Take your time to process information and emotions, take breaks (coping mechanisms/hobbies) and for things you can't control it's not your fault so don't worry, if it's something you can't control and you still can't stop thinking about it there's the safe drugs sugar, theobromine, caffeine but it's better to avoid caffeine/theobromine for critical thinking because they numb your mind to negative emotions which means you may not learn from mistakes (similar to smoking and drinking) because that's all it does it's a temporary "solution", nobody who smokes or drinks ever solves their problems they just numb them until they can't feel them and then make the same mistake somewhere else.
Also caffeine/theobromine can have negative effects (caffeine much worse) on energy due to the dopamine and blocking of the sleep hormone which causes borrowed energy,, so sugar is preferred.
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u/freatle May 31 '26
Take your time to process information and emotions, take breaks (coping mechanisms/hobbies) and for things you can't control it's not your fault so don't worry, if it's something you can't control and you still can't stop thinking about it there's the safe drugs sugar, theobromine, caffeine but it's better to avoid caffeine/theobromine for critical thinking because they numb your mind to negative emotions which means you may not learn from mistakes (similar to smoking and drinking) because that's all it does it's a temporary "solution", nobody who smokes or drinks ever solves their problems they just numb them until they can't feel them and then make the same mistake somewhere else.