Daily Check-In

[mecurtin]

This is your check-in post for today. The poll will be open from midnight Universal or Zulu Time (8pm Eastern Time on Sunday) to midnight (8pm Monday Eastern Time).

Poll #23669 Daily poll

This poll is closed.
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 67

How are you doing?

I am OK
57 (85.1%)

I am not OK, but don't need help right now
10 (14.9%)

I could use some help
0 (0.0%)

How many other humans live with you?

I am living single
30 (44.8%)

One other person
18 (26.9%)

More than one other person
19 (28.4%)

Please, talk about how things are going for you in the comments, ask for advice or help if you need it, or just discuss whatever you feel like.

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Welp, I tried one experiment, and it failed. Try, try again!

Comments

[mecurtin]

My kids & I have all restricted our Twitter use of late, and find it improves our mental health substantially. I think it's not just the negativity, it's that Twitter is very emotionally dense: there are a LOT of items per screen, and most express or evoke strong emotion. And nowadays the emotion is often anxiety, so I can feel mine ramp up as I scroll.

I now use the Block Site extension to lock myself out of Twitter for most of the day, and it really helps.

[darkemeralds]

I'll try that. I've used site blockers before, but I'm such an addict that I end up just turning them off. Maybe in such extraordinary times now, I'll be more inclined to work with the software instead of against it.