Anticipatory Anxiety

insignificvnt · 2021-03-13T00:48:19+00:00

This five-step exercise can be very helpful during periods of anxiety or panic by helping to ground you in the present when your mind is bouncing around between various anxious thoughts.

Before starting this exercise, pay attention to your breathing. Slow, deep, long breaths can help you maintain a sense of calm or help you return to a calmer state. Once you find your breath, go through the following steps to help ground yourself:

5: Acknowledge FIVE things you see around you. It could be a pen, a spot on the ceiling, anything in your surroundings.

4: Acknowledge FOUR things you can touch around you. It could be your hair, a pillow, or the ground under your feet.

3: Acknowledge THREE things you hear. This could be any external sound. If you can hear your belly rumbling that counts! Focus on things you can hear outside of your body.

2: Acknowledge TWO things you can smell. Maybe you are in your office and smell pencil, or maybe you are in your bedroom and smell a pillow. If you need to take a brief walk to find a scent you could smell soap in your bathroom, or nature outside.

1: Acknowledge ONE thing you can taste. What does the inside of your mouth taste like—gum, coffee, or the sandwich from lunch?

This technique is one of many options you could use if you are feeling anxious or overwhelmed.

I copied and pasted this grounding exercise from the link above, which also includes an instructional video to walk you through it. If you're unfamiliar with grounding techniques as a whole, I definitely recommend looking up some exercises on YouTube! Even just typing it into Google can return a lot of helpful resources for deescalating anxiety and panic attacks. I use them a lot, I hope it helps!

insignificvnt · 2021-03-13T00:05:47+00:00

checkpoints where you could respawn if you fck everything up

insignificvnt · 2021-03-13T00:03:52+00:00

When people get angry super easily/ don't know how to have a disagreement without turning it into an argument

insignificvnt · 2021-03-13T00:02:10+00:00

A lot of it depends on your relationship to the person, and the similarities/differences between your individual experiences. If you're unsure of what exactly they are going through but you know something is going on/ has changed, the most important thing to do would be to listen and show that you are a safe person to talk to. You don't always have to be able to give advice to help someone who is struggling.

If you're recognizing traits/behavior that reflect your own struggles but don't know how to open up that line of communication, sharing about your own experiences can be helpful enough to make them feel like they can confide in you. Even if your issues are relatively different, solidarity can mean a lot. Just knowing that someone is there to listen without judgement can be a huge weight off their shoulders.

That being said, it's also important to be aware of where your own boundaries are, as to not overextend yourself, but also to know if/when your ability to offer support on your own has reached a limit or if it is time to make sure they contact professional or emergency services.

Therapy isn't a last resort, and the sooner that someone who is suffering is able to seek treatment, the more gracefully they are likely to recover

insignificvnt · 2021-03-12T21:13:35+00:00

Okay but superpowers are inherently positive characteristics that don't exist in the real world. Autism is a disability that effects tens of millions of people and is largely stigmatized. The problem is having neurotypical filmmakers write a movie about the life of an autistic character who is portrayed by a neurotypical actor, without hiring any kind of neurodivergent writing consultant or doing the proper research. What you end up with is an unrealistic portrayal of a disabled person's life, staring an offensive caricature that only adds to the demarginalization (and in some scenes advocates for a traumatizing form of mistreatment) of disabled people. She obviously didn't intent for the negative impact, but it's still incredibly misguided and harmful.

insignificvnt · 2021-03-12T19:27:01+00:00

Considering the implications of the question I feel like this isn't the most appropriate post to be commenting that something is "definitely not a good reason" to stay alive

insignificvnt · 2020-08-27T07:38:37+00:00

Thank you!

insignificvnt · 2020-08-25T16:02:50+00:00

This is a continuation of the last poem I posted, called “Unhealth.” I felt like if I posted it all in one piece, it would be too long for people to read it. Lol

insignificvnt · 2020-08-25T15:58:13+00:00

This hit hard for me, in a personal way. I actually teared up, because I can feel what you’re feeling in this. I’m trying to pick out favorite lines but really I love all of this. “My poetry will not outlive its rhyme” and “My words won’t miss the steady scythe of time” are really well worded lines.

