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Re: TV Is Heroin Crossed With Hypnosis

Si Dawson — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 23:35:29 -0000

Ahh, no, facebook is pretty evil. I'm only on (the slightly less evil) Twitter.

Re: Depression

Si Dawson — Sun, 03 Feb 2019 21:25:46 -0000

First of all - thank you so much for this comment. This is incredibly helpful. Thank you.

I don't think I have MTHFR - as I've (a couple of years back) gone on meds, and have radically shifted things (along with counselling, a ton of healing, lifestyle/environment changes etc). However, that doesn't mean I shouldn't be taking vitamins and supplements, as you suggest.

That's bloody tedious, re methylfolate, but why aren't I surprised in the slightest :( Big pharma are EVIL. They've proven this repeatedly. (but that's a whole other conversation).

One immediate question - without spending thousands on gene analysis, how on earth would you find out if you had the MTHFR mutations? I suppose it can't hurt to just dig out the appropriate vitamins and see if they make a noticeable difference (since the downsides to & risk from them are minimal).

Either way, this is super helpful information. Thank you, again.

Re: Learning To Love Everything

Si Dawson — Mon, 23 Apr 2018 20:15:32 -0000

Oh yes, absolutely. Integrity (words, emotions and actions aligning) is super important.

There's little point in _feeling_ more loving if we're still _being_ assholes.

One thing I have noticed, which makes it all easier - the more we aim towards feeling more loving (because saying "I love being this way" is only the start - key is then to let go of all thoughts & emotions which counter that), anyway, the more we aim towards feeling more loving, the easier it is (effortless even) to BE loving. Our actions effortlessly slide into place to match those strong, consistent internal thoughts and emotions.

It's not hard to see the opposite of course - feel angry, have angry thoughts, act angry.

All that said, you're completely correct. It's important that we at least make what effort we can, from where we are, to match our actions to our internal goals. The other great thing? The more we ACT loving, the easier it is to FEEL loving, and dump all those crappy non-loving thoughts & emotions. So, it's wins all around.

Re: How To Prevent Anxiety Attacks

Si Dawson — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 04:24:04 -0000

That's ok. It's definitely more of an art than a science. Lots of tricks to get maximum benefit from it.

If it's not your thing, there's always plenty of other possibilities (eg googling "anxiety solutions" might help). This is just one way of many, very far from the only one.

Re: Shut Up And Heal

Si Dawson — Fri, 22 Dec 2017 21:00:12 -0000

It did, but mostly because of all the healing I did around the issues that came up verbally.

So, talking it through definitely helped discover things I was having trouble seeing by myself, but if I hadn't also been healing all that stuff, it would have been far, far less helpful. Your mileage may vary, of course.

Re: Shut Up And Heal

Si Dawson — Fri, 15 Dec 2017 22:05:42 -0000

Yep. Even then, it was incredibly helpful primarily BECAUSE I took all the information and healed on it.

Yes, it's definitely, definitely helpful to have a professional to talk through issues with. However, that is a far cry from just endlessly complaining, and taking no action at all. Or at least, it should be.

Re: Shut Up And Heal

Si Dawson — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 04:09:58 -0000

Damn. Shame you lost your comment. That's annoying.

Yeah, I hear you. Sympathy isn't the worst thing in the world to receive, I agree. Certainly it's very important to give.

I think more it's keeping a gentle eye out in case you notice that really, you're just trotting out the same old stories (whether they've been repeated vocally or only in our minds). That's a sign that there may be something else going on - in which case just healing the damn thing is a much better thing to do. In my opinion, of course.

Re: Gall Bladder Cleanse – Don’t Do What I Did

Si Dawson — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 21:28:33 -0000

That's incredibly interesting. I'm glad that eventually that nurse diagnosed you correctly.

Thank you so much for your comment.

If we're lucky, you may save others from going through the pain and frustration you've experienced.

Re: Loving More Closely

Si Dawson — Fri, 26 Aug 2016 17:30:20 -0000

<smile>

Re: Punching Above Your Weight

Si Dawson — Sat, 28 May 2016 20:56:22 -0000

Ahh, these days I'm mostly in NZ, actually. And yeah, I'm always on Twitter :) Your account on there seems pretty dead. Have you changed accounts, or just not posting anything these days?

<hug>

Re: Punching Above Your Weight

Si Dawson — Fri, 27 May 2016 20:19:03 -0000

Hey you! I was just thinking about you the other week, wondering what you were up to. We haven't chatted in what, years? Not sure I have any way to contact you. Gi2mr has closed and you're off Twitter. Glad you're still around and smiling.

Re: Punching Above Your Weight

Si Dawson — Fri, 27 May 2016 20:17:29 -0000

Great stuff. And yep, @snarkattack's friend is exactly right: You're not. You're amazing, and whomever-it-is-that-you're-dating knows it too, otherwise they wouldn't be there, right? Simple, really.

Re: Punching Above Your Weight

Si Dawson — Fri, 27 May 2016 20:11:24 -0000

Ahh, thank you Linda!

Re: Recovering After A Sociopath

Si Dawson — Fri, 18 Mar 2016 20:04:52 -0000

Yep, def.

Plus, a movie, you walk out two hours later and it's all over.

A sociopath can continue to screw your life over for DECADES. In the most destructive ways imaginable. And (of course) since they have no conscience, it doesn't bother them in the slightest.

You're absolutely right - education is key. See them coming and avoid them before they can get their claws into you.

Re: Recovering After A Sociopath

Si Dawson — Fri, 18 Mar 2016 04:24:45 -0000

*nod* sure thing. Def stuff I've come back to, over and over.

Re: Recovering After A Sociopath

Si Dawson — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 04:40:41 -0000

My pleasure!

Re: How to Make Spirulina Tasty

Si Dawson — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 18:35:58 -0000

Ha ha ha. Both good tips, thank you :)

Re: Si's Matters

Si Dawson — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 20:01:41 -0000

Ahh, great stuff. Very glad it was able to help - even if only in a moral support capacity. As the saying goes, every little helps.

Re: What Part of “No, Totally” Don’t You Understand? ➔

Si Dawson — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 03:35:36 -0000

hehe, Thanks Billy! :)

Re: Si's Matters

Si Dawson — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 03:27:47 -0000

Huh. I don't know how I missed your comment. My apologies. Some technical glitch I think.

So how did the share go? Was it of use to the Monkton people? I sure hope so.

Re: Two Great Quotes from Thoreau’s Walden

Si Dawson — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 23:17:42 -0000

Ahh, good to know. I'll check it out. Thanks for letting me know about it.

Re: Two Great Quotes from Thoreau’s Walden

Si Dawson — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 22:37:26 -0000

Ahh wonderful. I imagine that's pretty good. I read another of Pressfield's - The War Of Art (which I suspect will have quite a lot of overlap with Do The Work, message wise) - that was a damn good read, and yep, bang on topic.

Nice catch actually, I hadn't put those two together, but now you mention it, it's entirely apropos.

Re: Learning To Love Everything

Si Dawson — Sun, 04 Oct 2015 06:29:34 -0000

Sorry for the much delayed response - for whatever reason Disqus didn't notify me that you'd left this.

However, better late than never, I'm so glad I could help. I hope it has continued to benefit you.

Re: Learning To Love Everything

Si Dawson — Sun, 04 Oct 2015 06:28:53 -0000

*smile* that is wonderful. Truly wonderful.

Re: Breaking Unhealthy Relationship Ties

Si Dawson — Sun, 13 Sep 2015 00:02:23 -0000

Ok, those are super interesting.

Thank you very much. I know I'm going to be mulling these, and experimenting with them for quite some time to come.