Joshua Chapman
@joshuachapman.bsky.social
I write about stress and health. When one goes up, the other goes down.
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It's okay that you are wrestling with difficult times.
It's okay that you are facing difficult thoughts and emotions.
Know that you are strong.
Know that you will get through this.
It's okay that you are facing difficult thoughts and emotions.
Know that you are strong.
Know that you will get through this.
Have you tried grounding yet?
Focus on the sensation of your bare feet touching the ground.
Close your eyes.
Feel centered and connected to the present moment.
It's how we were meant to live.
(Use with care in cold climates)
Focus on the sensation of your bare feet touching the ground.
Close your eyes.
Feel centered and connected to the present moment.
It's how we were meant to live.
(Use with care in cold climates)
November 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Have you tried grounding yet?
Focus on the sensation of your bare feet touching the ground.
Close your eyes.
Feel centered and connected to the present moment.
It's how we were meant to live.
(Use with care in cold climates)
Focus on the sensation of your bare feet touching the ground.
Close your eyes.
Feel centered and connected to the present moment.
It's how we were meant to live.
(Use with care in cold climates)
"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." — C.S. Lewis
November 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM
"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." — C.S. Lewis
Try a new affirmation with me.
"My worth is not defined by my mistakes. I am worthy of love and respect."
"My worth is not defined by my mistakes. I am worthy of love and respect."
November 12, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Try a new affirmation with me.
"My worth is not defined by my mistakes. I am worthy of love and respect."
"My worth is not defined by my mistakes. I am worthy of love and respect."
It's okay that you are wrestling with difficult times.
It's okay that you are facing difficult thoughts and emotions.
Know that you are strong.
Know that you will get through this.
It's okay that you are facing difficult thoughts and emotions.
Know that you are strong.
Know that you will get through this.
November 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
It's okay that you are wrestling with difficult times.
It's okay that you are facing difficult thoughts and emotions.
Know that you are strong.
Know that you will get through this.
It's okay that you are facing difficult thoughts and emotions.
Know that you are strong.
Know that you will get through this.
It's okay to not be okay.
It's okay to rest.
It's okay to feel sad without trying to fix it immediately.
Healing isn't a project with a deadline.
It's a process with its own timing.
It's okay to rest.
It's okay to feel sad without trying to fix it immediately.
Healing isn't a project with a deadline.
It's a process with its own timing.
November 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
It's okay to not be okay.
It's okay to rest.
It's okay to feel sad without trying to fix it immediately.
Healing isn't a project with a deadline.
It's a process with its own timing.
It's okay to rest.
It's okay to feel sad without trying to fix it immediately.
Healing isn't a project with a deadline.
It's a process with its own timing.
Feeling overwhelmed today?
Sunday is a day of rest, but there is no guarantee that you will enjoy it.
Your breakdown might actually be a breakthrough in disguise.
Sometimes we have to fall apart to make room for who we're becoming.
Sunday is a day of rest, but there is no guarantee that you will enjoy it.
Your breakdown might actually be a breakthrough in disguise.
Sometimes we have to fall apart to make room for who we're becoming.
November 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Feeling overwhelmed today?
Sunday is a day of rest, but there is no guarantee that you will enjoy it.
Your breakdown might actually be a breakthrough in disguise.
Sometimes we have to fall apart to make room for who we're becoming.
Sunday is a day of rest, but there is no guarantee that you will enjoy it.
Your breakdown might actually be a breakthrough in disguise.
Sometimes we have to fall apart to make room for who we're becoming.
Loving-kindness practice for hard days
Send love first to someone who is easy to love, and then to yourself:
May I be safe,
may I be peaceful,
may I be kind to myself,
may I accept this moment as it is.
Send love first to someone who is easy to love, and then to yourself:
May I be safe,
may I be peaceful,
may I be kind to myself,
may I accept this moment as it is.
November 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Loving-kindness practice for hard days
Send love first to someone who is easy to love, and then to yourself:
May I be safe,
may I be peaceful,
may I be kind to myself,
may I accept this moment as it is.
Send love first to someone who is easy to love, and then to yourself:
May I be safe,
may I be peaceful,
may I be kind to myself,
may I accept this moment as it is.
"You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and more loved than you know." — Carter Crocker.
Sometimes we need to borrow someone else's faith in us until we find our own again.
Sometimes we need to borrow someone else's faith in us until we find our own again.
November 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and more loved than you know." — Carter Crocker.
Sometimes we need to borrow someone else's faith in us until we find our own again.
Sometimes we need to borrow someone else's faith in us until we find our own again.
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Practical Steps for Managing Anxiety - A Thread
Inhale calm, exhale panic — science-backed breathing techniques can quiet anxiety in minutes.
There are many forms, but the most widely tested technique is box breathing: inhale for 4 counts, hold for 4, exhale for 4, hold empty for 4, repeat.
Inhale calm, exhale panic — science-backed breathing techniques can quiet anxiety in minutes.
There are many forms, but the most widely tested technique is box breathing: inhale for 4 counts, hold for 4, exhale for 4, hold empty for 4, repeat.
