# The discourse here is bad for my mental and physical health, and yours, too. Prove me wrong **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 17, 2024, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-discourse-here-is-bad-for-my-mental-and-physical-health-and-yours-too-prove-me-wrong/1001714 "2024-05-17T19:13:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-discourse-here-is-bad-for-my-mental-and-physical-health-and-yours-too-prove-me-wrong/1001714/41 "2024-05-18T01:55:36Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > Concur. To go more broadly, just stopping the need to control what everyone else thinks is really liberating. I mean people believe some wacky stuff don’t they? Oh well. There’s an organization I belong to that includes among its standard guidance, “What that person thinks about you is none of your business.” Wise indeed. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-discourse-here-is-bad-for-my-mental-and-physical-health-and-yours-too-prove-me-wrong/1001714/42 "2024-05-18T01:56:55Z")
> [@solost](#): > > Hmmff. Maybe if your name was Telecaster. Otherwise, you’re just little bro as far as the town is concerned. 😉 I’m the version that worked out all the bugs. Yeah, that’s it—new and improved. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-discourse-here-is-bad-for-my-mental-and-physical-health-and-yours-too-prove-me-wrong/1001714/43 "2024-05-18T02:10:08Z")
You don’t really wanna know. And I’ve been told too many times I turn threads into “all about me” I don’t wanna go down that trail again, here in the pit. (Ah, shit. I did it again. I don’t know how it affects K9s health, mental or physical) ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-discourse-here-is-bad-for-my-mental-and-physical-health-and-yours-too-prove-me-wrong/1001714/44 "2024-05-18T03:58:42Z")
I’ve taken more than one multi-year leave of absence from this watering hole. Recommended. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-discourse-here-is-bad-for-my-mental-and-physical-health-and-yours-too-prove-me-wrong/1001714/45 "2024-05-18T04:45:01Z")
k9, I’m not having it. You scolded folks real hard in another thread, then when I expressed my surprise at your attack, you accused me of misrepresenting you and huffed off. I apologized and asked for clarification. Instead, you come over here and drop an enormous screed about --well, I’m not gonna paraphrase, since whatever I say seems likely to lead to further accusations of misrepresentation–and suggest you’re leaving again because this place is bad for you. So leave, then. This place is bad for you? That’s evident. Right now, you’re bad for this place, too. You don’t need to wag your finger at everyone on the way out the door; just go, if you can’t add productively to the conversation. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-discourse-here-is-bad-for-my-mental-and-physical-health-and-yours-too-prove-me-wrong/1001714/46 "2024-05-18T04:47:59Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > And I’ve been told too many times I turn threads into “all about me” > > I don’t wanna go down that trail again, here in the pit. But here we are, yet again… ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-discourse-here-is-bad-for-my-mental-and-physical-health-and-yours-too-prove-me-wrong/1001714/47 "2024-05-18T04:51:27Z")
> [@Slithy\_Tove](#): > > Mental I can understand, but how’s it bad for your physical health? Speaking purely theoretically, I suppose it might be possible for some people sometimes to get so engaged in Dopescrolling that they delay or neglect other activities, thereby degrading their lifestyle hygiene in areas like food, exercise, sleep etc. None of us, natch. 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-discourse-here-is-bad-for-my-mental-and-physical-health-and-yours-too-prove-me-wrong/1001714/48 "2024-05-18T04:53:59Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > I suppose it might be possible for some people sometimes to get so engaged in Dopescrolling that they delay or neglect other activities, thereby degrading their lifestyle Everyone knows that God invented sleep so that we’d have something to give up in order to spend more time on message boards. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-discourse-here-is-bad-for-my-mental-and-physical-health-and-yours-too-prove-me-wrong/1001714/49 "2024-05-18T05:02:20Z")
