Suicide Prevention Saturday... assuming I am still awake!

Ta-da! I'm live and I'm bouncy because I'm not at my desk because I want to be very close to my bed because I want to go to bed soon. However, we cannot miss a Suicide Prevention Saturday. Since I already have G23— I don't know if he just showed up extra early because it says he left his comment at 7:30, which was a while ago, um, or if you just want to be the first one that said hi, uh, DJ also here, I believe. Um, if you want to be acknowledged, just say something, it pops up in the chat, I throw you on the screen, voilà. All right, so Suicide Friends Saturday on a Saturday, and yes, it's a few moments early simply because it's been a long day. Um, And I'm gonna do my best to keep this to my normal sort of 15 minutes-ish, give or take, regardless of those of you who like to be on here for hours at a time. Not my thing today. So, very funny. Um, yeah, so TT3, I really hope you have not been hanging out since 7:30, but I don't know, maybe it's good to have this in the background. All right, so Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday. Why? Because 2 out of every 3 gun deaths the CDC tells you about when they talk about gun violence and the problems in America, 2 out of those 3 are suicides. So do we have a gun violence problem or do we have a mental health problem? I promise you, we have a mental health problem here in America. I've just returned from England. Guess what? They agree. Um, but they also have mental health issues over there as well. Um, oh yeah, so see, DJ's already helped me out because I'm guessing he knows my poor little brain is slightly fried due to the fact that I did not text him back earlier. I'll work on that, but I will, because he said that, uh, throw the banner up for y'all. All right, so— oops, and then I took it back down. I meant to take down DJ's comment instead. See, this is why I should have given him the link so he could do this for me. But anyway, um, hello Miss Tara. Let's talk about sleep deprivation. There's a reason they use it for torture. It's really not good for you. Uh, today is Saturday. I started my journey from London at 1 AM Eastern Time yesterday, uh, flew back 7-ish hours, traveled another 3 hours from the airport, came home, got my dog. By then it was around 6 PM. And then our dog started throwing up, and so I took the dog to emergency vet last night at, oh, I don't know, 9:30 PM. Got the dog seen at 3:30 this morning and, um, got home at around 4, slept until 7, like 3 hours give or take, other than the alarm that we'd set for the, uh for the plane the day before at 4:45. So I got 2 or 3-ish hours sleep since 1 o'clock Friday morning where we went to bed at like 10. So sleep deprivation, not good for the brain, does not allow your brain to do things. Um, and yes, so just because it's normal does not mean that it's good, just to be clear. Um, when I was driving around getting the dog to the vet last night. I'm like, wow, I feel like I could almost be a nurse because nurses tend to have crazy hours. Tara's a truck driver, so she's got crazy hours. At least I think that's it, right? Um, because actually I don't know what most people do around here. So anyway, why do you need sleep? Most people who spend their time in effort, um, learning about health, there are a couple things. It's hydration— we know we need to drink water— sleep, and exercise. And pretty much all of them across the board say if they had to choose one, sleep is number one. And, um, yes, the pupper is finally doing better. Uh, the continuation of that story was that I had to work today, so when I got up around 7:30 this morning, the dog was still not doing well. My husband had been up with him since I got home around 5, and the dog was still throwing up. So by 8 AM this morning, my husband took the dog back to the vet, and the dog has spent more time at the vet in the last 24 hours than home, and my husband finally got home at 5. But he is doing better. So thank you, and, um, thank you, Fiona. Um, yeah, how are you? Are you not at a crazy concert or something right now? I mean, I feel honored that you are here, but I thought you're like at some crazy concert. I am behind on my Facebook posting. Um, there are people who are insomniacs, it's true. I have some crazy friends who just never sleep. DJ says hi. So— oh wait, you guys are saying back and forth to each other, huh? And here I thought you were on Facebook only. Uh, so anyway, where are we? Sleep deprivation. Uh, why is it bad? Wrinkles, they need reset and they need downtime. A little bit here and there in the parking lots of the vet. And, uh, yeah, health, food, water, exercise, sleep. Um, sorry. And obvi— and you laugh very— so G23, that was very sweet of you to let people know that I have a read at this point, guys. So anyway, this is an example of why sleep— very squirrely as far as, um, talking about different things, but is sleep is the most important thing you can do. There's an actual thing called And if you look it up, you'll find it's all about what are your evening— honestly, sitting in front of the computer is not helpful. Uh, it does not allow shutdown because the electric lights, the lights from the— is something brand new in that We've been around for thousands of years. Sun goes down, we go down. Electric lights have only been here for, um, a— I don't do math well, so I'm not exactly— lights, uh, gas lights, uh, we've had longer, but they weren't as prevalent. Computers do mess us up because our poor