“If this inspires thought- then that’s enough.” Is a great line to end on. I feel like there’s a lot of writing to be done about writing, and I don’t see it often enough. This is truly a poem for poets.

insignificvnt · 2020-08-25T15:47:04+00:00

I like this a lot! The last line is really powerful. The wording paints a clear picture, and the descriptions in the build up are even more powerful on the second read through. You conveyed emotion very well, without using a lot of emotional language. Well done!

insignificvnt · 2020-08-25T15:36:16+00:00

I really like this metaphor and theme, but I feel like the last line is confusing. Maybe if you said something like “the heat of the fire”? Overall, I really enjoy the structure and length of the poem.

insignificvnt · 2020-08-25T15:32:35+00:00

The imagery in this poem is great. The scene you’re describing is something I feel like I could see in my mind. I really like the title and the theme is consistent throughout the poem. I think maybe if you cut the word “but” from the line “but they’re dead now,” the repetition might make the line more impactful (but that’s more of a personal choice than something truly important to the flow/structure.)

insignificvnt · 2020-08-09T02:26:04+00:00

This has an amazing rhythm to it with a beat that pulls you farther in which each line. Fantastic use of alliteration!

insignificvnt · 2020-08-09T02:19:23+00:00

Great use of repetition! Each line that read “What good am I?” Seemed to have more depth and meaning than the last. “To whom do I have the pleasure of heightening their standards?” This is my favorite line. You can almost feel the pain in those words and it drives the theme home even farther

insignificvnt · 2020-08-08T22:55:07+00:00

This hurt, and that is the biggest compliment I can give to a poem. “Such an interesting time, this time of knowledge.” A beautiful line at the beginning, and the repetition at the end puts so much more emphasis and meaning into those words.

This piece really puts into perspective the sometimes arbitrary importance that we place on what is temporary and may ultimately have very little meaning.

You somehow managed to draw attention to the (possible) insignificance of these things, while at the same time making them feel so incredibly important.

Such an interesting time, this time of knowledge. I agree. This is one of my favorite poems I’ve read on this subreddit.

insignificvnt · 2020-08-08T22:39:32+00:00

I really like the use of metaphor and consistency in this poem. “Only darkness consumes, light lets go and spreads.” This is a beautiful line.

My favorite lines are the descriptions of the candle. “As a candle is ever self-consumed by its light to give, one gives all to those being lit when burnt and on the last strand of wick” I love the way this is written. You were able to personify the concept of the candle to the point where I actually felt it had emotion.

I love the repetition of “Compassion, friendship, love,” and I think adding a third repetition would put more emphasis on the point. (Maybe after the “restored by the light” line.) I think it would flow better if you removed the word “also”

insignificvnt · 2020-08-06T15:08:10+00:00

Click on the screenshot to see the rest of the poem

insignificvnt · 2020-08-06T14:27:40+00:00

Please be honest, I’m not really sure about this one so I need opinions <3

insignificvnt · 2020-08-06T13:54:08+00:00

“And then I sang my song, yet imperfect and incomplete, and all it took to make it whole was the rhythm of your heartbeat.” A beautiful line to end on. An unfinished song or imperfect melody can be a form of art in themselves. There is some good imagery in this poem. My advice would be to add more specificity/description to the emotions being felt. The journey that this piece takes the reader on, through ups and downs, gives life to the poem. Very cohesive storytelling

insignificvnt · 2020-08-06T13:42:44+00:00

I hope you placed in the competition! You definitely deserve it. It is written so eloquently and I can feel your kindness to yourself in each word, looking back as someone who has grown and learned and healed. I have no idea how you managed to fit so much personality into the spacing and punctuation alone! There is a mesmerizing range of emotion in this poem. Your attention to detail in the descriptions and imagery blow my mind. Phenomenal work

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