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🚬 Researchers show chemical found naturally in cannabis may reduce anxiety-inducing effects of THC
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-chemical-naturally-cannabis-anxiety-effects.html

Researchers show chemical found naturally in cannabis may reduce anxiety-inducing effects of THC
A Johns Hopkins Medicine-led research team has added to evidence that a chemical found naturally in cannabis (also known as marijuana) can—in the right amounts—lessen the anxiety-inducing effects of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the primary psychoactive sister chemical found in cannabis. The finding has the potential to advance the medicinal use of THC and reduce the risks of its recreational use in some people.

TikTok users with stigmatized interests or marginalized identities express anxiety over its potential ban, as rebuilding their communities elsewhere may be hard (Washington Post)
https://wapo.st/3vYgRMU

They found safe spaces on TikTok. A ban could devastate their communities.
With President Biden signing a bill that could ban TikTok, groups such as GriefTok and DeafTok fear they’ll lose an inimitable source of comfort and connection.

Investigating the Generalizability of Physiological Characteristics of Anxiety
Emily Zhou, Mohammad Soleymani, Maja J. Matari\'c
https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.15513

Investigating the Generalizability of Physiological Characteristics of Anxiety
Recent works have demonstrated the effectiveness of machine learning (ML) techniques in detecting anxiety and stress using physiological signals, but it is unclear whether ML models are learning physiological features specific to stress. To address this ambiguity, we evaluated the generalizability of physiological features that have been shown to be correlated with anxiety and stress to high-arousal emotions. Specifically, we examine features extracted from electrocardiogram (ECG) and electrode…

“For evidence of that look no further than Tesla. “
Yes... because apparently the failing car company run by a “mercurial” Nazi-buffoon and the companies who bet on him (Hertz) are the best measures…
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/ev-sales-

If an anxiety is entirely justifiable, is it really a mental health problem?
I mean, I probably don’t need to worry at all about Yellowstone blowing. It’s a low probability event within my lifetime & there is absolutely no chance of me changing my luck if it does; I’m gonna die.
But having the Social Security Loss Police come to my door & demand my son to be euthanized seems increasingly likely. It might not happen even if Cheetolini wins this year. Overall I'd say 10…

'Finally, a Moral Panic I can get behind'
The Guardian: Generation Anxiety: smartphones have created a gen Z mental health crisis – but there are ways to fix it
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/…

A cancer diagnosis often comes with a host of difficult decisions, including what to do about the impact of treatment on a person’s fertility.
Many individuals grappling with this dual burden turn to in vitro fertilization (IVF) as a way to preserve their reproductive options.
That’s why cancer patients and oncologists are expressing shock and anxiety about the recent ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court that frozen embryos are considered children under the law.
The ruling …

Alabama embryo ruling may have devastating effect on cancer patients
Worries are mounting about the ruling’s effect on people, including many cancer patients, who say IVF may be their only way of having a family.

I'm in that weird state if depression/anxiety where I just want to go home and not do anything, but the thought of not doing anything gives me more anxiety.

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.09362 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_csHC_…

From Words and Exercises to Wellness: Farsi Chatbot for Self-Attachment Technique
In the wake of the post-pandemic era, marked by social isolation and surging rates of depression and anxiety, conversational agents based on digital psychotherapy can play an influential role compared to traditional therapy sessions. In this work, we develop a voice-capable chatbot in Farsi to guide users through Self-Attachment (SAT), a novel, self-administered, holistic psychological technique based on attachment theory. Our chatbot uses a dynamic array of rule-based and classification-based …

The Wetterling case is so important precisely because it shows us exactly what *not* to do.
a rare crime was committed and totally incompetent police botched everything.
none of the changes implemented afterwards fixed *any* of the real problems.
https://features.apmreports.org/in-the

In the Dark, Season 1 (Jacob Wetterling) | Podcast | APM Reports
The investigation into the abduction of Jacob Wetterling yielded no answers for 27 years. We investigate how law enforcement mishandled one of the most notorious child abductions in the country and how those failures fueled national anxiety about stranger danger and led to the nation's sex-offender registries.

