The Stoic Counsellor

Bitcoin maxi and mental health therapist focused on stoic principles countering the fiat-created mental health crisis.

1-on-1 sessions available.
Limited spaces available
⚡payments

Public Key

npub1u8elx3j83g6gx2tx4wy0503lndg6h964gcxl5zmyc0m47v3cnrdsq8zj2r

NIP-57 Address

brightatom86@walletofsatoshi.com

Profile Code

nprofile1qqswrulngerc5dyr99n2hz868clek5dtja25vr06pdjv8a6lxguf3kcpz3mhxue69uhkummnw3ezummcw3ezuer9wcqs6amnwvaz7tmwdaejumr0ds4r3amv

Publishing to

nostr.oxtr.dev

nos.lol

relay.noswhere.com

Author Public Key

npub1u8elx3j83g6gx2tx4wy0503lndg6h964gcxl5zmyc0m47v3cnrdsq8zj2r

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2024-09-08 20:00:05

#nostr #gif #introductions
https://nostpic.com/media/e1f3f346478a34832966ab88fa3e3f9b51ab9755460dfa0b64c3f75f323898db/63354e8cf28ff0bbc32d7f9594cb9e64e7abc7fede4d3c5c9b91966dc7418c74.webp

2024-09-06 18:10:35

#uspolitics
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/judge-delays-trump-sentencing-hush-money-case-november-rcna167282

2024-09-04 14:48:57

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We're a rare breed.
I stumbled onto a maxi in the wild once, while on holiday. It was amazing. It was like we spoke the same language.
It can be very challenging to be surrounded by normie friends. That's why it's so important that we connect and find each other on #Nostr

2024-09-03 21:46:58

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Welcome.
Enjoy the journey.
https://image.nostr.build/4b0c6d4bbbe69b9880df18050ee73c37138d69abab4b50c427657275ed539d56.gif

2024-09-03 20:37:28

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GN friend.

2024-09-02 16:11:21

GM my fellow nostriches
#nostr
#plebchain
Let's have an awesome and productive day. https://image.nostr.build/e6de3c27b48a15d671fe30cc6a35d10fbf68e5b0735ad9f5ee1905d57a8c955f.gif

2024-09-01 20:04:14

https://image.nostr.build/674f479286b3f1f7ef7ca270f477d9085513064b6bb2ade50dbe839434a67fd2.gif
#bitcoin
#nevent1q…aapd

2024-09-01 18:00:16

https://image.nostr.build/b6ad51e91380bc194a6dbda3af36907c7328c5893aa41d6a7af06289dd0e418d.jpg
While many of us can easily discuss the revolutionary ideas behind #Bitcoin and #nostr —such as financial sovereignty, privacy, and decentralization—turning those thoughts into concrete actions can be a challenge.
The real difficulty lies in not just understanding these concepts but actively engaging with them—whether that means investing, building, or advocating for their adoption.
It’s one thing to recognize the importance of these technologies; it’s another to embody that understanding through our actions. As we navigate this exciting yet complex landscape, let’s commit to aligning our actions with our beliefs.
#Goethe #Bitcoin #Nostr #Decentralization #Action #Innovation #philosophy

2024-09-01 17:49:04

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People's inner totalitarian is showing https://image.nostr.build/b163be8991304b938060a16065da49fd95a73328767e82cdf58e2ae1552cc459.jpg

2024-09-01 17:37:03

Dude....my eyes. They've been sucked out of my head.
🥴😵‍💫😵🤢🤮
#nevent1q…xuzk

2024-09-01 06:03:51

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That's your address now. They auto assign addresses. I got brightatom86. It's random. If you want something personalized you'd have to complete those other steps, but it wallet works fine with the randomly generated address

2024-08-31 19:12:55

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https://image.nostr.build/227397b07985d3f56abe0ed58d607cc6dfb0b0da405af7d47680cfca82c2b58b.gif

2024-08-30 19:40:10

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https://image.nostr.build/56f92cccdc387ad712bdd5307a0ad53da708e1024552ccf9c148f4429dee4483.gif

2024-08-30 05:02:02

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He is a handsome little man ❤️

2024-08-30 03:19:50

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Welcome friend
Don't forget to set up a lightning wallet so that we can zap you some sats
https://media.tenor.com/nTnvii-phQUAAAAM/hello-anxiety.gif

2024-08-30 00:21:52

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There's no way I'd be able to resist.
Guaranteed. He'd have as much pizza as he wants
I'm a sucker

2024-08-30 00:11:09

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Someone needs to post this on the screens in Times Square in New York.

