Does this match with your experience?

@iche9373

2 жыл бұрын

I love Flow but I didn't know that it could cure PTSD

@FullMetalPier

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I took a paragliding course after a big loss and I can relate!

@shamanahaboolist

2 жыл бұрын

Yep. So is this a big reason why some crave entering flow state in high level computer game playing?

@gc8972b

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. I'm probably an Aspie and work as an illustrator. I am currently dealing with severe depression, now getting better and using cannabis has been helpful in avoiding obsessive thoughts and helping me achieve flow moments during work. I am Interested in the subject.

@Callummullans

2 жыл бұрын

Getting in the flow melts everything else away and makes me feel suspended I’m focused ecstasy. It’s a good way to recharge.

When you are depressed,one minute can feel like a day.When you are joyful,one day can feel like a minute.Time can alter depending on our mood and circumstance.

@ngeee10

2 жыл бұрын

100%

@Leonhart_93

2 жыл бұрын

You make it sound like time flying by is always a good thing, but more often that not for me it's not a desirable occurrence. I always feel there is too little time at my disposal for everything I want to do. I sometimes think that when I will be 100 I will still have regrets of the things I had no time for 😅

@charlesthomas7372

2 жыл бұрын

This is the most beautiful thing anyone has said in a long while. It’s very ironic that the good moments are always short and really hard to find. But if you find them and can last for a long time, we always hold on to that. And suddenly when it’s ripped off, everything slows down. Like in today’s world where people find happiness in security. Knowing that they have a place to live comfortably and enjoy most of the luxury needs they have. Life kind of moves fast, but when you’re struggling to make ends meet, everything slows down

@wubbalubbadubdub9843

2 жыл бұрын

Everything is relative as a smart man once said.

@coruslansc9788

2 жыл бұрын

Not really. When depressed, one day can also feels like one minute. A day's spent in bed without realising it.

I think that's why it's so important to keep moving when you have a heartbreak. It's all right to mull over the relationship for a bit I suppose, but it's movement that will create that momentum to heal.

@bigthink

2 жыл бұрын

In some ways it's reminiscent of the advice to quit one habit by replacing it with another. It's hard for us to "move on" if we don't move to another activity.

@VinayakaHalemane

2 жыл бұрын

@@bigthink Absolutely agree, Big Think. There has to be something that needs to fill the vacuum in a healthy way.

@angelizar123

2 жыл бұрын

Quitting an habit is very different from overcoming loss. The original comment minimizes the grief process making it seem like it is just about moving forward. It is not, grievikg is a complex process that takes time.

@goodToBeLost

2 жыл бұрын

@@angelizar123 Exactly. The grieving process IS life too. And if we let ourselves experience it fully without trying to replace the vacuum with something else - albeit healthy - for the sake of moving on, we can actually come out on the other side with deeper self-realisation than before.

@VinayakaHalemane

2 жыл бұрын

@@angelizar123 I apologise if it seemed that way. Don't mean to be insensitive or minimise anyone's feelings. But the context I was speaking wasn't about grief from death but grief from a breakup which is not as grief-y and can be relatively easier to move on from. But even in the context I was speaking about, I do mention that it is all right to mull over that too. But at some point everyone has to move on. And when you move on it is better if you can find a healthy way to do so. For one's own sake more than anything.

Exactly - it’s so easy to criticize people who have high risk lifestyles, dirt bikes, car racing, big businesses etc but the reality is that this is the only thing heading them and keeping them alive, moving forward in life and without this they would be depressed and sick. So don’t knock people who are trying, trying anything to get what they need from life to just make it another day above the ground. Let them be hyper focused on their work, their hobbies - you’d only be so lucky to find flow state once let alone every day. Just be thankful and spread the love and knowledge and help each other grow 🙏

@pedronorman5396

2 жыл бұрын

No, that's not true. Being an adrenaline junkie is fundamentally different and frequently merely a distraction from the emotional baggage that people are laboring under. You also need to ask what happens if you just stop and do nothing. What happens if you don't distract your system with noise?

