Someone recently mentioned podcasts on here, and it reminded me of how good the morning shows on the radio made me feel when I caught a few minutes of it on my way to work. Back in the day. When I worked. You know.

My typical pattern is to get lonely especially at night (though not exclusively). Lately, when the loneliness gets unpleasant, I have been listening to podcasts and it's a real help, I think :) give it an hour or two and I feel "people'd out."

I hope someone is able to try this and have it work for them to relieve mood. So far I've listened to "10% Happier with Dan Harris" and "Oprah's Super Soul Sunday." I recommend #61 on addiction from 10% Happier and #1&2 with Oprah. Brené Brown is someone I sooo admire.

Also random note, not necessarily saying people should follow me: I take magnesium asporate at night (coupled with zinc asporate) which is supposed to help with anxiety and be calming (has to do with neurotransmission. I've taken courses on anatomy and physiology so it's actual science). So if I take that but I still feel lonely, it's actually pretty easy to drift off to a podcast at night and dissipate some of my obsessive thinking :)

I haven't been able to use this toward other emotional triggers or impulses yet because I'm actually not that far into therapy so I'm just going for the low hanging fruit yet.