2024-08-29 22:38:06

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Zapped you, so your wallet is working.
I'll try to boost your question and see if we can get you a code

2024-08-29 22:22:22

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Welcome.
The rabbit hole is deep. I've learned more in my past 4 years studying Bitcoin than I did in my 11 years of post secondary.
Crazy

2024-08-29 22:18:38

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Welcome
Don't forget to add a lightning wallet so that we can zap you some sats
https://media.tenor.com/79djON9nNhMAAAAM/0001.gif

2024-08-29 21:56:27

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Welcome.
Don't forget to add a lightning wallet to your account so we can zap you some sats.
https://media.tenor.com/rMcQZup4q0gAAAAM/dog-puppy.gif

2024-08-29 21:48:00

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Those are awesome

2024-08-29 04:47:19

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I'm in Mexico right now. The sun and fresh food have done miraculous things for my physical and mental health.
I'm very blessed to be able to be here.

2024-08-29 04:37:01

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Both.
I first stumbled onto Marcus Aurelius as a Stoic in Donald Robertson's work Stoicism and the Art of Happiness, then devoured Ryan Holiday's books, then finally went to the source material itself, Meditations. I feel that it helps to have a modern translation though, or its a slog.
So many good quotes. My paper copy is one giant highlight
https://media.tenor.com/LxMtq07f-x0AAAAM/highlighting-highlight.gif

2024-08-29 01:24:41

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Welcome
https://media.tenor.com/QhRJHfMXcQIAAAAM/insideout-joy.gif

2024-08-29 01:19:36

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Welcome
https://media.tenor.com/2yZ8j2p1YEAAAAAM/hello-wave.gif

2024-08-29 01:13:56

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Definitely the most apt analogy I've seen.

2024-08-29 01:09:49

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Hello! https://image.nostr.build/f1e48ed00bcf127c16e11033001bf656bbd1263b3fe2d2c5f826ed5a8963ca8e.jpg

2024-08-29 00:47:09

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Bienvenido, mi amigo.
https://media.tenor.com/pQi86Tjn_1YAAAAM/dog-doggo.gif

2024-08-29 00:44:50

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Welcome.
Don't forget to set up a lightning wallet so that we can zap you some sats.
https://media.tenor.com/nfcHkpstD4cAAAAM/welcome.gif

2024-08-29 00:38:03

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I really love your posts. They always make me stop and think. And the art is beautiful as well.

2024-08-29 00:32:01

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I just spent a whole day on #nostr instead of #X and I feel better than I have in a long time.
I'm sure the dopamine will drive me there by the end of the night again, but it's been a good day.

2024-08-29 00:28:12

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So true.
Classic fiat mind rot.

2024-08-29 00:08:08

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As a Canadian, I can confirm that we've been a US puppet state for a long time.
https://media.tenor.com/-u_TAKuaXxYAAAAM/puppet-hand-puppet.gif

2024-08-29 00:02:17

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Same.
I want to help people.
I want to save them from what's coming.
I see good people struggling horribly, just to exist; burning themselves down to ash.
And yet Bitcoin is a bridge too far for them.
So at the end of the day, all I can do is be here for them when they're ready.

2024-08-28 23:42:03

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Yes, it certainly hasn't helped in any way, but the government blaming it on the Ukraine war and not on the money printer they set on high speed during covid, denies the reality of the timeline.
Inflation started ripping before the Ukraine.
I remember making a very careful mental note at the time

2024-08-28 22:36:05

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Followed
Are you an indoor or outdoor cultivator?