@gaurav3290

2 жыл бұрын

@@pedronorman5396 interesting questions ? That's why mindfulness is necessary in every task or no task.

@BBWahoo

2 жыл бұрын

I will NEVER judge heroin users ever again!!

@jenny_jaguar

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. 💗

@chushiben

2 жыл бұрын

I hate agreeing to this but without work, without something to put my focus on I will not be here

For me it’s skateboarding. It’s a moving meditation for me. No thoughts, no worries, no fear, no confusion, no planning, no mulling over the past….just pure presence, breath, exercise, joy, creativity and FLOW 💜

@noahmueller6188

2 жыл бұрын

Well I would love to have no fear while skating🤣

@Lightknight1991

2 жыл бұрын

@@noahmueller6188 hahaha welllllll, I have a healthy degree of fear if and when trying something past my known comfort zone but I seldom go for gold like the pros do. I just like to have fun out there 💜

@oni5909

2 жыл бұрын

@starlight angel🌌💫 shoot your shot ma dudeeee

@Lightknight1991

2 жыл бұрын

@starlight angel🌌💫 thank you sweetheart 🥺🙏

@oni5909

2 жыл бұрын

@starlight angel🌌💫 oh lol i get that i like complimenting strangers too, i complimented this one girl on her hair being beautifully colored and my mom was ready to kill me lmao

I always clean the house or do something easy when I feel anxious. Doing simple tasks help me get into a flow state.

I use dancing to help keep a flow state. I’ll often just dance in public places at all times to prevent my mind from going to dark places. It probably looks goofy but it makes living more tolerable so it’s worth it

@vinese173

2 жыл бұрын

trueee askdjaskdjawd

@Nirosha101

3 ай бұрын

Omgosh me too!!!

@rarasirius3795

2 ай бұрын

I do the same thing 😁😁 how awesome

For me programming is a thing that puts me into a flow. I totally forget about the world and enjoy the beauty of pure creativity and making something that works out of nothing, but my mind.

It's very interesting to read in the comments what activities bring other people into the flow state. As a child/teenager, I often experienced flow when I was drawing. I really miss those days. Now I often prevent getting into a flow state by thinking too much or being perfectionist. Though sometimes I still get into it when I write, or plot a story. Reading also brings me into this state. But I think especially the 'physical' types of flow like sports would help me to get over my overthinking and anxieties and reconnect with my body, though I'm still thinking of what to try out.

@dzanegulles

2 жыл бұрын

Same.

@SozBoz

2 жыл бұрын

Play a video game

@luvpiggery

8 ай бұрын

It's extremely difficult to maintain as you take on more responsibilities as an adult, the constant interruptions and obligations can easily undermine any sense of flow.

@EvaK28

3 ай бұрын

Draw again ! Art is therapy

I woke up from a coma with no chance of recovery. However, I was so obsessed with recovery, I did so completely while getting a degree, winning awards, producing memorable performances and accomplishing so much more along the way. I accomplished all I did without the help of medical drugs. It was all me.

@user-insight

2 жыл бұрын

you're doing a great job!

@spiderscurry5614

2 жыл бұрын

love u

@letsreadtextbook1687

2 жыл бұрын

Thats so damn awesome!! Great work!

@Tee-en2sy

2 жыл бұрын

Quit lying 🤥

@cursedtodie

2 жыл бұрын

@starlight angel🌌💫 I actually had to revert to the animal side of humanity to recover physically. I pushed myself like a cornered animal with nothing left to do but fight.

“Doctors will start to prescribe experiences” that just hit me so hard for some reason

Flow is defined by J. Krishnamurthi as "complete attention". In that state, the brain's 'processor' doesn't work and hence it 'flows'.

@ataj585

2 жыл бұрын

Could you refer me to a video about it, from J.Krishnamurti.

@conversationcorner1837

2 жыл бұрын

Seems to describe something an athlete experiences.