September 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Practical Steps for Managing Anxiety - A Thread
Inhale calm, exhale panic — science-backed breathing techniques can quiet anxiety in minutes.
There are many forms, but the most widely tested technique is box breathing: inhale for 4 counts, hold for 4, exhale for 4, hold empty for 4, repeat.
Inhale calm, exhale panic — science-backed breathing techniques can quiet anxiety in minutes.
There are many forms, but the most widely tested technique is box breathing: inhale for 4 counts, hold for 4, exhale for 4, hold empty for 4, repeat.
Today marks 150 days of consistent daily writing.
Thanks to everyone who has read, liked, replied, reposted, and followed so far.
What is your longest streak?
Thanks to everyone who has read, liked, replied, reposted, and followed so far.
What is your longest streak?
November 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Today marks 150 days of consistent daily writing.
Thanks to everyone who has read, liked, replied, reposted, and followed so far.
What is your longest streak?
Thanks to everyone who has read, liked, replied, reposted, and followed so far.
What is your longest streak?
Reposted by Joshua Chapman
Practical Steps for Managing Stress - A Thread
When your nervous system is overwhelmed, a 2-minute breathing technique can convince your brain the crisis is over.
There are several approaches that can work. Try the 4-7-8 technique: inhale for 4 seconds, hold for 7, exhale for 8. Repeat 4 times.
When your nervous system is overwhelmed, a 2-minute breathing technique can convince your brain the crisis is over.
There are several approaches that can work. Try the 4-7-8 technique: inhale for 4 seconds, hold for 7, exhale for 8. Repeat 4 times.
September 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Practical Steps for Managing Stress - A Thread
When your nervous system is overwhelmed, a 2-minute breathing technique can convince your brain the crisis is over.
There are several approaches that can work. Try the 4-7-8 technique: inhale for 4 seconds, hold for 7, exhale for 8. Repeat 4 times.
When your nervous system is overwhelmed, a 2-minute breathing technique can convince your brain the crisis is over.
There are several approaches that can work. Try the 4-7-8 technique: inhale for 4 seconds, hold for 7, exhale for 8. Repeat 4 times.
"Philosophy likes to ask why to everything, and even if it has an answer, it asks why again." — So Jeong Park
November 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
"Philosophy likes to ask why to everything, and even if it has an answer, it asks why again." — So Jeong Park
Reposted by Joshua Chapman
Understanding What a Nervous Breakdown Is - A Thread
What Victorian doctors called “nervous exhaustion” and your grandfather called “cracking up” is now recognized as a treatable medical condition — not a character flaw.
What Victorian doctors called “nervous exhaustion” and your grandfather called “cracking up” is now recognized as a treatable medical condition — not a character flaw.
September 23, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Understanding What a Nervous Breakdown Is - A Thread
What Victorian doctors called “nervous exhaustion” and your grandfather called “cracking up” is now recognized as a treatable medical condition — not a character flaw.
What Victorian doctors called “nervous exhaustion” and your grandfather called “cracking up” is now recognized as a treatable medical condition — not a character flaw.
The desire to control something should not exceed the desire to set it free.
November 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The desire to control something should not exceed the desire to set it free.
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Understanding What Stress and Anxiety Are - A Thread
Shakespeare called it “melancholy,” WWI soldiers had “shell shock,” and now we have “burnout” — but the same human struggles have plagued high achievers for centuries.
Shakespeare called it “melancholy,” WWI soldiers had “shell shock,” and now we have “burnout” — but the same human struggles have plagued high achievers for centuries.
September 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Understanding What Stress and Anxiety Are - A Thread
Shakespeare called it “melancholy,” WWI soldiers had “shell shock,” and now we have “burnout” — but the same human struggles have plagued high achievers for centuries.
Shakespeare called it “melancholy,” WWI soldiers had “shell shock,” and now we have “burnout” — but the same human struggles have plagued high achievers for centuries.
Reposted by Joshua Chapman
JINX has started filming! we have a crowdfund to try and get the film complete
A dark supernatural horror set in the 1980s. A mute girl, Mia, finds a mysterious dollhouse linked to her brother’s disappearance.
GRAB A PERK GET INVOLVED #Supportindiefilm
www.indiegogo.com/projects/jin...
A dark supernatural horror set in the 1980s. A mute girl, Mia, finds a mysterious dollhouse linked to her brother’s disappearance.
GRAB A PERK GET INVOLVED #Supportindiefilm
www.indiegogo.com/projects/jin...
JINX FEATURE
When Mia's brother vanishes, a mute girl uncovers a cursed dollhouse. | Check out 'JINX FEATURE' on Indiegogo.
www.indiegogo.com
October 6, 2025 at 1:39 PM
JINX has started filming! we have a crowdfund to try and get the film complete
A dark supernatural horror set in the 1980s. A mute girl, Mia, finds a mysterious dollhouse linked to her brother’s disappearance.
GRAB A PERK GET INVOLVED #Supportindiefilm
www.indiegogo.com/projects/jin...
