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Caring for the vulnerable opens gateways to our richest, deepest brain states

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  1. [4]
    MimicSquid
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    No. No. Nooooooo. Caring for my dying mother opens my brain to exhaustion, ongoing anxiety about her changing health and needs and the degree to which they can be met with limited funds and time,...

    No. No. Nooooooo. Caring for my dying mother opens my brain to exhaustion, ongoing anxiety about her changing health and needs and the degree to which they can be met with limited funds and time, and a ruthless/indifferent culling of anything in my life that isn't keeping me moving under this herculean load. People (including my dying mother) have talked about how "rich" this experience can be, and I feel a little bit gaslit and a little bit like they're just experiencing cognitive dissonance that papers over the trauma of their own experiences.

    10 votes
    1. [3]
      JakeTheDog
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      I don’t by any means deny your experience. There are different shades of experience and of circumstance, and the example in the video is a possibility. I’m sorry you got a shitty version of it,...

      I don’t by any means deny your experience. There are different shades of experience and of circumstance, and the example in the video is a possibility.

      I’m sorry you got a shitty version of it, and hope you make it through :)

      2 votes
      1. [2]
        MimicSquid
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        Thanks. I just... I just want people to know that there's other ways of experiencing this that aren't sunshine and rainbows verging on disability porn. Sometimes it just sucks.

        Thanks. I just... I just want people to know that there's other ways of experiencing this that aren't sunshine and rainbows verging on disability porn. Sometimes it just sucks.

        8 votes
        1. JakeTheDog
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          Yeah, I get it. The point of the article though is that we can enrich our lives by seeking out caring for others, in ways that we can handle. As in, by helping others we can also improve our own...

          Yeah, I get it. The point of the article though is that we can enrich our lives by seeking out caring for others, in ways that we can handle. As in, by helping others we can also improve our own lives.

          2 votes
  2. JakeTheDog
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    Have you had such experiences?

    Have you had such experiences?

    2 votes