Godot on iPad.
This is the next dialog to work on.
A straight SwiftUI port is trivial, but what I want to do sort out is an iOS-grade replacement UI for this.
The advanced tab in particular gives me anxiety:

I kinda WISH there was succubus' in my nightmares, then I'd realize they aren't real and it won't really be a nightmare.
Instead, my nightmares are all related to my past. People and memories I wish I could forget coming back to haunt me when I'm supposed to be at rest...😔
From: @…
#Depression #Anxiety #Nightmare

SeSaMe: A Framework to Simulate Self-Reported Ground Truth for Mental Health Sensing Studies
Akshat Choube, Vedant Das Swain, Varun Mishra
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.17219

SeSaMe: A Framework to Simulate Self-Reported Ground Truth for Mental Health Sensing Studies
Advances in mobile and wearable technologies have enabled the potential to passively monitor a person's mental, behavioral, and affective health. These approaches typically rely on longitudinal collection of self-reported outcomes, e.g., depression, stress, and anxiety, to train machine learning (ML) models. However, the need to continuously self-report adds a significant burden on the participants, often resulting in attrition, missing labels, or insincere responses. In this work, we introduce…

I have a lot of anxiety around the name "Louis". It's not an uncommon English/North American name, but I never know if it's pronounced "loo-ee" or "loo-iss".

Have any of my Mastodon peeps had a #thyroid (needle) #biopsy ?
I’m having one tomorrow morning—I have no idea what to expect, & my anxiety is thru the roof. ☹️

😿 Anger, sadness, boredom, anxiety – emotions that feel bad can be useful
https://theconversation.com/anger-sadness-boredom-anxiety-emotions-that-feel-bad-can-be-useful-217654

Anger, sadness, boredom, anxiety – emotions that feel bad can be useful
Lots of people will do a lot to avoid feeling negative emotions. But researchers are figuring out how these unpleasant feelings actually have benefits.

“Spending this time with me is important for his health and well-being, yes, but it’s just as important for mine. Studies have shown what many dog lovers likely already know — that canine companionship and dog walking can reduce stress, benefit health, lower medical costs and decrease depression and anxiety. It’s a gift we can give each other.”
#Dogs

Why skipping your dog’s walk is a bigger deal than you think
Walks are about more than exercise — for dogs, only hanging out in a backyard is like reading the same book again and again.

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.17219 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_csHC_…

SeSaMe: A Framework to Simulate Self-Reported Ground Truth for Mental Health Sensing Studies
Advances in mobile and wearable technologies have enabled the potential to passively monitor a person's mental, behavioral, and affective health. These approaches typically rely on longitudinal collection of self-reported outcomes, e.g., depression, stress, and anxiety, to train machine learning (ML) models. However, the need to continuously self-report adds a significant burden on the participants, often resulting in attrition, missing labels, or insincere responses. In this work, we introduce…

Mention of drugs
This coming May it will be 40 years since i stopped using opiates. I think it's time to go back to them. This constant pain is no longer bearable. And there simply is no better pain killer out there, that also helps against anxiety. Fuck these synthetic shite drugs, dulling and numbing me, but not even relieving much of the pain. It was self-medication back then, against my anxiety and angst, it's self-medication now, against physical pain and anxiety.
Opiates are illegal because they work too well.

After Hours review – Martin Scorsese’s 1980s shaggy-dog story is a peculiar, potent film | Movies | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/mar/20/after-hours-review-martin-scorseses-1980s-…

Intense fighting in Belgorod region sparks alarm among Russian war bloggers: https://benborges.xyz/2024/03/15/intense-fighting-in.html

Range anxiety may be a thing of the past (except perhaps for would-be EV drivers). But it's not just congestion charges, recalls and depreciation that diesel drivers have to worry about - passing the MOT is a real fear.
Give up diesel, if not for the planet or the physical, then for the soul.

