Good morning, Peter:

Using my 📱- so no AI for me as I process your two posts on this very rainy morning.

It just occurred to me, reading the first part of your 1st post today, how different you sound from times in the recent past. Here: simple and direct.. like a kid who feels comfortable talking. Then (my perception): removed, detached, abstract.

And then.. Peter having fun (2nd post). Makes me smile. I never thought to ask Copilot to talk to me as any famous person or character. How intriguing!

“Is that ‘change’, growth, or just a shift in perspective?” (Peter, today)

In the past I would research the question and submit a very, very long analytical essay on the topic, going back to what you shared over time (quoting you extensively) and.. figuring it all out. Ha-ha.

“I feel content in letting the question go” (Peter, today)- me too.

I almost have to pinch myself for writing the “me too”.

And this is part of what I was thinking yesterday in regard to change: a relaxing my analytical, academic-like style communication and just talking simple.

I think it was a week or 2 ago that-looking back at many posts I submitted here, pre and post AI- I was deeply embarrassed about the very long essays I submitted- to no one’s interest or delight, I now realize- but my own.

Not only long, but intrusive and arrogant: telling people what is happening in their minds, hearts and lives.

“No-Self (Anatta)”- No-Self Anita 🙂

Meaning, for me- relaxing the compulsion to analyze; calming the arrogance, no longer over-interpreting people, nor intruding into areas of their thoughts, feelings and lives where I wasn’t invited.

Another part of change is happening these very days following my long-term un-noticing of your Notice message. When I feel physically anxious/ tense (tics), I Notice. And every time I notice, the tension relaxes. Just for noticing.

Before, I thought that to Notice meant to analyze but now, Notice in itself, by itself is Calming, grounding, relaxing.

“Do We Change”? I feel content, for now, in letting the question go 😊

I think I’ll post more once I have access to the 🖥 and Copilot.

🙏 ✨️ Anatta

Good night (morning, for you), Confused:

I never took Lexapro (the U.S. brand name of the SSRI you’re taking). It’s very popular here though, became a thing after my time. Side effects from my taking of SSRI (Zoloft, for most of the time)? Slept smoothly for 17 years. And IF I had good psychotherapy while taking it, it would have been just right.

From my experience, it’s about both: a chemical intervention+ psychotherapy.

Relaxing is so very.. important, Confused.. 🧘‍♀️ 🌿🌊 🌙 🍃 ☁️ 🫧 💤 Anita

I am thrilled to read from you on this slow 🐌 Thursday evening. I’m glad 😊 you’re okay!

Lots of changes.. ?

How are you, Lucidity?

Still not forgotten, Laven. How are you?

Hey 👋 Confused:

Yes, I do pay attention to n I numbers and anniversaries.

Is “not pressuring myself” same as relaxing?

Feelings as a treat, what an interesting way to put it. I hope you reward yourself every day.

The image of Confused thawing came to mind.

🧊 💧 💧 Anita

Good morning, Confused:

Today, March 1️⃣9️⃣, is the 3-month anniversary of you joining this thread (Dec 1️⃣9️⃣, 2025), filling 1️⃣9️⃣ pages of posts (if you click on your screen name, you’ll see that)

Interestingly, Ada, with whom you felt much in common, posted on March 1️⃣9️⃣, 20222

Looking back at your first post, what strikes me most this morning is how trying to force feelings to return doesn’t work. You wrote back then about “…constant rumination for my feelings…” → Rumination is a form of self‑pressure — repeatedly checking, analyzing, and trying to force feelings to appear.

Here’s what Copilot (AI) says on the topic: “When someone suddenly goes numb and panics about losing their feelings, they usually start trying to feel again. They check constantly, analyze everything, and pressure themselves to ‘love properly.’

“But emotional systems don’t respond well to pressure — they tighten, freeze, or shut down even more. That’s why forcing feelings never works.

“What does help is when the person eventually… stops pushing so hard. The moment the inner pressure eases, the emotional system can breathe again. It relaxes. And in that softer space, feelings often begin to return naturally — not because the person ‘tried harder,’ but because they finally stopped trying to control something that can only unfold on its own.

🌿 ✨ 🤍 🙂 🌙 🌱 💫 🌾 🌼 🌬️ 💛 🌟 🕊️ 🌸 🔆 🍃 💭 🌻 ☀️ (19 emojis), Anita