#mental checklist

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What Fits, What Doesn't: Taking Stock

For this post I'm taking text/bulletpoints/descriptions from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizoid_personality_disorder, from the top of the article to the bottom (because I can't explain things any better), and doing a (very long) yes/no checklist of symptoms/traits/qualities (which I'll further expound on in later posts):

"... a lack of interest in social relationships..."

YES

"... a tendency towards a solitary or sheltered lifestyle..."

YES

secretiveness

YES

emotional coldness

YES

detachment

YES

"... may be unable to form intimate attachments to others..."

YES

stilted speech

YES

"... a lack of deriving enjoyment from most activities..."

YES

"... a degree of asexuality"

YES

"... an inability to tolerate emotional expectations of others..."

YES

"... idiosyncratic moral or political beliefs..."

YES (and I'm adding spiritual beliefs and superstitions to this)

"... difficult to distinguish SzPD from other mental disorders or conditions (such as autism spectrum disorder, with which it may sometimes overlap)..."

YES

"... SzPD is linked to negative outcomes, including a significantly compromised quality of life... and one of the lowest levels of "life success" of all personality disorders (measured as "status, wealth and successful relationships")..."

YES

"... Bullying is particularly common towards schizoid individuals..."

YES

"... Suicide may be a running mental theme for schizoid individuals, though they are not likely to attempt it..."

YES

quietness

YES

reservedness

YES

seriousness

YES

eccentricity

YES

timidity

NO

shyness with feelings

NO

sensitivity

YES

nervousness

YES

excitability

YES

fondness of nature and books

YES

pliability

NO

kindliness

YES

honesty

YES

indifference

YES

silence

YES

cold emotional attitudes

YES

"... the majority of schizoids are not either oversensitive or cold, but they are oversensitive and cold "at the same time" in quite different relative proportions, with a tendency to move along these dimensions from one behavior to the other..."

YES

"... the need to regulate interpersonal distance as a central focus of concern..."

YES

"... the ability to mobilize self-preservative defenses and self-reliance..."

YES

"... a pervasive tension between the anxiety-laden need for attachment and the defensive need for distance that manifests in observable behavior as indifference..."

YES

inability to express aggressive feelings

NO

"... autistic thinking... updated definition to include daydreaming, detachment from reality, and sensitivity..."

YES

"... A University of Colorado Colorado Springs study comparing personality disorders and Myers–Briggs Type Indicator types found that the disorder had a significant correlation with the Introverted (I) and Thinking (T) preferences..."

YES

"... neglectful, and distant parenting contribute to the onset of SzPD... their parents likely were intolerant of their emotional experiences. They may have been forced to... compartmentalize their emotions, possibly resulting in the onset of difficulties expressing and processing emotional experiences. These difficulties lead to the child... developing the belief that the only safe environment is one where they are alone and inexpressive..."

YES

"... People with SzPD may... have internalized the belief that their emotions are dangerous to themselves and others due to the negative responses received from others..."

YES

"... In their status of isolation and emotional bluntness they can be self-sufficient and safe..."

YES

childhood trauma

YES

alcoholism in parent(s)

YES

"... Genetic relationships with people who have schizophrenia spectrum disorders increase the risk of developing schizoid personality disorder..."

YES

prenatal malnutrition

YES

"... It is common for people with SzPD to have had major depressive disorder in childhood..."

YES

"... often exclusively choose to participate in solitary activities..."

YES

"... People with schizoid personality disorder typically have no close friends or confidants, except for a close relative on occasions..."

YES

"... may be averse to social situations due to difficulties deriving pleasure from physical or emotional sensations, rather than social anhedonia..."

YES

"... are often independent and turn to themselves as sources of validation..."

YES

"... tend to be the happiest when in relationships in which their partner places few emotional or intimate demands on them and does not expect phatic or social niceties..."

YES YES YES

"... want to avoid... negative or positive emotional expectations, emotional intimacy, and self-disclosure..."

YES

"... can form relationships with others based on intellectual, physical, familial, occupational, or recreational activities, as long as there is no need for emotional intimacy..."

YES

"... schizoid individuals "prefer to make relationships on their own terms and not in terms of the impulses of other people. Failing to attain that, they prefer isolation..."

YES YES YES

"... friendship among schizoids is usually limited to one person..."

YES

"... people with SzPD are at a higher risk of facing... homelessness..."

YES

"... little interest in sexual or romantic acts. They rarely date or marry..."

YES

"... Sex often causes individuals with SzPD to feel that their personal space is being violated, and they commonly feel that masturbation or sexual abstinence is preferable..."

Masturbation: NO, abstinence: YES.

"... Significantly broadening this picture are notable exceptions of SzPD individuals who engage in occasional or even frequent sexual activities with others..."

In the past: YES, currently: NO

"... Individuals with SzPD have long been noted to have an increased rate of unconventional sexual tendencies, though if present, these are rarely acted upon..."

YES

"... Sensory or emotional experiences typically provide little enjoyment for people with SzPD..."