@raoplns

2 жыл бұрын

@@conversationcorner1837 good point...I think everyone would have experienced that state....when they completely focus on something

@lauravincent6935

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@enerxiazelementa

2 жыл бұрын

What do you mean brains processor

I’ve never done anything that has forced me to focus or has created the flow state more than rock climbing. I can say that I’ve had the best most amazing flow experience when I was knitting once, maybe because I wasn’t forced into the flow.😌

@bigthink

2 жыл бұрын

That's amazing! And it's a testament to the variety of activities that can induce flow as well--rock climbing and knitting are not often thought of as similar 🙂

@carmellewis2466

2 жыл бұрын

As a rock climber and knitter I don't recommend trying both at the same time. You will get flow,but not the kind we're discussing!

@monave2938

Жыл бұрын

@@bigthink yes, amazing. Love that flow state. Thank you🙏🏻

I went to travel in Europe for a month after a series of traumas, and traumas from recent and far in the past all came together and it was difficult. Traveling was a very memorable experience, and I think it got me into this 'flow state', and felt very free, alive, and happy. But don't expect this effect to last forever, if you don't continue getting into the 'flow state', the trauma may come back and continue to haunt you.

@melss94ish

2 жыл бұрын

I think that's an important thing to note. As valuable as flow states are, I don't think they are the alternative to sitting with your feelings and doing some emotional processing. That still needs to happen, too, but it's easier to move through the hard emotions when you can also experience more positive feelings in other ways.

@johnpark7972

2 жыл бұрын

@@melss94ish true, you cannot rely on external factors forever to recover from trauma or anger. They can give you the spark but at the end of the day you need to do it yourself.

@wtfimcrying

2 жыл бұрын

You cant escape forever

@frogsandflowers5453

2 жыл бұрын

exactly what i was thinking. my 2 years of college i'd say that was a flow state, but i got used to it and other emotional problems i was having re-surfaced. moved to europe for a few months and even while i was there that didn't heal me, i still had ups and downs.

@blakejames9743

6 ай бұрын

You can use flow state as a vehicle to heal those traumas. I used weed/shrooms to get there, and it helped me see my struggles objectively. I knew exactly what I needed to do to overcome them.

once while hiking, i came across a fairly wide but shallow section of a river. there were just enough rocks exposed that i could hop my way to the other side without getting wet. as soon as i got to the other side, i had a distinct feeling that i had changed mental states, like i came out of a jason bourne-like trance. my mind was fully engaged scouting the next rock to jump to while i just trusted my body to know what to do. no special skills, expensive equipment, or other high cost of entry like steve kotler is always peddling

I find if I go into nature and really focus on the trees and just observe everything going on I tend to go into this flow state occasionally. Very amazing feeling. Completely present.

I LOVE this! I am trying too overcome the C-PSTD associated with a long term narcissistic marriage and one of the activities I re-took up was windsurfing. For me it was "Mindfulness" because it put me 100% into the here and now moment, and I'm certain that the adrenaline is part of this in surviving the battle with nature. To me Mindfulness feeds the animal in us and Flow may be an extension of this in the cerebral aspects of our minds. It comes as no surprise that skydiving is mentioned in this context because of the sensory overload associated with it.

@thedepths1805

2 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome.

@cryptojunky2535

2 жыл бұрын

You can’t try and do at the same time.

@AvgJane19

2 жыл бұрын

You've missed the point entirely. And added nothing to the discussion. Wanted to make sure you knew that.

@cryptojunky2535

2 жыл бұрын

@@AvgJane19 Sure buddy

@Tagurrit

2 жыл бұрын

@@AvgJane19 do you suffer from C-PTSD? If not then STFU. If yes then you’re in denial.

I was just reading about this in my favorite book called “blue mind” it talk about how water and water related activities can actually trigger flow State

@lemondropzs

2 жыл бұрын

Now wonder we talk in the shower

@matrix2297

2 жыл бұрын

Our bodies are mostly water! Nature is such a marvel.

I hate how these videos always focus on the high-brow, high-society view of creativity. Join a punk band, do nice graffiti, dress weird, draw with fingers, do urban exploration, invent a new type of music, write stupid poetry. You can achieve your peak there, as well, it is not about ballet or realism, it is about yourself and connection to the best form of yourself.