2024-08-28 22:16:24

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Agreed.
I always find great comfort in his words. He had to put up with an insane amount of BS on a daily basis as emperor and still ended up being a pretty awesome human being
The beauty of his writing is that it wasn't meant for us. It was meant for him, alone.
The exception to the rule that 'absolute power corrupts absolutely'. There should be an addendum...'if you allow it'

2024-08-28 22:11:48

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In fact, that's how most evil is able to thrive.

2024-08-28 22:09:06

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Welcome
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2024-08-28 22:03:55

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https://media.tenor.com/unuUtsr7pUMAAAAM/hello-hi.gif

2024-08-28 22:02:21

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Welcome
Don't forget to set up a lightning wallet so we can zap you some sats. It's one of the funnest parts.
https://media.tenor.com/GIwH1TBlPUMAAAAM/elmo-hello.gif

2024-08-28 21:59:57

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https://media.tenor.com/LKvzYrcNAqsAAAAM/hello-hi.gif

2024-08-28 21:59:11

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Welcome
https://media.tenor.com/pRk6fQ8pZqEAAAAM/hello-hi.gif

2024-08-28 21:58:47

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GM 👋
Nice to meet you

2024-08-28 21:57:48

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Welcome 👋
There's no turning back now

2024-08-28 21:56:46

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I think you might have just accidentally defined adulting in general.
Welcome 👋

2024-08-28 21:56:00

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We hear you loud and clear.
Welcome, friend. 👋

2024-08-28 21:55:27

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Welcome 👋

2024-08-28 21:54:53

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Welcome 👋
Don't forget to set up a lightning wallet so we can zap you some sats.

2024-08-28 21:49:07

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Welcome
https://media.tenor.com/nTnvii-phQUAAAAM/hello-anxiety.gif

2024-08-28 21:48:23

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Welcome
https://media.tenor.com/Ujz1AMoesGsAAAAM/%D9%83%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%83-cats.gif

2024-08-28 21:47:09

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Probably.
However, if you've been to the bottom, underwater by 70%, like a psychopath, this is child's play
https://media.tenor.com/IgE9Ugo9jDAAAAAM/it-does-look-like-rain-300.gif

2024-08-27 21:34:34

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Welcome
Don't forget to set up a lightning wallet so that we can zap you some sats
https://media.tenor.com/L49YGAQqozIAAAAM/puppy.gif

2024-08-27 21:30:24

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Welcome
Don't forget to set up a lightning wallet so we can zap you some sats
https://media.tenor.com/Ujz1AMoesGsAAAAM/%D9%83%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%83-cats.gif

2024-08-27 21:28:38

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Welcome
Don't forget to set up a lightning wallet so we can zap you some sats
https://media.tenor.com/nTnvii-phQUAAAAM/hello-anxiety.gif

2024-08-27 21:21:07

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Listening right now. Excited

2024-08-27 21:12:49

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Welcome!
https://media.tenor.com/Qy5sUxL5phgAAAAM/forest-gump-wave.gif

2024-08-27 21:10:24

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Welcome
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2024-08-27 21:08:21

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Welcome
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2024-08-27 21:03:16

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Welcome!
Don't forget to set up a lightning wallet so that we can zap you some sats
https://media.tenor.com/Ejy-6sd8QicAAAAM/hi-hello.gif

2024-08-27 21:02:09

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Welcome!
Don't forget to set up a lightning wallet so we can zap you some sats.
https://media.tenor.com/rMcQZup4q0gAAAAM/dog-puppy.gif

2024-08-27 21:00:49

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Welcome.
Don't forget to set up a lightning wallet so we can zap you some sats
https://media.tenor.com/zgYEGB6L5ooAAAAM/hi-hello.gif

2024-08-27 20:56:50

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Welcome!
Make sure you set up a lightning wallet so that we can zap you some of that sweet Bitcoin
https://media.tenor.com/nfcHkpstD4cAAAAM/welcome.gif