YES

"... They rarely display strong emotions or react to anything..."

YES

"... can have difficulty expressing themselves..."

NO

"... difficulty understanding others' emotions and social cues..."

Others would say YES. I say NO (I understand perfectly, I just act obtuse to discourage people from sharing their emotions with me).

"... It can be hard for people with SzPD to assess the impact of their actions in social situations..."

YES

"... may feel inadequate..."

YES

"... are often indifferent towards criticism or praise..."

YES

"appear distant, aloof, or uncaring to others..."

YES

"... Expressing themselves can make them feel shame or discomfort..."

YES

"... difficulties understanding one's own emotions..."

NO

"... people with SzPD may possess a hidden sense of superiority and lack dependence on other people's opinions..."

YES

"... Unlike the narcissist, the schizoid will often keep their creations private to avoid unwelcome attention or the feeling that their ideas and thoughts are being appropriated by the public..."

YES

"... When forced to rely on others a person with SzPD may feel panic or terror..."

YES

"... often feel unreal, empty..."

YES

"tend to perceive themselves as fundamentally different from others..."

YES

"... can believe that they are fundamentally unlikeable..."

NO

"... Other people often seem strange and incomprehensible to a person with SzPD..."

YES

"... Reality can feel unenjoyable and uninteresting to people with SzPD..."

YES

"... difficulty finding motivation and lack ambition... often feel as if they are "going through the motions" or that "life passes them by..."

YES

"... comfortable with their aloof lifestyle and consider themselves observers, rather than participants in the world around them..."

YES

"... many... recognize themselves as socially deviant (or even defective) when confronted with the different lives of ordinary people..."

YES

"... often experience feeling "like a robot..."

NO (although I've been referred to as such).

"... may try to avoid all physical activity in order to become nobody and disconnect from reality..."

NO

"... This can lead to spending a large quantity of time sleeping and ignoring bodily functions such as hygiene..."

NO

"... may engage in excessive daydreaming and introspection... Real life can become secondary to their fantasy, and they can have complex lives and relationships which exist entirely inside of their internal fantasy..."

YES

"... Common themes in their internal fantasies are omnipotence and grandiosity..."

YES

"... people with SzPD are helpless at many practical activities because of their symptoms..."

YES

"... the anhedonia of SzPD may also cover eating, leading schizoid individuals to not enjoy it. Alternatively... schizoid individuals may not feel hunger as strongly as others or not respond to it, a certain withdrawal "from themselves"..."

NO

"... substance abusers who showed schizoid symptoms were more likely to abuse one substance rather than many..."

YES

"... more likely to use alcohol or cannabis alone than for social disinhibition..."

NO

"... Antidepressants, SSRIs, anxiolitics, bupropion, modafinil, benzodiazepines, electrocardiography, and biofeedback may... be effective treatments..."

YES to modafinil, NO to the rest.

"... Many schizoid individuals display an engaging, interactive personality, contradicting the observable characteristic... definitions of the schizoid personality..."

YES

"... secret schizoids"... behave with socially available, interested, engaged, and involved interaction yet remain emotionally withdrawn and sequestered within the safety of the internal world..."

YES

"... the schizoid individual can express a great deal of feeling and make what appear to be impressive social contacts yet, in reality, gives nothing and loses nothing. Because they are "playing a part", their personality is not involved..."

YES

"... the schizoid individual seeks to preserve their personality intact and immune from compromise. The schizoid's false persona is based on what those around them define as normal or good behavior, as a form of compliance..."

YES

*** I'm really surprised the article doesn't touch upon low empathy in individuals with SzPD, because that bulletpoint would get a YES YES YES from me. I used to suspect that I was a sociopath (I know now that I'm not) or suffered from mild ASPD (Antisocial Personality Disorder) because I had no other points of reference and sociopathy or ASPD seemed like the closest fit (due to how low my level of empathy is). But more about that later.

[yume-danshi]

Today's checklist:

👍 Shopping

👍 Cat litter

👍 Mental breakdown before noon

👍 Supper

👍 Coffee pot

Tomorrow's checklist:

- Vaccuum

- Dishes

- Mental breakdown by 4pm

- Ball practice for 5:30

- Coffee pot

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Everyone Needs A Little Radiologist In Them | Mental Checklist