@Jon14147

2 ай бұрын

Yes.

@alexx34

2 ай бұрын

Snowflake

@chrissanchez7710

2 ай бұрын

Love this comment. So true

@TreCayUltimateLife

2 ай бұрын

i wish this video was more in line with your comment because i feel your comment is much more realistic for the rest of us

@bighorchata9259

2 ай бұрын

i believe you missed the point

I just occurred to me during my morning meditation that the general state of being that I am striving for is FLOW! Specially, in the areas of health, finances and relationships. Another word for flow, I think, is freedom. Free flowing energy in all aspects of life.

I used to be quite involved in art and nothing changed my world more than getting into that flow state. The world wasn’t there, only a subtle excitement and intense focus making minutes feel like hours. I can only dream of finding an occupation that sustains me while allowing me to live in that state.

How to 'Self-Love': workout, eat healthy, practice virtues, defend values, seek challenges, speak truth, accept responsibility. Self-love is earned not wished.🇨🇦💫

My experience with trauma taught me much of this lesson! I became aware of living in a Fable, of sorts. My long marriage had left me thinking about myself in her terms, and not my own. I had internalized the abusive messages, they had become part of my internal dialogue. I took up a hobby, immersed myself in something that I had zero knowledge, and little interest. In a very short period of time, the hobby became the only important thing! I'd stay up late tinkering, get up early, excited to try out things I had learned. But after a time, I realized that I was bored; I had gained a new skill, the 'uphill challenge' part was over. When I put that interest aside, I found that I had freed myself of the 'chains of my past'. I had been 'stuck' for two years after the marriage ended, believing I could only fail. I challenged my Fables, found out they were lies, replaced them with Facts.

@whencesleepfairy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!! Your story inspired me 🙂

@dinasimone9815

2 жыл бұрын

What was the hobby?

I agree with the idea of overriding your strong negative memories with powerful ones. This has worked for me in my own experience.

When I had to drive from S. Cal to N. Cal I was bored to death & started thinking about the nature of existence & entered a flow state. The eight hour drive went by much much faster & I got hooked on studying physics. A positive addiction that I still haven't kicked.

@BBWahoo

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome!!

thinking about the surfing part, it's probably also good to get to know your body again. Every time i "lost" something, or i had grief my body didn't feel right. I never tried surfing but working out and boxing kinda did the same thing for me, it put me in a flow state, where i could learn about my body all over again. It's also not just about new experience but also about achieving something, it tells the mind and body even tho you are griefing or hurting right now, you're still the same person you can achieve things like before and that this is just another bad moment in life you gotta overcome. Good luck to everyone that's reading this. Don't give up, get up and start something. Achieve your dreams

I’ve been playing piano for 30 years. When I get into playing.. I get into almost a trance.. this is what seems like being in the “flow” and it is truly amazing.

i think you just literally made sense of my “seasonal depression state.” during the school year i am so consumed with school and my sport, i go from school to my sport to studying to sleep. over the summer, i have none of this. i have nothing to build and distract from and that’s probably my worst moments in my mind and time goes by as slow as possible. I’ve started to consume my time with the gym over summer to try and get the feeling and endorphins my sport would give me and it’s actually worked. but thank you for this video it actually is so enlightening to understand why i might have these dips.

@rue6914

Жыл бұрын

I joined the varsity fencing team to beat my seasonal depression because unfortunately exercise is actually effective at combating depression which I hate to admit because I'm not exactly crazy about it lol. This decision was the BEST I've ever made. There's very little time to feel sluggish when you're being worked within an inch of your life by brutal coaches, 8 hours a week. It was super fun and I made a lot of friends and it was a good way to blow off steam from the end of the day. I focus on school and singing. Try not to let school cause you to resent your sport. I've definitely experienced that many times with my singing. It's tough but we can do it!

Recovering from a stroke at age 21, bodysurfing forced my flow state, and my healing brain improved drastically afterwards

@qbsDC4L

2 жыл бұрын

Where you bodysurfing at @Grant A

@granta3044

2 жыл бұрын

@@qbsDC4L Sandy's and panics

@qbsDC4L

2 жыл бұрын

Im jealous man, I’m in a 5 mil on the east coast all winter but always enjoying myself. Didn’t know about this flow stuff and am genuinely curious now.

