I’ve started going to Meetups (via Meetup.com) about anything vaguely interesting looking (especially the non-technical ones). I think it’s good to get out and meet new people, and talk about things which don’t involve programming or technology for a change. I’ve also stopped eating fast/oven food and started properly preparing my meals. I know very little about cooking so it’s a good learning experience (Youtube is…
Ask HN: What are you doing for your mental health?
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#32Re: Ask HN: What are you doing for your mental health?
#33Praying and reading the Bible in the morning.
Biking to and from work.
Listening to music.
Chocolate.
9gag.
Visit the sick (there's a student club to play games with kids in the hospital), visit those in prison, feed the hungry (buy dinner for someone or invite & cook), welcome strangers into your home (CouchSurfing).
I attend the CouchSurfing meetup too, and church, but the social groups can bring stress sometimes, not only relieve it. Having several groups lets me vent the issues with one group to friends in another social circle.
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#34Gave away most of my furniture and electronics, packed the rest in a cheap storage unit and fled London to a pristine and mostly unoccupied south Indian beach, where I spent 5 months worth of mornings going for a swim before sitting down to remote freelance work, at a table overlooking the ocean. It wasn't a perfect move (the working holiday part), but damn it's by far the best winter I've had in a decade. 10/10 woul…
I'm curious, do you experience any loneliness? Presumably the internet facilitates communication with distant friends and family, but how about meeting people in meatspace?
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#35Re: Ask HN: What are you doing for your mental health?
#36I have a wife and a dog whose I share my life with, we play games in the sofa and eat together, maybe once a year we travel to explore new places. Sometimes routine is hard, but I can always count on them snd vice-versa.
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#37Re: Ask HN: What are you doing for your mental health?
#38Meditate in the morning (10mins) and in the evening (20mins).
Pretty much would advise everybody to go to a psychologist regulalry, it really helped me to stay sane (had episodes when I was genuinely affraid of going mad)
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#39Re: Ask HN: What are you doing for your mental health?
#40Gave away most of my furniture and electronics, packed the rest in a cheap storage unit and fled London to a pristine and mostly unoccupied south Indian beach, where I spent 5 months worth of mornings going for a swim before sitting down to remote freelance work, at a table overlooking the ocean. It wasn't a perfect move (the working holiday part), but damn it's by far the best winter I've had in a decade. 10/10 woul…
Hit me up if you want a Bangalorean perspective on how to deal with the city.
I live in San Diego now and have been out of touch with the most recent developments, but I’m sure the city is still the same at heart.