Powerless
Reset Your Mind Lyrics
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Where you convinced me that
We'd find a way to work this
Out but it turns out that
You're just a little psycho
You have the notion that
Once I say yes to one thing
It's all you're gonna get
I cannot see right now
With your face in my way
You gave me your reasons why
Just back up off me.
It is time that I looked up
See this image
For what is was
For what it was
It is time that you closed off
Find your place right
Where you belong
Where you belong (without me)
I can tell you now
This is underground
Everything you break
Anything you break
Is permanent damage
When you're all alone
You feel so all alone
Don't you yell at me
Don't you yell at me
I feel no sympathy
Find me crying
Hell, you'll be lying
You have nothing
That I want from you
Can't you that I'm just
On a different playing field
It's nothing against you
Wait, it is, it's how I feel
If everyone can see me
Then they'll see how much we don't belong
If anyone can see me
Then you'll see how much you don't belong
If anyone can read me
Then they'll read how far that this has gone
If anyone can hear me
Then they'll hear how loud you have become
Hide and stay
And don't you move
An inch from that place
Try to find
A solid piece of evidence
That proves your point
Can't you see that I am tired
Of your lies
Where you belong.
Where you belong
The lyrics of "Powerless" by Reset Your Mind are confrontational, revealing a toxic relationship that has broken down. The singer is addressing their partner, who they see as "a little psycho" with unreasonable expectations. They are at a point where they are done with the relationship and feeling powerless, trapped by their partner's behavior. The lines "Can't you see that I am tired / Of your lies" express the singer's exhaustion and frustration.
The chorus emphasizes the gulf between the two characters, showing that they are on different levels emotionally and mentally. The singer is on a different "playing field," and they acknowledge that they and their partner "don't belong" together. The line "If anyone can hear me / Then they'll hear how loud you have become" implies that the partner has become overly dramatic and demanding, making it impossible for the singer to communicate effectively.
The final lines of the song show the singer trying to extricate themselves from the relationship. They tell their partner to "find your place right / where you belong / where you belong (without me)." It is a clear statement that the singer is done with the relationship and that the partner needs to move on. Overall, "Powerless" is a powerful song about the end of a relationship that has become untenable.
Line by Line Meaning
Still sitting in that doorway
I am still stuck in the past, lingering in the same spot where we had a conversation.
Where you convinced me that
You persuaded me to think that we could work things out between us.
We'd find a way to work this
We would figure out how to fix our broken relationship.
Out but it turns out that
It seems that my hope was misplaced and impossible to be achieved.
You're just a little psycho
You are crazy and irrational in your thoughts and actions.
You have the notion that
You believe that if I agree to one thing, that is all you need in our relationship.
Once I say yes to one thing
If I accept one aspect of our relationship, it will be the only thing you expect.
It's all you're gonna get
Anything more than that will not be accepted by you.
I cannot see right now
I am unable to see things clearly with you obstructing my view.
With your face in my way
Your presence is blocking my perception and understanding of the situation.
You gave me your reasons why
You explained your motives and justifications for your behavior.
Just back up off me.
Please move away from my personal space and give me some breathing room.
It is time that I looked up
I need to change my perspective and start thinking about this issue in a different way.
See this image
Observe the reality of the situation without assuming or imagining what it could be.
For what it was
Accept the past for what it truly was and acknowledge the truth.
It is time that you closed off
You need to move on and accept the fact that things cannot be the same anymore.
Find your place right
Discover where you truly belong in life as an individual.
Where you belong (without me)
Search for your path without depending on me or anyone else.
I can tell you now
I am about to state a fact that will bring clarity to the situation.
This is underground
This issue is something that is hidden, secret, and not spoken about openly.
Everything you break
All the damage that you have caused.
Anything you break
Any aspect of our relationship that suffers due to your actions.
Is permanent damage
The effects of your behavior cannot be reversed and will leave behind lasting consequences.
When you're all alone
When you are by yourself, without my company or support.
You feel so all alone
You experience a sense of loneliness and isolation without my presence.
Don't you yell at me
Do not raise your voice or express your frustration towards me.
I feel no sympathy
I am not empathetic towards your suffering or distress.
Find me crying
If you see me crying, do not assume that I am upset because of you.
Hell, you'll be lying
You are wrong if you claim that my tears are caused by our relationship.