2024-08-27 20:54:26

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Welcome.
Don't forget to set up a lightning wallet so we can zap you some Sats.
https://media.tenor.com/v2XhPmSZcKAAAAAM/hi-wave.gif

2024-08-27 20:53:05

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Welcome!
https://media.tenor.com/N6PMi0IvITAAAAAM/hi.gif

2024-08-27 20:47:10

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It's a nostr tipping system that uses Sats (tiny fractions of Bitcoin)

2024-08-27 20:44:47

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Welcome!
Don't forget to link a lightning wallet, so that we can zap you some Sats
https://media.tenor.com/nhYIJIL36bYAAAAM/mr-bean-wave.gif

2024-08-27 20:43:47

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Welcome!
Don't forget to link a lightning wallet, so that we can zap you some Sats
https://media.tenor.com/2tpYSeH4-vMAAAAM/spongebob-squarepants-inspiration.gif

2024-08-27 20:40:49

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Welcome!
https://media.tenor.com/79djON9nNhMAAAAM/0001.gif

2024-08-27 20:36:36

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Welcome! Don't forget to add a lightning wallet so that people can zap you.
https://media.tenor.com/79djON9nNhMAAAAM/0001.gif

2024-08-27 20:32:24

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Welcome. You're definitely in the right place.
And decentralized and uncensorable is the feature.
Dont spend your time and energy building relationships on an app that can be taken from you by the stroke of a key just because you said something someone doesn't like.
This is the Freedom of Speech protocol
https://media.tenor.com/QhRJHfMXcQIAAAAM/insideout-joy.gif

2024-08-27 20:23:48

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https://media.tenor.com/Qy5sUxL5phgAAAAM/forest-gump-wave.gif

2024-08-27 15:42:24

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Absolutely.
If we want a better world we can't wait for them to give it to us. We're going to have to take it.

2024-08-27 15:23:41

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Agreed.
As they try to squeeze harder, like sand, we'll slip through their fingers.
And every grain that escapes their grasp will find their way to Bitcoin and Nostr
We just have to keep building faster than they can squeeze
https://media.tenor.com/5rfrNFUEnIwAAAAM/sand.gif

2024-08-27 15:17:17

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Love your work, man. 🧡

2024-08-27 15:13:59

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Welcome
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2024-08-27 15:11:23

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Welcome
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2024-08-27 15:07:13

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Welcome
https://media.tenor.com/Ujz1AMoesGsAAAAM/%D9%83%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%83-cats.gif

2024-08-27 15:06:32

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Welcome 👋🤗

2024-08-27 15:04:50

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Welcome
https://media.tenor.com/nfcHkpstD4cAAAAM/welcome.gif

2024-08-27 14:59:46

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Welcome
https://media.tenor.com/Ujz1AMoesGsAAAAM/%D9%83%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%83-cats.gif

2024-08-27 13:19:29

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Wow, thanks for the help. 🙏🤗

2024-08-27 05:51:23

Great interview. Worth the watch.
I think I removed the YouTube tracker info from the link, but it's my first time doing it soooo.....
#Trump
#Election
#RFK
https://youtu.be/8O-ZM0RxG4g

2024-08-24 04:26:31

I feel like this quote by Joseph Campbell speaks to the Bitcoiner experience.
“The hero’s journey always begins with the call. One way or another, a guide must come to say, ‘Look, you’re in Sleepy Land. Wake. Come on a trip. There is a whole aspect of your consciousness, your being, that’s not been touched. So you’re at home here? Well, there’s not enough of you there.’ And so it starts.”

2024-08-24 04:11:05

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Given that previous post was from over a year ago, it's possible he was presented with information that changed his mind. Which is exactly what he goes into detail about in his speech.
Everyone reserves the right to change their mind if compelling information or evidence is presented.
Otherwise we'd always be stuck where we've always been.
I wouldn't be a bitcoiner today if I hadn't learned to change my mind when presented with compelling evidence.
I think most of us can say the same.