Probleme beim Partikelfilter: Auch neue Fahrzeuge fallen beim "TÜV" durch
Pkw mit Diesel-Partikelfilter fallen schon bei der ersten Hauptuntersuchung (HU) durch. Die Hintergründe.

Touch can reduce pain, depression and anxiety, say researchers
While myriad studies have suggested #touch is beneficial for our health, few have attempted to draw the vast field of research together.
Now experts have done just that, revealing a simple message: touch helps.
Dr Helena Hartmann, a co-author of the research from University Hospital Essen, said: “More consensual touch events thr…

Here Are 14 Signs Of Dangerous Stress Levels That You May Not Realize | Essence
https://www.essence.com/health-and-wellness/signs-you-may-be-too-stressed/

Here Are 14 Signs Of  Dangerous Stress Levels That You May Not Realize
Here are several warning signs that highlight your stress and anxiety might be reaching new heights, although you may not realize it.

Just a friendly reminder: everyone you know who pays attention to #politics is traumatised. Gay, straight, cis, trans, left, or right. Some of them may not realise it. The people blocking it out probably are, too.
Vast portions of our lives rely upon this basic #anxiety functioning as it does. THAT is wh…

“The evidence is equivocal on whether screen time is to blame for rising levels of teen depression and anxiety — and rising hysteria could distract us from tackling the real causes.”
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00902-2

The great rewiring: is social media really behind an epidemic of teenage mental illness?
The evidence is equivocal on whether screen time is to blame for rising levels of teen depression and anxiety — and rising hysteria could distract us from tackling the real causes.

Hey friends, sorry for the spam. But I just rediscovered this shot and remembered this uncommon situation where we decided to retreat from a hike as we didn't feel comfortable of crossing the part ahead. One of us was also a little afraid of heights ... a challenging section paired with anxiety - in such situations I don't hesitate a second to cancel.
And NEVER give that person a bad feeling. I hope you agree.

Choosing Safety Over Summit
Choosing a recommended trail, we confronted a precarious section, captured in the poignant photograph. This narrative explores the wisdom of prioritizing safety over summit ambitions, discovering that true adventure lies not just in peaks but in the courage to retreat

Social Anxiety
#memes

While I was on vaca our kitty caretaker (fuzzfriendspcs.com FTW!) literally never saw my cat. She's usually shy, but this was extreme.
Now that I'm back she spent the first hour ignoring me entirely, the next 15 or so never leaving my side, and has now returned to normal behaviour.
It's the longest time away we've had in a while, but not significantly longer than the one a few months ago. Her separation anxiety was way worse...not much I can do, but be happy to se…

Y’all, need some #advice. Need to kick my #coffee habit which I’ve acquired due to long hours and little sleep at college. Really enjoy the stuff and the occasional productivity boosts it gives me, but frankly can’t handle the intense anxiety/panic/jitters from the

Writing retreat with my group 🥳
Feeling slight anxiety as I've actually closed my email program (for the first time this year at least) 📝

Decreasing Anxiety by Increasing Independence.
Lenore's chat with the smart, curious and compassionate child & adolescent psychologist Edward Plimpton:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-anxious-child/id937022377?i=1000652…

‎Your Anxious Child: Decreasing Anxiety by Promoting Independence: Interview with Lenore Skenazy President of Let Grow on Apple Podcasts
‎Show Your Anxious Child, Ep Decreasing Anxiety by Promoting Independence: Interview with Lenore Skenazy President of Let Grow - Apr 15, 2024

Snapchat turns off Solar System, which lets users see their position in their friends' orbits, by default, after a report said it was adding to teens' anxiety (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/05/snap

Snapchat turns off controversial 'Solar System' feature by default after bad press | TechCrunch
Less than a week after The Wall St. Journal reported on how a Snapchat feature dubbed "solar system" was adding to teens' anxiety, the company has

"Let Vote Save America make it easy for you with the new Anxiety Relief Program.
Here’s how it works: You set up a recurring monthly donation at the level that feels right for you, and we’ll send 100% of it to the grassroots organizations and down ballot races that need it most.
Then, at the end of each month, we’ll tell you where your dollars went."