A dark supernatural horror set in the 1980s. A mute girl, Mia, finds a mysterious dollhouse linked to her brother’s disappearance.
GRAB A PERK GET INVOLVED #Supportindiefilm
www.indiegogo.com/projects/jin...
"If I live, I live. If I die, I have also lived." — Elisha Long
November 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"If I live, I live. If I die, I have also lived." — Elisha Long
Today, I am sharing a petition to end ghost job listings, which have eaten up at least a couple hours of my time this year.
Maybe yours too.
https://c.org/qL5XSgYgwX
Maybe yours too.
https://c.org/qL5XSgYgwX
https://c.org/qL5XSgYgwX
If you’ve ever applied, interviewed, and waited, only to discover the role never existed, was already filled, or was posted to “build a candidate pipeline”, then you’ve met a ghost job.
Ghost jobs waste time, drain savings, and erode trust. They push people to pay for premium subscriptions and resume rewrites while their applications vanish into a black hole. Meanwhile, resumes get stockpiled, sol
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November 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Today, I am sharing a petition to end ghost job listings, which have eaten up at least a couple hours of my time this year.
Maybe yours too.
https://c.org/qL5XSgYgwX
Maybe yours too.
https://c.org/qL5XSgYgwX
Everyone thinks they have problems.
But what if we don't?
What we really have... might be experiences that we don't understand yet.
An experience is not the same thing as a problem.
Just a thought.
Have a great Saturday.
But what if we don't?
What we really have... might be experiences that we don't understand yet.
An experience is not the same thing as a problem.
Just a thought.
Have a great Saturday.
November 1, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Everyone thinks they have problems.
But what if we don't?
What we really have... might be experiences that we don't understand yet.
An experience is not the same thing as a problem.
Just a thought.
Have a great Saturday.
But what if we don't?
What we really have... might be experiences that we don't understand yet.
An experience is not the same thing as a problem.
Just a thought.
Have a great Saturday.
It's important to have large goals, but most people get hung up on not being able to see the whole path.
You don't need to see the whole path towards your goal.
You just need to see the next step.
What is your next step?
You don't need to see the whole path towards your goal.
You just need to see the next step.
What is your next step?
October 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
It's important to have large goals, but most people get hung up on not being able to see the whole path.
You don't need to see the whole path towards your goal.
You just need to see the next step.
What is your next step?
You don't need to see the whole path towards your goal.
You just need to see the next step.
What is your next step?
My opinion of olive oil has gone up this week.
Taking olive oil after a meal can reduce both blood glucose and LDL cholesterol.
The subjects in the study linked below were taking 10g of EVOO, which is less than a tablespoon.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26192450/
Taking olive oil after a meal can reduce both blood glucose and LDL cholesterol.
The subjects in the study linked below were taking 10g of EVOO, which is less than a tablespoon.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26192450/
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October 30, 2025 at 1:45 PM
My opinion of olive oil has gone up this week.
Taking olive oil after a meal can reduce both blood glucose and LDL cholesterol.
The subjects in the study linked below were taking 10g of EVOO, which is less than a tablespoon.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26192450/
Taking olive oil after a meal can reduce both blood glucose and LDL cholesterol.
The subjects in the study linked below were taking 10g of EVOO, which is less than a tablespoon.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26192450/
Step outside.
Look for three things that bring you comfort right now.
Look for three things that bring you comfort right now.
October 29, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Step outside.
Look for three things that bring you comfort right now.
Look for three things that bring you comfort right now.
Let's address a negative thought you may be struggling with and replace it with a healthier thought.
Have you ever said, "I'm so busy" or, "I'm too busy"?
Those are negative.
The next time that idea pops up, correct it by saying, "I am working on a higher priority right now."
Have you ever said, "I'm so busy" or, "I'm too busy"?
Those are negative.
The next time that idea pops up, correct it by saying, "I am working on a higher priority right now."
October 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Let's address a negative thought you may be struggling with and replace it with a healthier thought.
Have you ever said, "I'm so busy" or, "I'm too busy"?
Those are negative.
The next time that idea pops up, correct it by saying, "I am working on a higher priority right now."
Have you ever said, "I'm so busy" or, "I'm too busy"?
Those are negative.
The next time that idea pops up, correct it by saying, "I am working on a higher priority right now."
"As long as your goals scare you a little, you know you are playing at the right level." — Vishen Lakhiani
October 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
"As long as your goals scare you a little, you know you are playing at the right level." — Vishen Lakhiani
Experiencing that Sunday night dread tonight?
It's less about Monday — and more about feeling unprepared.
Spend 10 minutes tonight writing down your Monday priorities.
Transform anxiety into action.
It's less about Monday — and more about feeling unprepared.
Spend 10 minutes tonight writing down your Monday priorities.
Transform anxiety into action.
October 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Experiencing that Sunday night dread tonight?
It's less about Monday — and more about feeling unprepared.
Spend 10 minutes tonight writing down your Monday priorities.
Transform anxiety into action.
It's less about Monday — and more about feeling unprepared.
Spend 10 minutes tonight writing down your Monday priorities.
Transform anxiety into action.