@granta3044

2 жыл бұрын

@@qbsDC4L everybody does it. You dont need to realize your in it to be able to be in it

@qbsDC4L

2 жыл бұрын

Lol, oh okay. Was hoping for some insight but that works have a good one!

I like the skydiving point. Especially when someone can attach themselves to another relationship so soon. Take the time to heal, make a new great memory and then let go of that past someone.

meditation. deep superconscious meditation. It takes a bit to practice but it works. Just like sleep is unconscious and no time occurs so is the superconscious state no time occurs. Flow state is a slight glimpse into superconsciousness. Pure awareness.

Cried just from watching this video and remembering moments that's brought me to a flow state of mind, all of them are related to music and nowadays I can't even consider living my life without music, it's become something more than me and given me perspective. All I do on a daily basis is mold my reality so that what I want comes to me rather than reaching for it recklessly

All the poor people are just lookin' at this and thinkin', "These people are so detached from the reality of most people."

so 6 months ago I began running. I ran daily the first month 2 miles a day. then 2nd month I ran the 4 miles a day. and now I run 5 or 6 miles a day. and the number one thing that's keeping me going is runners high. I feel like after 3 or 4 miles I start to feel so high like Im floating on clouds. then once get to 5 or 6 miles I get this euphoric incredible feeling where my entire body is so focused & high. I'm officially a running junkie 😆. and for reference I run 8min a mile.

creating music always puts me into a state of flow! it's the most rewarding thing in the world to my brain!

I got PTSD when I was 18 due to lack of opiates (which I was addicted) when I was awaken in the intensive therapy after brain tumor surgery, for 6 hours. 6 hours of pure pain: I lost 75% of cerebrospinal liquid and meninges collapsed on my brain. Very bad things after that: I used to woke up 2 time at least every time I sleep with the recurring nitghtmare of me layed in a bed and paralyzed, like I was in t.i.. Now with the support of family, friends, pharms and two psychiatrics I restart studying and I get graduated next week. I restarted work up, walking, painting, cooking, card magic and hang out, but sometimes my identity disorder (which was amplified by PTSD and opiates addiction) is thought. But never give up.

That’s incredible. Surfing and skydiving are both thrilling experiences and I think it’d be amazing and life-changing if doctors would prescribe experiences over (or in tandem with, when absolutely necessary) medications. The mind in flow is powerful.

Surfing is indeed magical. Without doing it intentionally, I did surfing lessons a few months after my father died. Those few times I was in the ocean learning how to surf switched on something in my brain that was totally foreign to me. It was so intensely quiet and peaceful. I went back for more lessons. I had several meltdowns in the middle of the sea, battling currents, big waves and my incompetence on catching my own wave. In all that aggro, I didn't know that I was shedding so much grief in the process. Surfing has healed me and it still does.

Walking was a thing "prescribed" to me by my doctor where of course I wasn't handed a doctor's note saying I gotta get my steps up but it was for this reason of flow, I would go walk and all my mental anguish would simply just fade with every step

@erikbudrow1255

6 ай бұрын

That's my go-to.

What I've been taking up for my own flow states are hiking, yoga, piano and painting 💛

Painting my heart out everyday, learning to play my favorite song on the guitar and picking up ballet classes really helped me experience many flow states during my suffering, and it continues to do so.

reading and cooking for me ! and I'm diagnosed severely depressed with anxiety. it's the only time I am not turning wheels in my head.

I love what he's talking about. As a yoga therapist, experiences are an integral part of the healing journey. In addition to conscious movement and breath practices, we might prescribe walking in nature, smiling at strangers, learning photography, etc. There are endless ways to get ourselves back into a state of positivity and mental-emotional balance!

This is why recovery from under-eating has been so difficult for me. My body hasn’t had the energy to do movement activities during this process and I’ve been in an almost constant state of derealization. Movement in the form of basketball, dancing, hiking was always my answer to difficult times. Its rough not having that tool available right now.

