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what is uni-ing doing to your brain?
Notice that on this forum people may talk about "zen" feelings or about "withdrawal" symptoms.... What is uniing doing to our brain? November is a hard month to me ... dark clouds begin to appear into my mind and the ghost of depression is showing his ugly face. I had the choice: wether take anti-depressant or jump on the saddle and risk hurting my ailing tendons. I choosed uniing: the effect is immediate, once on the saddle the dark clouds fade away. What's doing that? I've heard of endorphins in other sports but here I am not running for miles and miles... any MD with an advice or a theory? nonetheless the tip is good: replace Prozac/Xanax/@!&!! with a good trip in the woods with your faithfull Uni! Bear (moody) -- wobbling bear - GranPa goes-a-wobblin' ------------------------------------------------------------------------ wobbling bear's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/3716 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/36454 |
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Good question. Maybe because when uning the brain is solely forcused on that activity leaving no room for those dark thoughts that sometimes trouble us, or maynot, maybe it's a chemical thing? I certainly forget about alot of things while uning -- norry - Dying to try out my new KH24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ norry's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/6901 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/36454 |
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I think it's the combination of endorphins and all the chemical stuff that starts going on in your body when doing sports, and that while uni'ing (especially on hard terrain) you must concentrate hard on riding so there's not much room for bad thoughts. Then of course it's always good to get some fresh air. edit: ok that was actually a sum-up of the above posts -- klaym - Cosmic Osmo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ klaym's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/6837 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/36454 |
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norry wrote: *Maybe because when uning the brain is solely forcused on that activity leaving no room for those dark thoughts that sometimes trouble us* i'm definately buying into that concept there is a lovely expression in afrikaans that some of the dutch guys might know 'Ledigheid is die duiwel se oorkussing' i can't think of the english equivalent immediately it basically means that being idle makes u a comfortable place for the devil to dwell and the same, i accept, goes for your mind -- GILD - Waffle-Tosser and Time-bider if you can't say anything good about someone, sit right here by me.-- alice 'roosevelt' (http://tinyurl.com/5ngze) longworth i'm going to memorize your name and throw my head away.-- oscar levant 'NAMASTE!' (http://tinyurl.com/4qcxw) 'Dave' (http://tinyurl.com/ywxgb) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GILD's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/657 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/36454 |
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GILD wrote:
norry wrote: *Maybe because when uning the brain is solely forcused on that activity leaving no room for those dark thoughts that sometimes trouble us* i'm definately buying into that concept there is a lovely expression in afrikaans that some of the dutch guys might know 'Ledigheid is die duiwel se oorkussing' i can't think of the english equivalent immediately it basically means that being idle makes u a comfortable place for the devil to dwell and the same, i accept, goes for your mind The devil makes work for idle hands. Idle hands are the devils tools. Cheers, Roger -- Nottingham One Day Juggling Convention 5th March 2005 - 10am-Late http://www.nottsjuggling.co.uk |
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unicycling fills you with happyness and take away all other feelings. It's just you and your uni. Nothing can beat that ! just break up with my girl but life goes on, with or without a girl, uni allways follow you. Simon -- eljest - street unicyclist uni-one ------------------------------------------------------------------------ eljest's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/8460 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/36454 |
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GILD wrote: *i'm definately buying into that concept .... 'Ledigheid is die duiwel se oorkussing' .... it basically means that being idle makes u a comfortable place for the devil to dwell and the same, i accept, goes for your mind * Hmmm... We have more or less the same proverbs but it can be misinterpreted as "only lazy people have time to get problems in their head" other intensive activities : programming, teaching, brassbanding (?) , mountain biking... do not have the same effect on my brain, so I suspect there is something subtly different. bear -- wobbling bear - GranPa goes-a-wobblin' ------------------------------------------------------------------------ wobbling bear's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/3716 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/36454 |
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wobbling bear wrote: *so I suspect there is something subtly different* true when someone asks me if i can teach them how to ride the unicycle i always say no but i can show u how to teach yourself och!, they say, u're just playing wordgames now no, i'll respond, i'm not in learning how to ride, u will reach a stage of incredible frustration and irritation because u think u should be able to ride and yet your body can't yet at that time, the normal instinct is to turn around to a 'teacher' and say: "help me" in unicycling (as in life really) this is impossible there is nobody who can help u thru that part of the learning curve and eventually u realise that u must'nt look outside yourself for help, u need to look inside yourself for help and that, to me, is the very essence of unicycling everything u do after that moment of realisation is just for fun but that's just the kind of stuff i think about while i'm sitting in a dark room, late at night, listening to the phillip glass version of the theme song from the smurfs -- GILD - Waffle-Tosser and Time-bider if you can't say anything good about someone, sit right here by me.-- alice 'roosevelt' (http://tinyurl.com/5ngze) longworth i'm going to memorize your name and throw my head away.-- oscar levant 'NAMASTE!' (http://tinyurl.com/4qcxw) 'Dave' (http://tinyurl.com/ywxgb) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GILD's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/657 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/36454 |
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Roger Light wrote: The devil makes work for idle hands. Idle hands are the devils tools. translated "as is" in french these make very very funny (and contradictory) sentences -- wobbling bear - GranPa goes-a-wobblin' ------------------------------------------------------------------------ wobbling bear's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/3716 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/36454 |
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I work in TV production where there's massive tension, bull****, and brutal hours. Most every night, even when it's late, I jump on my uni and ride. I used to do the same with rock climbing (climbing gym at night). Both pursuits involve total involvement, where you break out of the trance of self-absorbtion and are simply present with yourself in a task. And that, in my mind, is what makes unicycling and many adventure sports so theraputic--you have to be present with yourself to do them. In short, the best medicine is being present with yourself and your own life, as opposed to enmeshed with your thoughts. JL -- vivalargo - Santa Barbara Unicycle Club ------------------------------------------------------------------------ vivalargo's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/5625 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/36454 |
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