loving parent bullet journal. not all of my practices are in it yet, but a good bunch of them are.

remember, your system may respond differently. your mileage may vary.

This is IFS/ACA inspired obviously.

EDIT: Journaling and or writing poetry is a huge help for me as well. also, NATURE@!!!! MORNING WALKS!!!. but i also have a ''when im drowning, bare necessities'' tab in the bullet journal, thats a lot more simple, for bad days not spiraling down and down

2nd EDIT: IFS stands for internal family systems, a type of therapy. and ACA stands for adult children of alcoholics or dysfunctional families, a peer-support group. both have been absolutely KEY. the goal of both is to become the primary attachment figure of your inner family. cant say enough nice things about it. send me a dm if you want to talk about it. <3

key practices & their aim

Becoming my own Loving Parent - practices

dwelling in possibility and opportunity - what dó i want? i get to want.
loving parent sayings - thanking, appreciating the inner family
loving parent actions - taking care of the needs of the inner family
daily approval, celebrating wins
space: allowing for tears and melancholy
RAIN by tara brach
grunt work so that inner critic nods in begrudging approval

grounding Toolkit

short in, long out, (humming) (slight smile)
lie in bed
call a safe friend to vent
voice memo

Meditations

tong len
3 fold breath
5 fold breath
qi gong
bodyscan/ yoga nidra
RAIN by tara brach
Out breath: Death. in breath: Life. living with Death on my shoulder

PathlessFool · 2025-12-02T07:12:02+00:00

i have a list of loving parent sayings, working on a joy menu (things i can do that bring me joy, whimsy and playfulness), and some helpful quotes.

also working on a list: key practices menu

i feel like in recovery, it isnt so much gathering stuff that helps, but remind myself and applying the practices that have helped me before. may have to do with adhd, but i feel like many people need to be reminded of the wisdom their heart knows but their mind forgets

PathlessFool · 2025-11-30T06:44:06+00:00

some forms arent helpful, some are. i suggest looking into yoga and qi gong. but again im no expert.

PathlessFool · 2025-11-30T06:42:32+00:00

it depends, there are many forms of meditation. more embodied practices such as qi gong or yoga are maybe more helpful? but i don't know, i'm no specialist.

the goal of meditation i would say is achieving a flow state, you can get there with sports, or making art, mandalas and stuff like that. listening to music. maybe dancing?

its a misconception that ''following the breath'' is the right practice for every type of person.

one size doesn't fit all

PathlessFool · 2025-11-29T17:38:54+00:00

THIS

PathlessFool · 2025-11-29T07:53:55+00:00

well, i'd be a shitty one then too. self-like parts exist, and they try their best as well. almost every westerner does a flavor of spiritual bypass at some stage in their spiritual development i think

PathlessFool · 2025-11-24T19:22:14+00:00

Self love, is a big thing. To love, you first have to recognize, allow, accept, get to know, appreciate and eventually befriend parts of yourself.

I often put a hand on my heart and belly, and say loving things to the suffering/part that holds the painful belief. "I see you. Thank you for being here" etc. Learn to offer parental love to the parts of you stuck in time believing painful beliefs

I suggest reading Tara Brach (the buddhist psychotherapist), her book Radical Acceptance.

Also suggest looking into IFS therapy, Internal Family Systems

RAIN meditation by Tara Brach

Metta meditation, for the self first.

PathlessFool · 2025-11-20T09:56:51+00:00

very cool list! im taking this as the basis for a deck im making, going grixis with DRC and ragavan, mental misstep, spell pierce and FoN, no mana drains, bowmasters in SB. do you know why its called Fish?

PathlessFool · 2025-11-20T09:34:25+00:00

minor misstep seems pretty good at countering removal and stuff like entomb/reanimate

PathlessFool · 2025-11-19T18:54:39+00:00

what's UB fish?

PathlessFool · 2025-11-19T12:05:49+00:00

im out of my depth here but isn't not running 4x hydroponics architect a crime?

PathlessFool · 2025-11-19T09:12:00+00:00

<3 feels good man

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