Comments on: My Awakening Experiences AKA Satori http://v1.ripper234.com/p/my-awakening-satori/ Stuff Ron Gross Finds Interesting Sun, 02 Aug 2015 11:03:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.3 By: ripper234 http://v1.ripper234.com/p/my-awakening-satori/comment-page-1/#comment-169598 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 03:20:08 +0000 http://v1.ripper234.com/?p=2046#comment-169598 P.S – about the weed…

I believe weed may no longer be good for me.
I mean: I think it was good that I did it. It opened up my mind for me and let me being this process of healing I’m going through right now.
Yes, healing.

A friend told me that Bipolar episodes are often just a side effect of “waking up”. Of dealing with all the shit we piled on our soul during our lives.
It’s an indicator of Great Change.

I think the change I’m going through in the last few years is great for me.
It’s scary sometimes, and difficult. But it’s good.

http://www.bipolarawakenings.com/

I also think, that weed may no longer serve me. It’s possible I’ll never smoke another joint in my life.
Well, “my life” is a long period of time. Anything can happen.
But for the foreseeable future, I think weed may be dangerous to me. It triggers stuff.
I’m already triggered enough as it is right now. I don’t need substances.

]]> By: Gilly Barr http://v1.ripper234.com/p/my-awakening-satori/comment-page-1/#comment-169554 Tue, 07 Jul 2015 16:19:30 +0000 http://v1.ripper234.com/?p=2046#comment-169554 I didn’t read the update you posted on it, i probably will though. I am familiar though with the question you linked to on quora, and many similar to it.
Good luck with the treatment, and I truly hope you find success (whatever that may mean to you).
Gilly.

]]> By: ripper234 http://v1.ripper234.com/p/my-awakening-satori/comment-page-1/#comment-169550 Tue, 07 Jul 2015 14:05:11 +0000 http://v1.ripper234.com/?p=2046#comment-169550 Thanks for your candor and openness Gilly 🙂

I am already seeing both a psychologist and a psychiatrist, as well as other self-awareness processes I’m going through (The Sangha being a key part of that).

My psychiatrist said a few months ago that he can’t diagnose me because I was smoking weed about once a month.
As a result, I stopped smoking weed completely for 6 months, and am following up with my psychiatrist to get a better diagnosis.

Luckily, I don’t think I actually have manic episodes, but more like hypomania.

https://www.quora.com/What-have-you-learned-from-having-friends-with-bipolar-disorder

Thanks again for caring and speaking up!

Did you read the update I published to this post?

If you read this post, you definitely should go read this – http://5elfle55.blogspot.co.il/

]]> By: Gilly Barr http://v1.ripper234.com/p/my-awakening-satori/comment-page-1/#comment-169549 Tue, 07 Jul 2015 13:53:12 +0000 http://v1.ripper234.com/?p=2046#comment-169549 Hey Ron,
You don’t know who i am, but I have heard quite a lot about you having worked at similar workplaces in the past, but at different times (delver a.k.a. sears). I also follow your blog for quite some time. You sound like a really talented and smart guy. I really like your candor and openness, especially around personal subjects like polyamory.
But DUDE!! please see a shrink, preferably a psychiatrist! I don’t mean to be mean at all and I really hope this doesn’t offend you (I have issues as well, just like the rest of us), on the contrary – I’m writing this because I’m worried. I’m a Psychology student almost done with my bachelors degree (while working full time at a startup) so i’m not close to being an expert, but I can say that your recent blog posts indeed sound like the textbook definition of bipolar syndrome. The high’s, lo’s and the ‘Satori’ you’re describing all sound exactly like depressing and manic phases are for people suffering from bipolar syndrome.
Just a worried soul, Gilly.

]]> By: talia http://v1.ripper234.com/p/my-awakening-satori/comment-page-1/#comment-169431 Sun, 05 Jul 2015 10:07:13 +0000 http://v1.ripper234.com/?p=2046#comment-169431 <3

]]> By: yassik16mil http://v1.ripper234.com/p/my-awakening-satori/comment-page-1/#comment-169424 Sun, 05 Jul 2015 04:59:02 +0000 http://v1.ripper234.com/?p=2046#comment-169424 Thanks for writing and sharing this.

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