2024-08-23 19:47:15

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Welcome 🥰

2024-08-20 03:01:38

So this is my #introduction.
I'm a bitcoin maxi and clinical counselor. I've spent the last 12 years of my career drowning in an ever-deepening mental health crisis. Daily I saw people, especially our youth, being driven literally mad by this fiat world.
I didn't understand why it was all getting so much worse. Then I fell down the rabbit hole and everything suddenly made sense.
That's when I decided to step away from a broken system and move into one with more hope.
I left my job, I left my country, and I decided I was going to provide my counseling services for the hardest money in the world. Be the change you want to see.
My interests are #Bitcoin, #stoicism, #mentalhealth, #counseling
I really enjoy Nostr and want to make this my home. The X algorithm is making us angry, anxious and depressed. I'm healthier and happier here.
If you want, I'd love if you give me a follow

2024-08-20 00:02:11

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As a Canadian, I feel like I need to know more.

2024-08-19 23:59:25

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Too true, too true

2024-08-19 23:45:17

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There are so many days I've woken up and thought,
thank God for Bitcoin, in the last few years

2024-08-19 04:16:00

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This is usually the biggest problem for people going low carb without understanding what they're doing. They think, it's a healthy complex carb, it's good for me. Still turns to sugar, still causes insulin to be released.

2024-08-17 21:26:10

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My husband has only recently become open to the idea of bitcoin. Before now, it had been the cause of more than a few conflicts in our home during the bear market.
I knew he would come around eventually, the challenge was limiting the conflict in the house until he did.
At the end, I knew it would be NGU that got him on board.
Now I have to help and guide him to see that Bitcoin changes everything.

2024-08-17 14:51:48

"First, say to yourself what you would be, and then do what you have to do" - Epictetus
#Bitcoin
#Stoicism
#Mentalhealth https://image.nostr.build/52f613b73d16778021e97897cef1975f71851e589028b4602a8c703d3d29e877.jpg

2024-08-17 14:39:41

#nevent1q…4l2q

2024-08-17 14:20:23

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I've noticed that when I want to comment on a post on Twitter, I type something out, realize that it's usually from a place of anger and frustration because of the algorithm, recognize that I'm just screaming into a void and that no one cares, erase everything I've typed, and wander back to NOSTR to have more meaningful conversations.
This place is a balm for the soul.

2024-08-17 14:09:21

#nevent1q…792n

2024-08-16 15:21:44

Bitcoin is not just a currency; it's a revolution in how we think about value, freedom, and the future of finance.
Embrace the change, and let your vision guide you to new horizons.
#bitcoin
#Mentalhealth
#Counseling https://image.nostr.build/dbfdd11772b9b475ef4ddac9f7b6eb2dae03e015ce17621790259d96b9ccd8dd.jpg

2024-08-16 15:18:03

"This global emphasis on individualism and competition is destroying social bonds, eroding public welfare..."
Yes, of course, let's blame our current mental health crisis on natural free market behavior that has historically resulted in catapulting our civilization forward in leaps and bounds.... and not on the broken fiat money destroying absolutely everything around us.
Sounds perfectly logical 🙄
So, I guess we all have to become communists now in order to reduce our anxiety and depression? Ridiculous
#Bitcoin
#Counseling
#Mentalhealth
#clownworld
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/14/alarming-surge-in-mental-ill-health-among-young-people-in-face-of-unprecedented-challenges-experts-warn

2024-08-16 14:57:56

I've seen teenagers act like heroin addicts when you take their phone away. Screaming, crying, flailing. So addicted to their devices, that they act like they're withdrawing from a powerful drug.
Apparently, we need a new name for the problem now, other than addiction and lack of self control.
Congratulations, we have a new phobia.....nomophobia. The fear of being without your phone.
Surprising they don't have a similar term for heroin addicts without their fix.
#counseling
#mentalhealth
https://www.psypost.org/people-with-a-high-level-of-social-appearance-anxiety-have-higher-nomophobia-levels-study-finds/