You have nothing
You do not possess anything valuable to offer me.
That I want from you
There is nothing in our relationship that I desire or need from you.
Can't you that I'm just
Can't you see that I am simply
On a different playing field
Thinking and experiencing things in a completely different manner than you are.
It's nothing against you
It is not your fault that we do not match or that our relationship is not working.
Wait, it is, it's how I feel
Actually, it is your fault that I feel incompatible and disconnected from you.
If everyone can see me
If everyone can observe me and my actions,
Then they'll see how much we don't belong
Then they will understand the obvious mismatch between us.
If anyone can see me
If anyone pays attention to me and my behavior,
Then you'll see how much you don't belong
Then you will realize how we are fundamentally incompatible as a couple.
If anyone can read me
If anyone can understand what I am feeling and thinking,
Then they'll read how far that this has gone
Then they will know the truth about how far our relationship has deteriorated.
If anyone can hear me
If anyone can listen to my words and my heart,
Then they'll hear how loud you have become
Then they will realize how dominant and intrusive your behavior has been in our relationship.
Hide and stay
Hide and remain in the same position, do not attempt to escape the situation.
And don't you move
Do not take any action that might change or fix the situation.
An inch from that place
Stay close to where you are, do not move away from the issue.
Try to find
Attempt to search for something that is difficult or unclear.
A solid piece of evidence
A concrete and irrefutable proof that will resolve the issue.
That proves your point
That confirms your argument or stance on the issue.
Can't you see that I am tired
Are you not able to recognize that I am exhausted from dealing with this situation?
Of your lies
I am tired of hearing you manipulate the truth and deceive me.
Where you belong.
You need to find your place in the world, but it is not beside me in this relationship.
Contributed by Josiah H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
j
12:30 3 levels, shift
13:25 sleep
18:10 eat 21:55 apples & peanut butter (yum)
23:40 butternut squash soup :O (cook lime at end or bitter) 24:50 (salt, smoked paprika, cumin) spices & flavour go a long way
25:20 freeze!
small changes that are easy
19:10 smoke break 19:40 fidget -> SUNFLOWER SEEDS & WALKS/BREAKS
26:25 get outta the house, plant aerosols > good for mood, anxiety
27:10 eye accomodation
27:40 outside, focus on outside
28:00 fresh air, moving
28:15 meditation & yoga
29:10 1-2hr a day, what it takes to get control of ur mind
29:50 once ur in control of ur mind, willpower, balanced, u'll be able to resist
31:10 dam no devices in the toilet
+ during eating!!
32:20 no cost, only mind rebelling
prime example of who's in control: mind
mind will direct to 'productive' during
33:29 😂
33:50 enjoyment w/o device
34:30 willpower route
36:50
Love istheanswer
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The seven KINGS we love
There are many reasons for this
1) Depression
2) You haven't figured out what you like. That's like a person who loves coding takes up being a doctor because it pays well. Guess what he won't be able to work since he doesn't even like the medical stuff, he's passion lies somewhere else
3)Becoming lazy is now a habit, once you make it a habit it's difficult to stop it.
4) You are afraid people will judge your work
5) You are afraid of the work not being perfect
6) You self sabotage everything because of past trauma to replicate the same traumatic experiences that happeneded to you in the past
7) You just have excuses
8) Someone is enabling you to procrastinate
9) Lastly you push yourself wayy too hard, some people are naturally more lazy than others, it's fine if you are tad bit lazy than average just don't be extremely lazy. Extreme in anything is not good.
Ahmed Ismail أحمد إسماعيل
God bless Dr. K this is so incredibly useful I cannot even express my gratitude even if I wanted to . My brain is literally on 24/7 and I have to fight it to do stop . Once it's done I just sit there and do nothing .
I feel totally exhausted mentally and feel empty . My mind has taken over and I'm unable to fight it even with all the self awareness I have .
I can convince it to do something for a bit then it goes back to doing what it wants . I can pull of fasts or water fasts for days and after a while my brain goes nope can't do that find something else to do . I can't even enjoy gaming now it's just boring and empty for me.
Ironically one blessing I have now is a person I'm talking to and we can talk for hours and I can get my thoughts out and just empty my mind . I literally spoke to the person I'm seeing now for 5 hours night and my mind felt lighter and cIearer . I have to dump the information from my mind into either notes on the computer or phone / journalling otherwise I just shut down and sit in silence doing nothing.