@tendnotto

3 ай бұрын

Hey friend, I know I’m way late-I hope you’re doing better, but if not, might I gently suggest a craft (visual art or music or something to that effect)? It’s not the same sort of whole-body focus, but it can be pretty enrapturing! I hope your recovery has been going well since you wrote this comment ❤

I 100% have been thinking these things for a while now. Glad there is a professional to back up my hypotheses.

I don't remember when I got into the flow state but I know I've experienced it before. And I just realised it could be very difficult for me to try now because I have a time limit. I'm stressing about time. I know that if I decide to do something anything without worrying what time it is, what obligations I have, etc. I would get into the flow state. But knowing this, I think scheduling a free day with a large chunk of time or even a whole day of doing something I love without interruption would be a good place to start. Amazing video! You inspired me to think about it. Also the comment section has alot of love❤️ Kudos to everyone and may you all get into the flow state❤

This is cool to hear. A few years ago i shared a thought as I felt it may empower some people. I somehow came to learn/feel it for myself; I suggested practicing flow on a daily basis to stay aware and be in your power. An example of this is to (for adults only) not rely on traffic lights (only at simple crossings) use all of your senses to cross in a manor where you can flow through traffic. Its about timing and awareness. Being in these states while doing things efficiently.. it's like blood flowing through the system, everything flows in cycles so if we can move the same .. ❤

I like how concisely this is put

Wow this is actually very interesting because I have ADHD and a lot of my trauma I feel like does kinda diminish when I hyperfocus sometimes, but then it comes back in when I'm not doing something. I also recommend the pomodoro technique to get into flow state. It's helped me before and it can definitely help you.

I can affirm this is true. I once was suffering from VERY strong anxiety. I decided to travel with friends and man, it brought me back completely because i had to focus on so many different things and was having so much fun. Please fill your life with enjoyable activities!

This is a very useful video. I'm easily prone to heavy emotional and mental damage after a heartbreak and have addictive personality. Though through life experience I've grown to be a wiser man but this knowledge will sure come in handy.

Trauma healing is a lot more than that. It's a patient and slow process. And requires clinical interventions from trauma-informed professionals (such as psychotherapy/psychiatry) Being a trauma survivor myself (C-PTSD), I would like to share, it's good to use positive, rejuvenating experiences. or alternate medicine approach (such as Yoga, reiki etc) They help and support healing and maintaining overall well-being. However, there are no shortcuts. Someone who has gone through traumatic experience, requires lot of care, patience, systematic processing of trauma memories with the help of a trauma-informed professional. Bottomline is one has to go through all the feelings, body reactions in a titrated way to come of it effectively. Vacations, or hobbies can be a good mood shifter, but it can also act as temporary escape from feeling your real feelings that are bothering you from inside. It's important to keep the expectations realistic and talk to a trauma-informed professional.

wow! it makes so much sense to me. I have C-PTSD and i also have an outstanding (compared to others who i know) ability for deep focus. when i work, i work for hours, i do not hear anything around me, i don't feel time passing, it's only me and the information i process. same with sport - i can go to extremes, just to feel totally with my body and without anything else. extreme things, art.. you name it. even in daily life. i just feel like i have an ability to detach from everything for focus (sometimes it can be just focus on percieving the world and myself in it). it feels like i am swimming under the water and it is deeply pleasant for me. It is the opposite of my PTSD, of these noisy memories, complex feelings, thoughts running in circles. kind of a natural therapy that my body invented without my will.

Skateboarding changed my life for this exact reason. So incredibly interested in the future of flow x trauma research. If anyone has any good studies, please link them!

Literally just had a thought b4 this video popped up.. I need to start skating again I feel blessed in this very moment 🙏

I went skydiving for the first time after my dad died and it definitely helped the grieving stage.

