When I’m feeling depressed or just having an off day, a good, hot shower can be an excellent way to reset.
No, it won’t completely alter your brain chemistry or remove any stressors that might be adding to your depression, but it’s a good way to take care of your body and find a moment of ease. Massage any tense muscles, pay close attention as the water washes down your body, and just be present - if only for a little while.
They‘re also a great place to cry! 😭
Nov 25, 2024
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there's something so healing about water as an element. whenever i feel down in the dumps, i try to force myself to take a shower. i always feel noticeably better, more alert, and able to focus better. it makes me feel like a plant.
Nov 12, 2024
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Pissed or sad….fuck it take a shower and think it out in peace ☮️
Mar 10, 2024
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whenever i’m feeling stagnant, i take a shower. it’s an instant reset, don’t even have to wash your hair, it’s enough to just be under a hot faucet for 4 min
Dec 2, 2024
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“We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It’s easy to say ‘It’s not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem.’ Then there are those who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes.”
— Fred Rogers
2d ago
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The guy got my attention with, “Hey, I like your shoes.” Just like that, he had me. We talked about where I bought the shoes and how I used to work in the shoe industry. He used to work in the beer industry but had recently become independently wealthy because of an investment opportunity he started with a few of his friends.
”You get to be your own boss,” he told me. Your boot could be on your own neck. We’re back to the topic of shoes.
He told me it’s a small investment to get started but things are really taking off and I could get in on the ground floor. I could quit my job. Work for myself. Had I ever considered doing something like that?
“No,” I said with a shrug. I walked away with my jar of peanut butter. I can’t remember if it was creamy or crunchy. Probably crunchy.
Nice guy!
Feb 25, 2025
I haven’t been on Twitter for years and hardly touch FB, but I had been an active user on Instagram since 2012. I really like taking and sharing photos, and that had always been a fun place to do it.
No more.
With the changes the content moderation changes they’re making, leaving LGBTQ+ folks vulnerable to be targeted; their rolling back of DEI programs; their willing participation in far-right rhetoric and politics; it’s all too much and I’m out.
As if Meta’s platform hadn’t already been increasingly enshittified, this was the final straw to announce how much worse it will get.
And you know what? It feels freeing. Better to leave it behind and find new platforms to connect with people.
Jan 22, 2025