..."indeed, if she resists while most of her classmates do not, she might, in fact, be marginalized, which puts her at risk for anxiety and depression, though via a different pathway than the one taken by those who use social media heavily. In this way, social media accomplishes a remarkable feat: It even harms adolescents who do not use it."

Women are getting off birth control amid misinformation explosion
Search for birth control on TikTok or Instagram and a cascade of misleading videos vilifying hormonal contraception appear:
Young women blaming their weight gain on the pill.
Right-wing commentators claiming that some birth control can lead to infertility.
Testimonials complaining of depression and anxiety.

Instead, many social media influencers recommend “natural” alternatives, such as timing se…

Women are getting off birth control amid misinformation explosion
Misinformation about birth control has exploded because of algorithms that feed young women a stream of videos reinforcing messages divorced from scientific evidence.

What is YOUR prefered fidget style?
https://youtube.com/watch?v=vbvDsT_qyZU&si=2ThmgPRYv0NrRrpC
The anxiety of not doing anything. That's what modern people are like. If you sat in an empty room for 15 minutes, what would you do? Are you th…

Unless you’ve lived paycheck to paycheck (and I have for *decades*) you have no idea the stress and anxiety it causes ALL THE FUCKING TIME…
I drive a 20 year old car. If it breaks down, I lose my job. If I lose my job, I lose my apartment. So I *only* drive my car from home to work to home.
So that means, outside of work and going to get groceries, I never leave my apartment. 😢
BEING POOR SUCKS BALLS. 🤬

5/7
Another intriguing aspect of zinc is its impact on mental health. Emerging research suggests that zinc levels may influence mood. A study in "Biological Psychiatry" (2017) found that zinc supplements could reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety. By modulating neurotransmitter pathways and reducing inflammation, zinc contributes to improved mental health outcomes, opening new doors in the treatment of mood disorders.

i dreamt about the eclipse last night. mostly an anxiety dream about timing and making sure my friends had eclipse glasses and finding people

I did it, I finally did it. I turned on the thing in Mobile Firefox that closes a tab after two weeks of inactivity. It's been grueling, but the anxiety of "losing" things is better than the anxiety of "oh shit gotta handle that growing pile".
#adhd

My anxiety dreams now are realizing suddenly I’m in a crowded room and I forgot to wear a mask 😩

After 10 or 20 minutes of breathing exercise, I feel very calm and fulfilled. There is no anger at all. I am truly at peace.
I feel that I do not need something more. I feel my life is enough, even I feel abundance.
I also look at people with compassion rather than anxiety.
Life is indeed very good.
#MentalHealth

RT @NonBinary68 :
My maskless colleague who announced her 3 month pregnancy was off sick last week (again) Its an ongoing trauma being (deliberately/ consciously/ actively) clued up about what we are living through than 99% of people. I feel such anxiety for her and her baby.

Q&A with Phoebe Connelly, The Washington Post's first-ever senior editor for AI strategy and innovation, on prompt training, anxiety about job loss, and more (Andrew Deck/Nieman Lab)
https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/03/the-wash

The Washington Post’s first AI strategy editor talks LLMs in the newsroom
Phoebe Connelly on prompt training, AI anxieties, and her first-of-its-kind role

I switched to Freedom Mobile in December after being with Rogers for eons and I’m feeling like I’ve used it long enough to render a verdict. While the network isn’t as extensive as Rogers, I find it more than serviceable. And the data anxiety is gone. I was sharing 17GB monthly with my wife, and now have 50GB for myself. Now here’s why I mention this. I’ve gone pretty all out using data and barely dented my plan. Last month I used about 10GB. This month I’m probably on pace for about 15GB. 1/3

Definitely had some sort of anxiety dream last night that I was back in library school and everyone was upset at me for...smashing open a sealed unopenable box(?) while they were watching a film in class.