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To do list

Monday 

Insanity 

Library - return locker key/empty locker/return some books

Print of coach tickets

Pack for Buda 

Please make your train 

Ring the bank

[boojersey]

goals for 2015: -stop feeling so guilty -stop apologizing when you shouldnt -stop being afraid of needles (optional) -develop tolerance for lactose (optional) -find a hairstyle you are 100% okay with -be more comfortable with your identity -go to therapy -take ur first nap -stand up to your mother without dying (optional) -stop talking with your mouth full (not optional) -do something you want to do without anxiety or paranoia stopping you -watch a minimum of 7 scary movies (optional) -listen to man overboard besides just heart attack because you really need to listen to them, same goes for the wonder years and cul-de-sac -love yourself (not mandatory but desperately needed) -take more selfies -do your makeup when you want to -be flexible with yourself; calm down and go with the flow a little -get a computer that can actually handle playing portal 2 (xbox or playstation also accepted) -get through all of mario on your ds start to finish all by yourself -play animal crossings more -BECOME danny sexbang (mandatory this is required) -use danny, pete, patrick, bill, and vic fuentes as examples in life and role models more -eat food; beat your eating disorder -no cutting whatsoever no buts this is not negotiable -get shitfaced -go out to eat with your cousin and his friends again -tell brian about your identity casually; he’d be the most understanding -tell steven and josh about your identity -ask josh out (required but its totally cool if he says no bc you can be friends and it would be ok) -tell at LEAST one trans girl that they are loved (required) -read at least one comic book series -get a drawing tablet -grow as an artist and a singer -learn to play an instrument -become comfortable with dancing -hold hands with at least one person -walk in a forest alone with a friend -take more spontaneous pictures -go to a concert -become comfortable with yourself and your body -stomach a look in the mirror at your naked body and point out what you are ok with -no suicide attempts all year none ok -draw a self portrait -get better (strongly suggested but not frowned upon if not achieved)

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The Persistence of memory

Cycling and running long and middle distance races can be hard, especially when you lose focus and become weary; not uncommon with endurance racing. In my recent middle distance effort I found this to be a major worry, so I tried out a method of distraction and refocus to help promote mental focus I have used in teaching to some interesting effect.

I find the swim leg more of a Psychological battle rather than one of pure mental endurance. The constant shift of environment from the haze of the subaquatic to the flurry of the surface to sight, constantly correct course and focus on course markers means it can be easier to stay focused for much for this initial stage; plus it is the initial aspect of the race, when your mental state is at its most alert and ready, the adrenaline will still be coursing through your veins and helping you to make sense of the insanity of bubbles, feet, hands and the odd mid water tussle.

The run is more of a psyco-physical battle; a battle of pace control when you are shattered, maintaining cadence and fighting the urge to stop. The way is usually led and marshalled well so the directional thinking is less of a necessity and the endurance of strength comes into play.

It seems I am not alone when I say I find the bike is the hardest part of the mental battle, especially on longer, undulating courses. Many cycling and triathlon journalists agree, the mundane of a long bike course is difficult to conquer, especially when it is more mystery than experience, For example: I recently raced at Vachery, a course that takes in one of the highest peaks in South England, a fact I only found out after signing up for the race. I only did a single lap of the challenging bike course, having signed up to do the Olympic rather than the middle distance, however, the thought of doing a second lap of the 'never ending' hill would have been enough to shatter me.

In fact the first lap almost did; I miss paced my climbs meaning when I reached what I thought was the final assent, I gave my all to crest with strong momentum, only to find I had one more excruciating climb to go. I stopped. I had used up all my oxygen out of the saddle and my mind was filled with doubt. How many more where there? Should I stop? Can I do this? Am I defeated? It took so much mental energy to get my body going again. Before I knew it eight minutes had flown by and so had much of the competition in my age group.

After the race I reflected on what had gone wrong. How had I miss counted? Why had I fluffed up? I came to the conclusion that I let my mind wander too much, I hadn't known the course, I had not been race focused on the bike and it had cost me. I had not done my homework and I was a very naughty boy!

When it came to the next round of triathlons I had thought long and hard about race focus and how to stay on the ball throughout. I decided to use a technique I had read about in educational research about memory focusing and mental check listing to help keep on the ball for longer.

I looked at each of the courses I was due to race and picked out some check points off the maps and memorised the order. I spent days visualising the routes and the mental ‘checkpoints’ making a list of them in my head. My plan was to keep this in my mind by repeating the checklist after I passed each check point. For example, on the Ireman middle distance I memorised the following checkpoints: 1. Start/finish 2. Ballyholme Roundabout 3. Donaghdee Roundabout 4. Gransha roundabout 5. Six road ends RB 6. Crossroads 7. Carrowdore 8. Ballyfrenis village 9. Mislile 10. Donaghdee 11.Orlock 12. Groomsport start/finish

Every time I passed one of these check points I would list the remaining in my head or out loud. I had to ride three laps of the course, so each time I found this helpful in keeping my mind focused and visualising the course ahead.

I recorded one of my best racing bike splits over 30km on the second lap, the point where I would usually find my mind starting to wander. I knew that this positive planning for an effective bike lap had contributed to being more speedy and recording a great time.

In my humble opinion I would suggest this sort of route planning to any triathlete racing any course. New triathletes will find way-marking and mental checkpointing in a sprint a great way to know where you are and help prepare for that first transition, triathletes attempting newer distances or who are looking to compete to a higher standard will find this method a great way of being more efficient on course. Knowing the course is often an over looked part of triathlon preparation. In my experience I have found it helps to know the course, so seek out course maps from organisers, look them over, pick out the check points, even drive or cycle the course before the triathlon. It pays to know what is next and race confident and alert.