in all seriousness, how do you know when it's time to go see a mental health professional? at either extremes of mental health, it's pretty obvious whether you need professional help, but i have good days and i have bad days; most of the time I just "man up" and deal with it at the lows until i bounce back.
Ask HN: How do you manage your mental health?
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Re: Ask HN: How do you manage your mental health?
#92If you want to cut to the root, you have to get rid of the "I." There's no suffering without an I who suffers. My grandma used to say "stop starring at your own belly button." There are many saints, sages, gurus (alive and dead) that guide you to shed identity with your person, but Mooji is especially compelling to me. Here's his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Moojiji
I think that especially difficult because for most, managing mental health is a means to improving life satisfaction, relationships with friends and family, and achieving goals.
There's a lot of 'I' in all of those things. I don't know much about getting rid of the 'I' but they _appear_ incompatible? I wonder if there's some middle ground?
Re: Ask HN: How do you manage your mental health?
#93These stories are relatively common on HN so I started collating some of what people said here[0]. Please read the top of the page and seek out a medical professional to discuss how any of the things would work for you. PR welcome
Re: Ask HN: How do you manage your mental health?
#94Naps.
Re: Ask HN: How do you manage your mental health?
#95My approach in life is optimizing for happiness which includes looking after my health, fostering great relationships and working on something I love. I wrote about happiness here: https://wiki.nikitavoloboev.xyz/life/happiness.html I also wrote down a set of rules of my own to follow: https://wiki.nikitavoloboev.xyz/focusing/rules.html The rules get updated as I learn new things in life.
Your wiki looks good and inspiring! :)