The excitement and joy have overtaken the fear, depression and anxiety at last. 🤩❤️🥰😘😍
#mentalhealth

Working people go homeless in Phoenix as rents soar due to nimbyism blocking new housing.
More than 90% of people who say economy is fair or poor view the housing market negatively.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/29/b…

Why It’s So Expensive to Live in Phoenix
Arizona is a presidential election battleground state, and a dire shortage of affordable housing there is sowing economic anxiety among voters.

Writing retreat with my group 🥳
Feeling slight anxiety as I've actually closed my email program (for the first time this year at least) 📝

Just beat the #game #TheForestQuartet
What a haunting, deep feeling game. It's a light puzzler with an immersive story dealing with loss, depression, anger, and anxiety.
It's a story driven game, so don't expect a quick platformer, but it's well worth your t…

My current anxiety:
My upcoming performance as Poe in an immersive theater setting is, in my mind at least, a three hour-long test on Poe's life and works.
I'll be interacting casually with the audience for that long and they can just, you know, talk to me, about anything. And I better be able to answer every question accurately or at least dodge questions skillfully in a way that doesn't seem like a dodge.
UGHHH... 💀

New review links ultra-processed foods to 32 health problems: What to know - The Washington Post
https://www.

Ultra-processed foods linked to 32 health problems: What to know
Researchers say there is consistent evidence linking ultra-processed foods like chips and frozen dinners to harmful health effects including anxiety, heart disease and early death.

**range anxiety** *reɪn(d)ʒ aŋˈzʌɪɪti*
the driver's fear that a vehicle has insufficient energy storage to cover the road distance needed to reach its intended destination.
Outdated: used for electric vehicles. Now: hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.

Shell permanently closes all of its hydrogen refuelling stations for cars in California
Oil major cites ‘supply complications and other external market factors’ in decision to exit market for light-duty H2 vehicles in the US

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.01885 has been replaced.
link: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=a

Understanding Growth Mindset Practices in an Introductory Physical Computing Classroom: High School Students' Engagement with Debugging by Design Activities
Background and Context: While debugging is recognized as an essential practice, for many students, encountering bugs can generate emotional responses such as fear and anxiety that can lead to disengagement and the avoidance of computer programming. Growth mindsets can support perseverance and learning in these situations, yet few studies have investigated how growth mindsets emerge in practice amongst K-12 computing students facing physical computing debugging challenges. Objective: We seek to …

That Jason Isbell song Anxiety, but change it to Painsomnia (it fits)
Painsomnia
Why is my body always hurting me?
Even with my cat sleeping close to me
I'm wide awake and I'm in pain

i dreamt about the eclipse last night. mostly an anxiety dream about timing and making sure my friends had eclipse glasses and finding people

3/5
On the mental well-being frontier, magnesium offers promising avenues for mitigating anxiety and depression, underscoring an intriguing nexus with our nervous system. A review in "Nutrients" (2017) has spotlighted magnesium's capacity to regulate neurotransmitters, pivotal in brain-body communications, potentially fostering relaxation and mood improvements.

Evaluation of NoSQL in the Energy Marketplace with GraphQL Optimization
Michael Howard
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.04935 https://arxiv…

Evaluation of NoSQL in the Energy Marketplace with GraphQL Optimization
The growing popularity of electric vehicles in the United States requires an ever-expanding infrastructure of commercial DC fast charging stations. The U.S. Department of Energy estimates 33,355 publicly available DC fast charging stations as of September 2023. Range anxiety is an important impediment to the adoption of electric vehicles and is even more relevant in underserved regions in the country. The peer-to-peer energy marketplace helps fill the demand by allowing private home and small b…

A look at the dispute between Bitcoin miners in Arkansas and residents, who say the noise is ruining lives, lowering property values, and driving away wildlife (Gabriel J.X. Dance/New York Times)
https://www.…

Anxiety, Mood Swings and Sleepless Nights: Life Near a Bitcoin Mine
Pushed by an advocacy group, Arkansas became the first state to shield noisy cryptocurrency operators from unhappy neighbors. A furious backlash has some lawmakers considering a statewide ban.