It's not that I don't have will power it's just drained super fast . Now I know how to combat my mind and make it do the things I want. God bless you Dr. K.
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Pystronic
This is quite interesting. I think a possible explanation, for why the concept of Gunas works is, is how we learn to interpret things.
For Example: The vegetable chips, that are currently next to me, would probably be seen as Tames.
This would be, because chips are associated with sitting on the couch, or watching a movie.
So less active activities.
And you could probably do this for every object that exists out there. A camera or microphone, for me, would belong to Rajas.
They are something active, since they are used to interact with people and create content or videos.
So i see how this method can be used to check if you interpret something positive or negative for your live.
Alfred Hitchcock
You can’t fix the delusion inside the mind
Psychotic
Control the mind as a whole
Gunas
Tamas - inert, slow, dull
Ramas - active, passion, dynamic
Sattvas - balanced, calm, equilibrium
Food and communities
3 buckets of stuff
Willpower - diminishing resource
Beets vs marshmallow
Sleep
Waking up is easier than going to sleep
Shavasana
Audiobook
Get sleep under control
Adjust your food
Cola to seltzer
Smoking cessation
Nicotine
Gives people a break
Chilling and relaxing
Smoke break
Tactile addiction
Craving nicotine
1. Nicotine gum
2. Sunflower seeds
3. Meditation walks
Oatmeal
Butternut squash soup
Healthy gut bacteria
Get out of the house
Plant aerosols
Ciliary muscles
Meditation and yoga
No devices in toilet, while eating
Rebellion
Last hallmark of the addicted mind: good rationalization
Last bastion of the mind
Notice how your mind craves stimulation
Lenny The Hopeless
This video made me realize I very well may have Idiopathic Hypersomnia, a condition where you oversleep a lot but never feel refreshed, have trouble waking up. Which is totally me setting 13 alarms over an 1 hour before I'm even supposed to wake up, and they require doing math or other activities to stop them from ringing, but I STILL have trouble waking up...
Seriously, I also need to change the sounds of the alarms after a while, otherwise my brain gets used to them and is able to actively tune them out when I'm sleeping, regardless of how loud they are (my dad 2 rooms away often complains whenever it takes me too long to turn them off).
I also have intense brain fog while waking up. I've been late to school and work SEVERAL times because my mind processes numbers incorrectly when I'm tired.
I can't describe why I read them wrong, I just do. It's like my brain reads them as what I want them to be, instead of what they are...super frustrating
It's sad, yet kinda ironic because back when I had teenage depression, I would lay in bed at night, close my eyes, and wish that I could never wake up. That I could "sleep forever". Maybe this was the closest my body could get to granting that wish.
gnarth d'arkanen
"Anything different is GOOD."
I love the idea, even if it's not always entirely true... What's still good about the different things you don't necessarily like is that you took the time to try them and FOUND OUT... not only that you didn't like them, but WHY you didn't enjoy it...
Everybody has relatively limitless potential. You can go right now, and start the journey to becoming a professional airline pilot... They all started the same way, with flight school and a private (small plane) piloting license... Got through the classes and exercises, and flew their solo exams... put in the hours solo flying... and steadily took opportunities to get instruction and supervision and solo time at the sticks of bigger and bigger planes, until a company sponsored them to fly "the real deal" airliners... and more instructions and supervisions and then solo procedures and hours...
How far you take any particular thing (including the pilot's license) is up to YOU... and nobody and nothing else. Sometimes the opportunities just aren't in places where it's worth the cost to you, but the potential that you bring with you doesn't change...
...AND maybe, the only reason it hasn't been done before is because YOU haven't come along and decided to DO it... yet.
I can't be out here to do EVERYTHING, you know... (lolz) ;o)
gnarth d'arkanen
@HeroC14 I didn't say "change" was good... Only "anything different"...
Anything different helps shake us up a little bit... It's exotic and interesting, rather than trudging through EVERY day from now to the last syllable of recorded time exactly the same as any other day...
After a long string of sizzling hot, sunny days it's GOOD to have a chill down and rain... and even an interesting change of pace to get some snow and ice, and watch traffic snarl hopeless because everyone forgot how to drive in the stuff...