> [@Measure\_for\_Measure](#): > > I’ve taken more than one multi-year leave of absence from this watering hole. Recommended. I’ve thought of that, but after 24 years and 29,000+ posts, it would be a little disheartening if I made so little impression that no one noticed my absence. ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-discourse-here-is-bad-for-my-mental-and-physical-health-and-yours-too-prove-me-wrong/1001714/50 "2024-05-18T05:51:54Z")
I’m at 14,900. My God. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-discourse-here-is-bad-for-my-mental-and-physical-health-and-yours-too-prove-me-wrong/1001714/51 "2024-05-18T05:55:13Z")
33.6k since 2017 Too much? ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-discourse-here-is-bad-for-my-mental-and-physical-health-and-yours-too-prove-me-wrong/1001714/52 "2024-05-18T06:39:04Z")
5.3k posts since 2005. I’m a serious underachiever. But I read the boards daily. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-discourse-here-is-bad-for-my-mental-and-physical-health-and-yours-too-prove-me-wrong/1001714/53 "2024-05-18T13:15:18Z")
If you have any questions as you read, please start a thread on it. It is a favorite topic for a lot of us long time dopers. > [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > I’m just thinking of how a thread like this would go in the past. It would already be a flame war, people telling the OP to fuck right off, insults etc. I’m not saying that won’t happen eventually but it would already be a shit show by now. And those automatic and stupid “don’t let the door hit you in the ass” posts people loved to make. * * * * * * I’ve taken hiatuses over the last 19 years also. I don’t think I ever completely left, but I cut down on my reading and posting quite a bit at times in the teens. * * * * * * @k9bfriender, I hope you find a way to interact with the board that works for you. I missed your “voice” while you were gone. Also one of the easily identifiable avatars. 🙂 Either way, good luck and enjoy the book(s). ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-discourse-here-is-bad-for-my-mental-and-physical-health-and-yours-too-prove-me-wrong/1001714/54 "2024-05-18T13:33:35Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > @k9bfriender, I hope you find a way to interact with the board that works for you. I missed your “voice” while you were gone. Also one of the easily identifiable avatars. 🙂 Either way, good luck and enjoy the book(s) Same. And i really value your perspective in a bunch of areas i know nothing about. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-discourse-here-is-bad-for-my-mental-and-physical-health-and-yours-too-prove-me-wrong/1001714/55 "2024-05-18T13:34:17Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > If you have any questions as you read, please start a thread on it. It is a favorite topic for a lot of us long time dopers. I was thinking of doing just that. It might help me get through the sloggy parts, and keep me accountable. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-discourse-here-is-bad-for-my-mental-and-physical-health-and-yours-too-prove-me-wrong/1001714/56 "2024-05-18T14:54:26Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > …degrading their lifestyle hygiene in areas like food, exercise, sleep etc. If one starts neglecting _personal_ hygiene, then yes, it’s definitely time to step away from the board. 🤧 ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-discourse-here-is-bad-for-my-mental-and-physical-health-and-yours-too-prove-me-wrong/1001714/57 "2024-05-18T18:13:27Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > 33.6k since 2017 Wow, I post a lot and I’m at 40.2k posts created since 2005. > [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Too much? You don’t really want the answer to that do you? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Fiveroptic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiveroptic/32/8257_2.png) [@Fiveroptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveroptic)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-discourse-here-is-bad-for-my-mental-and-physical-health-and-yours-too-prove-me-wrong/1001714/58 "2024-05-18T20:08:51Z")
Yes. The answer is “yes.” ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-discourse-here-is-bad-for-my-mental-and-physical-health-and-yours-too-prove-me-wrong/1001714/59 "2024-05-18T20:17:20Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > I also love my Kindle. I just got the whole Lord of the Rings trilogy for $1.99. First time reader. Wow! For a first time reader, that’s an ambitious choice! ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-discourse-here-is-bad-for-my-mental-and-physical-health-and-yours-too-prove-me-wrong/1001714/60 "2024-05-18T20:18:58Z")
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