I just find out I have big anxiety... I throw up 3 times last night
Dont feel well, dont feel great
Dont know how to get rid of it

"Today, women are more likely to be misdiagnosed than men are and take longer to be diagnosed with heart disease and some cancers; they may be less likely to be offered pain medication; their symptoms are more likely to be written off as anxiety — or, as the book title suggests, as being all in their head."
‘All in Her Head’: A Doctor Reckons With Sexism in Women’s Health Care - The New York Times

‘All in Her Head’: A Doctor Reckons With Sexism in Women’s Health Care
A new book explores the history of discrimination in women’s health care and how it affects diagnosis and treatment today.

Working people go homeless in Phoenix as rents soar due to nimbyism blocking new housing.
More than 90% of people who say economy is fair or poor view the housing market negatively.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/29/b…

Why It’s So Expensive to Live in Phoenix
Arizona is a presidential election battleground state, and a dire shortage of affordable housing there is sowing economic anxiety among voters.

I also was often experiencing #depression. But, since I began to seriously practice social exposure, my depression is getting less and less.
It seems that avoiding my #anxiety put me into depressive mode.

Massive uptick in #depression & #suicide and decline in overall #MentalHealth rate for #teens and

The Terrible Costs of a Phone-Based Childhood
The environment in which kids grow up today is hostile to human development.

A probabilistic model of relapse in drug addiction
Sayun Mao, Tom Chou, Maria D'Orsogna
https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.04755 https://…

A probabilistic model of relapse in drug addiction
More than 60% of individuals recovering from substance use disorder relapse within one year. Some will resume drug consumption even after decades of abstinence. The cognitive and psychological mechanisms that lead to relapse are not completely understood, but stressful life experiences and external stimuli that are associated with past drug-taking are known to play a primary role. Stressors and cues elicit memories of drug-induced euphoria and the expectation of relief from current anxiety, ign…

Middle East crisis live: Netanyahu orders military to prepare evacuation plan for Rafah before expected invasion
UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini updated reporters on Friday about the impact that the expected invasion of Rafah would have on civilians:
“Any large-scale military operation among this population can only lead to an additional layer of endless tragedy that’s unfolding,” he said.
Lazzarini added that there is a “growing anxiety and growing panic” in Rafah. “Peopl…

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.09362 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_csHC_…

From Words and Exercises to Wellness: Farsi Chatbot for Self-Attachment Technique
In the wake of the post-pandemic era, marked by social isolation and surging rates of depression and anxiety, conversational agents based on digital psychotherapy can play an influential role compared to traditional therapy sessions. In this work, we develop a voice-capable chatbot in Farsi to guide users through Self-Attachment (SAT), a novel, self-administered, holistic psychological technique based on attachment theory. Our chatbot uses a dynamic array of rule-based and classification-based …

There is no evidence that using social media is driving an epidemic of mental illness and blaming it can distract from effectively responding to the real causes (Candice L. Odgers/Nature)
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00902-2

The great rewiring: is social media really behind an epidemic of teenage mental illness?
The evidence is equivocal on whether screen time is to blame for rising levels of teen depression and anxiety — and rising hysteria could distract us from tackling the real causes.