It's just different... It "boots" us right out of our various ruts... makes us stop and puzzle over things, figure and think our way out or through.
You DO have a point with the RPG analogy. Whether you bust your ass to keep up and press for more Strength, or let the "forces that be" shift you around to a destiny where you trade off studies for work-outs and get away from "brute force" for fixing all of life's problems... Well, that's still up to you... AND the world at large can only reward or discourage the behavior you've chosen...
In D&D I've had just as much fun pushing a half-ogre through the struggles and tribulations of an academic career that was only stellar considering his origins as I've had running a relatively "rocket science grade" half-ogre purely as the "big dumb brute" I'd originally designed from "session 0"...
AND in life... I've forgone any "leaning in" about exotic things and different experiences... What's a day or two or even a couple weeks??? I DIVE into the thing.
Change? Meh... It's inevitable as you say, so I only hope to adapt well enough as it comes... BUT switching things up from time to time to avoid monotony??? HELL yeah!!! I'll grab at some of that about any day of the YEAR. ;o)
aditsu
This is great stuff and I really need to fix this in my life. Some notes:
- Getting control of my mind is something I've been really struggling with for a long time 🙁very happy to see a video that addresses it directly.
- Not the same situation, but my work and personal life situations allow me to get away with things to some degree, and my mind always pounces and takes advantage of that to get out of being productive and on time, and that can lead to bigger disasters later on.
- Don't know about the yoga stuff... may not be for me. But the general concept of sattva seems good and something I should aspire to.
- Sleep is essential indeed. And even more essential than I already realized. Can't describe how many days I just wasted by staying up way too late and not getting enough sleep. The next day seems to just crumble by itself, and then I stay up again and repeat the cycle. Going to bed is hard indeed, when nobody forces me to. I really need to prioritize sleep. (Writing this at 3 am btw)
- My diet is not too bad, I eat more veggies and fruit and try to avoid unhealthy foods; in the process of losing some weight. I gave up sugary cola many years ago (for preventative health reasons), but I do drink coke zero all the time, and some sugar-free/low-sugar energy drinks fairly often. With more sleep I will most likely eliminate the need for energy drinks and hopefully reduce the caffeine craving. Not sure how bad coke zero is (compared to seltzer), but I'm also trying to switch to sparkling water, especially after midnight.
- Getting out - I probably need to do that more. Exercise too.
- No devices in the toilet - this one kinda hurts. He's talking about 5 or 10 minutes - HAHAHAHAHA, as if I only wasted so little time that way. Yep, gotta get it under control.
- No devices while eating - hmm, does it make a big difference? Sounds like mindful eating, anyway I should give it a try, shouldn't be too hard.
- "Sorry we're not going to play a video game right now" - delayed gratification, gotta practice it more.
CosminCh
this video makes me sad, cause it contains a lot of genuine good info, even practical stepts to what to do...and honestly they don't seem like hard things to do...but i genuinely feel like i can't do even these simplest things on my own and this demotivates and saddens me greatly
it feels like it all depends on sleep giving you enough (whatever that means) willpower.... what if it doesn't? like in my case?
i feel like i sleep pretty well most of the time, but having to cook for myself with no desire to? having to eat healthy things that i haven't eaten in years and don't enjoy eating? having to be phisically active which literally everytime it makes me sweaty and more aware of my bad condition and makes me feel like shit? having the desire to meditate, twenty fking short minutes, which in the end is almost like putting effort into doing nothing... the easiest stuff most humans can do... i don't feel like i can do any of it alone, not for myself,
i'm painfully aware that at this point(or a long while ago and just becoming aware of it recently) i lost the battle to my brain and idk how to win it back,
i feel bad most of the time so escapism is the ony thing where i feel i can relax or take my mind of the problems which often tends to overwhelm my overthinking anxious mind, so being able to make quiet in my mind with escapism is millions more imp to me/my mind than having to put, what i feel is superhuman effort (for me), in doing the millions steps out there to supposedly get better, each step coming with it's own success/fail (failing happens most of the time imo) which feeds or kills the willpower, having to do it for a unknown period of time, with no real guarantee for success.... yeah, i can go on... how do i control a mind like that? i'm genuinely lost in my own incapability to gain any semblence of control over my own damn brain... please help :'(
Craig Wells
I decided to make butternut squash soup today after seeing this yesterday. Here's a recipe I came up with that made a banging pot of soup (I mostly spiced it by eye and then adjusted to taste):
⅛ tsp black pepper
Dash of white pepper
⅛ tsp cayenne
Dash of ginger
Dash of salt
Dash of nutmeg
Dash of turmeric
⅛ tsp cinnamon
tbsp dried chives
2 bay leaves - remove before blending
3 tbsp butter
3 cup chicken broth
3 cups veggie broth
2+ cups yellow onion
4 cloves garlic
3 pounds butternut squash (roasted)
Roast the squash (cut in half, oil (brown sugar optional), roast at 400F for 30-60 minutes)
Fry diced onions and garlic in 2 tbsp butter until tender
Add broth, spices, third tbsp of butter, and scooped-out squash. Bring to a boil for 5 minutes
Blend the soup; serve.