I lost someone. To get over him, I took lessons in skiing, sailing, classical guitar, disco dancing (it was 1979), Spanish, volleyball (was on the college volleyball team), and voice lessons, but my memory of those days is intense heartache. I finally (ignoring the red flags) married a narcissist, stayed with him 33 years due to religious prohibition against divorce and remarriage. I guess I didn't achieve enough flow, because the loss of that man is still a grief after 43 years.

@zeemo7751

2 жыл бұрын

This is deep an moving

@wms72

2 жыл бұрын

@@zeemo7751 Thank you. It appears my first love ended his life. I had thought I had talked him out of it. But there's no trace of him online. He was the (hidden from the public) illegitimate son (born 1953) of a somewhat famous actor of the 60's and 70's. He looked so much like his manly, gorgeous father, with a body an angel would envy. His soul was even sweeter, more lovable. In those days, an out of wedlock child could ruin a career. I think his father always wanted him dead, and finally got his wish. But tragedy struck his father decades later.

@qazedc3

2 жыл бұрын

@@wms72 I'm sorry to hear that, I heard the first love is one that is never quite forgotten. It sounds like the universe was protecting you from further heartbreak because the man took his own life early.

All my childhood i tried to find my flow state. No wonder why i enjoyed poetry.. although it got me into a isolated state of just writing any time of the day.

Whauuu loved that!!! Now I know how I could overcome all that! I live in flow always 🤪❤️☀️🌙 thank you 🙏

A thousand years is but an instant. There's nothing new, nothing different; same pattern over and over. The same clouds, same music, the same things I felt an hour or an eternity ago. There's nothing here for me now, nothing at all. Now I remember, this happened to me before. This is why I left. You have begun to find your answers. Although it will seem difficult the rewards will be great. Exercise your human mind as fully as possible knowing that it is only an exercise. Build beautiful artifacts, solve problems, explore the secrets of the physical universe, savor the input from all the senses, filled with joy and sorrow and laughter, empathy, compassion, and tote the emotional memory in your travel bag. I remember where I came from, and how I became human, why I hung around, and now my final departure's scheduled. This way out, escaping velocity. Not just eternity, but Infinity. . .

Flow state is insane. I swear we would all be genuses and advance our world at a significantly faster rate if we can enter flow 24/7

@miata_erik3817

2 жыл бұрын

That’s next step for consciousness but we have to over come this evil world

An experience that is more powerful that your memory (PTSD) being recruited to overrride that memory Waiting to see that kinda prescriptions in the future !!

Você é um gênio! Suas explicações são fantásticas! Obrigado!

This came at just the right time. Guess i gotta get out there! Great Video🙏🏻

Thank you for these truths🙏 ... I tell ya, I have a lot of distain for those "just think positive" "At least your Alive" People. I started saying "Just because someone is breathing doesn't mean they're alive" 😧 Shock and Awe. It seems to be the only way to get their attention enough to open their eyes. But remember Love above all else, even when it need to be severe. 7 different words for Love in the Hebrew language. Loving your enemy is not the same as loving your wife...

I actually had a doctor tell me to go skydiving after I sought treatment for suicidal depression. He said the thrill would help me refocus. I had already been skydiving the previous year and was still depressed, but I think bi- polar depression comes from a different place within. IMHO

flowstate is a big concept in martial arts. Ive been training for 10 years now and feel in flow state when I'm sparring at a high level. Punches and kicks coming at all angles and speeds that have to instantly be addressed is so much to think about until I'm in the moment. Then it all clicks

I think as an OT, prescribing experiences is in the heart and soul of what I do ❤

My most favorite thing is guitar. You don't just move your fingers and hands. It's a whole body talk. You're not just speaking and flowing your hand tongues across the vocal chord fretboard to the amp mouth. You're painting images without actually speaking anything. Some can agree to what the overall feel/atmosphere is. But each person will imagine something different. The amazing thing is you know exactly where to place your hands and all that without even looking. And you can go inbetween genres and sounds and everything for hours never playing the same thing at times.

I have entered flow state only a few times as a chronic procrastinator and brain-fogger and it feels amazing. My most powerful conclusions have been made in that state and I sometimes feel like I could accomplish more in 2hours of flow state than weeks if not months.