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.09362 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_csHC_…

From Words and Exercises to Wellness: Farsi Chatbot for Self-Attachment Technique
In the wake of the post-pandemic era, marked by social isolation and surging rates of depression and anxiety, conversational agents based on digital psychotherapy can play an influential role compared to traditional therapy sessions. In this work, we develop a voice-capable chatbot in Farsi to guide users through Self-Attachment (SAT), a novel, self-administered, holistic psychological technique based on attachment theory. Our chatbot uses a dynamic array of rule-based and classification-based …

*Raise my morning coffee*
To stress, anxiety and ADHD
Good morning

4/6
The significance of Cholecalciferol ventures further into the mental health domain, offering solace and new frontiers for individuals grappling with depression and anxiety. The insights from "The British Journal of Psychiatry" (2013) underscore this nutrient's potential in enhancing mood and mental wellness, presenting Vitamin D supplementation as a promising adjunct in the management of mood disorders.

National polling in February found 🔸improving assessments about the economy🔸, yet 🔹worsening evaluations of Mr. Biden’s performance🔹.
More than 90 percent of respondents who rated the economy poor or fair had a negative view of the #housing ##market.
⭐️Mr. Biden has recently outlined proposals to lower the c…

Why It’s So Expensive to Live in Phoenix
Arizona is a presidential election battleground state, and a dire shortage of affordable housing there is sowing economic anxiety among voters.

The anxiety is real....😬
#ADHD #neurodivergent #neurodiversity #neurodiverse

National polling in February found 🔸improving assessments about the economy🔸, yet 🔹worsening evaluations of Mr. Biden’s performance🔹.
More than 90 percent of respondents who rated the economy poor or fair had a negative view of the #housing ##market.
⭐️Mr. Biden has recently outlined proposals to lower the c…

Why It’s So Expensive to Live in Phoenix
Arizona is a presidential election battleground state, and a dire shortage of affordable housing there is sowing economic anxiety among voters.

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2204.01348 has been replaced.
link: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=a

Extended Reality for Mental Health Evaluation -A Scoping Review
Mental health disorders are the leading cause of health-related problems globally. It is projected that mental health disorders will be the leading cause of morbidity among adults as the incidence rates of anxiety and depression grows globally. Recently, extended reality (XR), a general term covering virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR), is paving a new way to deliver mental health care. In this paper, we conduct a scoping review on the development and application…

So, today I'm pretty free and have 2 choices of games to play.
1 of them I've been playing pretty regularly. Fallout 76. There's a new season out and an event going on right now that's pretty cool.
The other is ESO. I downloaded it again the other day. I have some anxiety about getting back into it cause I haven't played in months and I have that ADHD thing that gives me anxiety about restarting things I previously abandoned....😬though ESO also has an event going on right now that seems cool.
Help. Do I try to get over the anxiety and jump on ESO? Or fall back to the "safe" game of Fallout 76 and do that? CHOICES!!!😩
#Fallout76 #Fallout #ElderScrollsOnline #ESO #MMORPG #MMO #Gaming #Games #VideoGames #PCgaming

Augmenting reality to diminish distractions for cognitive enhancement
JangHyeon Lee, Lawrence H. Kim
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.03875 https://

Augmenting reality to diminish distractions for cognitive enhancement
Smartphones are integral to modern life, yet research highlights the cognitive drawbacks associated even with their mere presence. Physically removing them from sight is a solution, but it is sometimes impractical and may increase anxiety due to fear of missing out. In response, we introduce a simple but effective use of augmented reality (AR) head-mounted displays, focusing not on augmenting reality with virtual objects, but on diminishing reality by selectively removing or occluding distracti…

Yep, every few days, then not again for a few days, then MAYBE for a few more days if I'm my anxiety is okay...🤦‍♂️
#ADHD #ADHDers #ADHDmemes #memes #meme #Neurodivergent #Neurodiversity #Neurodivergence

I feel like I have successfully shed my ESO anxiety for the most part and jumped in. Gotta figure out some stuff from where I left off, but I'm ready to get back into this fantastic game!
#ElderScrollsOnline #ESO #MMO #MMORPG #Gaming #VideoGames #Games #PCgaming