Enjoy :)
TOS100 Returns
I'm Autistic, 57 years old, and only learned of my Level 1 Autism 4 years ago. Not only does my Autism drive Major Depressive Disorder, but also feeds severe insomnia. I haven't had a job in six years, and may never have a job again, after having worked in Tech for most of my life.
I also get exhausted to varying degrees. Sometimes it's bad enough that I'll negotiate with myself about taking the trash out later or tomorrow because stepping outside the front door is just too much to consider.
There is so much to learn, and I don't know what your knowledge background contains. The first thing is to NOT compare yourself to others. Dr. K is reaching people on a general level, and it's a good starting point, but it is NOT a replacement for therapy. A therapist can tailor solutions or work-arounds to fit your specific situation.
Therapy is one thing that helps. The best place to start is with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. There is no cure for Autism, but CBT can help rewire certain things in the mind.
Another thing that is helpful for working to cope with standard things is 300mg of BuPROPion, a generic for Wellbutrin. It helps to stop things like rumination and catastrophizing. In this regard, it does help for social anxiety and agoraphobia.
150mg is the low dose, probably equivalent to 10mg Fluoxetine [Prozac]. 300mg is the next step up.
Finally, I can't necessarily recommend this, but I do use Indica Cannabis so that I can get 6-7 hours of sleep. I have been doing this for 42 years, with most of that time not knowing my complete set of issues but seeing that it was working for me. It's haphazard and risky.
The trick with using Cannabis for sleep is that some people will use it frequently in a recreational way, which causes problems. I vaporize dry leaf with a Pax2, which is a more healthy delivery system. I also use the exact same amount that I have been using, since I started measuring the amount 30 years ago. My vape session starts every night at 5:00pm.
In short, therapy, psychiatric meds, and cannabis help me, but it is important to remember that this is anecdotal evidence. It's still worth reading and understanding, as it can be a jumping-off point to getting on your own unique adventure.
With Autism, every person is different. Just from what you wrote, it sounds like you may have some other challenges at play that could complicate things. It's rough, so please accept my heartfelt sympathies for all of the challenges that you have to face every day. It's not easy, and I admire anyone who can even get out of bed.
Insert Name
1. Fix sleep.
2. Fix diet
3. Get out of the house
4. Meditation and Yoga
5. Reduce stimulation
Kae Kae
Simple. But highly effective.
Oie White
i don't know about number 4 seen like fluffy to us
brendan parish
could I replace yoga and meditation with working out?
O(1)
@brendan parish Both have their own benefits, though yoga and meditation in the early morning are preferably much more effective than working out beforehand.
brendan parish
@O(1) ok, thanks
Isa T
Being aware of one's issues and actually overcoming one's issues are two very different things😆
Kater Ginger
Being aware is the first necessary step,
the next steps are harder
HeroC14
It's the same thing with weight loss, or any progress. If you want a positive outcome you need to mentally track your progress in a meaningful way( recording on paper) which puts your idea into reality from your brain. Then you brainstorm ways of attaining your goal, then you try them. If you fail, try tweaking your process after some time passed and try again.
Realization, expectation, then experimentation. Repeat until desired effect.
Polyvalent
@Joey Copenhaver Knowledge requires reflection based on experience and then integration. Not only do you require the will to apply it, but you also require that conflict of integration in order to eventually develop knowledge into wisdom.