So interesting. Glad I watched this.

I'll try this. Hope I can get better

Thank you 🙏

For with Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors or Habits, this is CRITICAL. Easier to swap a bad habit for a good one than eliminate one!!!

This is so powerful

Thank you

I can see this being applied very well to the realm of education. 1:08 Teaching students meditation. Testing students brainwaves and seeing which subject they reach flow state at. Encouraging and increasing time in that area. Figuring out how to create a flow state in any area of the brain. Tailoring lessons to induce flow state better

Thankyou.

Swimming in the cold Ocean get‘s me into Flow every time

Wow I did exactly that. Now I know why it helped

A very interesting topic to learn about. Flow really is your body’s peak performance in learning and adapting. It really needs to be explored more than studied

@bigthink

2 жыл бұрын

It's cool to have something that we are actively learning about through science - that at the same time we can apply in our everyday lives and see immediate results.

@c.galindo9639

2 жыл бұрын

@@bigthink most definitely. That’s the best and most effective way to learn

SURFING (ride the surface) a WAVE (water=Emotions=energy in motion) , “walk on water” “keep your head above water” “don’t get washed up under the current”

I took a paragliding course after a big loss and I can relate

He’s right

When I teach an 8 hour session on counselling and psychology my students flow. My clients flow in their counselling session for 60 minutes. The BEST super power EVER 😁👊🏻 I flow all day - it’s addictive.

Boxing had always been my therapy. Quite literally. Unfortunately I had to have my aortic valve replaced but just practising is enough to experience "flow".

I’d have to disagree with memory being improved in a flow state. I spend a lot of time playing hockey, skiing and gaming and there are times when I’m so dialled in when on goal or navigating a run or in a 1v1 that I genuinely can’t remember how I scored, got down or won the round. I’m so dialled in that all that matters is the end goal and achieving it. So I wouldn’t say my memory is improved at all there, in fact it’s worse. Anyone else find this or disagree with me, I’d love to know!

I love this.

But isn't flow the reason the family doctor or GP used to recommend finding a hobby back in the '50s/60s (as seen in countless TV shows), before therapists were widespread? I love making bead jewelry, beaded objects and embroidery because of the concentration and movement of my hands making something, the sensuality of handling the materials and seeing the colors, problem-solving on the fly, and the resulting flow state---time passes strangely for me, indeed, during those activities. What a great video--thank you!

What an elaborare, exciting and thoughtful way of telling people to go "touch grass". :D

Shredding licks on the guitfiddle puts me in that flow. 🤘😑🤘

I’m from Vermont and doctors prescribe going to the Vermont State Parks for people with a variety of ills!

Wow...prescribe experiences. Sounds interesting. I like the idea.

Thought continuity is key.

what a chill looking guy!

since childhhod you remember genuine desire to get certain achievement so when this challenge happens you feel special motivation

Love this !

I'm under the feeling the reason people are so frustrated at the labour market is because our jobs don't provide as much flow state as they used to. I can't tell exactly how that would work, but it's a hunch. Now we must look for hobbies and side projects that trigger that.

I’m disabled and this explains a lot, so many people give me shit for not trying harder to do sports etc and “help myself” more, but it’s just so painful and expensive to attempt stuff out of the house, I’ll never be able to drive and don’t have a support worker. I’ve survived so many huge traumas that therapists admit it’s too much for them, and that I need to figure out a way to save up for the Drs that charge $150 an hour, which I can’t do on disability assistance. I’m only 22 but feel like I’m dying of old age, it’s especially bad when I’m bed bound for 2 weeks at a time. I wish the world was more accommodative already, I’m so tired of wondering why I’m still here. Being stuck in one spot and in pain will definitely make everything worse so I need to give myself more compassion for being so sad all these years

@erikbudrow1255

6 ай бұрын

I think we need to start having serious conversations about the idea of "medical refugees", ie, people who move to a country with social systems that help take care of and rehabilitate people with physical and mental disabilities.

(Track bike) cycling and programming is right for me. Less cPTSD and no more PTSD for me. I am healing, but also accepting.