little brain is used to pay, get up, sun goes down, we go to bed. This is why, even though we don't— sorry, I just have to throw this up here because I'm like, yeah, I know she's at a concert. Um, yeah, she's— um, Fiona is, uh, not only a gun nut, um, she's also a concert nut. So I do try to follow her on, uh, it's interesting to see all the places she goes and she has fun. So, uh, Tara here says, I dream of sleeping when I dream. So here's my— often I will have dreams that I'm fully aware of, so it feels like I'm not sleep All right, I apologize for going in circles, but it's the best— Suicide Prevention Saturday. Why are we talking about sleep deprivation? Because mental health is about— and healthfully. So if the top 3 things are hydration, exercise, and you need to be aware of what kind of sleep are you getting Are you getting it on a regular basis to make sure it becomes a priority? So because I have such— why did I go away? Well, I don't know if you all just saw a black screen or not, but, uh, it looks like my internet sucks. All right, so hopefully y'all can hear me still. I don't know, maybe my computer needs to go to sleep right now. So for the next week, now until next Saturday, I'm going to do everything that I can to actually go to bed by 9 o'clock and make sure that I have all my electronics off by 8 PM. Because what they say in general is you want to have all the blue light, all the TVs, all of that Um, yeah, okay, so yeah, so internet is cutting in and out. That was— is what I was afraid of. Apparently even my internet needs sleep right now, um, because yeah, it actually shows like no bars pretty much. Oh, this is awesome. That's what I get for going live from my living room versus on my thing. Okay, yeah. Um, working on it, working on it. I don't know if I'll be able to edit after the fact, but probably not. All right, so take care of yourself. Mental health, sleep. So again, what is it, an hour beforehand? So if I want to go to bed at 9, I need to turn off all my electronics at 8. Uh, the kids are going back to school on Tuesday and Wednesday, so that helps having that schedule. I I know people like Tara don't have a schedule. DJ also no schedule as far as I know. G23, I'm not gonna lie, I don't know your schedule. I don't talk to you often enough. Um, but having, uh, the kids back in school should be very helpful because we have to get up at like 5 AM, uh, 5:30, somewhere in there for Max's bus. And I don't even know, um, what Nadia is going to be. We haven't figured that out yet. And that's Tuesday. So sleep number one, exercise. I'm gonna get back to that as well because here's the thing, how can I serve you guys better, uh, is so that I have more brain power. If sleep is number one, I have to pay attention to that. Um, yes. All right, well, at least I know what people have heard, right? So turn off electronics an hour before bedtime. Um, and then also Yeah, your cell phones and computers do have that blue light filter you can use. What is it called? I have it on mine. It's like, I don't know, maybe it's just blue light filter, but it, it changes the color. So, but even still, I find reading the actual book is helpful. And I know I'm going to say this a million times, but what do the most successful people in the world do? They read books on a regular basis. So if we turn off these electronics and pick up a book. Oh yeah, this is actually kind of funny. Um, a friend of mine gave this to me and said that I should read it. It's very big. I have not read it yet, but due to the fact that, um, Ayn Rand talked about— was I— was somebody was talking about her. But anyway, books, books are a good way to go to bed. I guess that's it. That's what I got. I know I'm exhausted. Oh yes, let's see. Oh yeah, this is actually very good. Uh, exercise aids in sleep and focus. It is so true. If you go work out on a regular basis, um, you will be happier in general. And if you actually work out and tire your body out, you actually can sleep better. So the exercise helps the first thing, which is going to sleep on a regular basis. Um, and the reading of the book is just to expand your mind or be entertained or do something that is non-screen related to help you go to sleep more. Um, on another note, and perhaps when my brain is a little less fried next week, I think we're going to talk about, um Gut. Because your emotions that you feel on a regular basis actually come from your gut. It was one of the things we talked about over in England and all the amount of research that's been done regarding our emotions and food. And it's not about emotional eating. This is not what I'm talking about. Um, it's your gut biome and all the things that are in your in your body. So next week it'll be food. Tonight it is sleep because that's the only thing I'm focusing on right now. Uh, what else is there to know? I don't know. Suicide Awareness Saturday because 2 out of every 3 gun deaths are suicide that the CDC tells you about. And the reason I'm being particular about saying it's what the CDC talks about, because the Center for Disease Control wants you to think that gun violence is a disease. And yet they are not talking about the mental health aspect of it. They want to study gun violence when they already have the data. It's not really all that— doesn't really make that much sense. We are already currently crazy overregulated. If this assault rifle ban goes through both houses, we are in lots of trouble. I had a class this morning and I've got another class tomorrow, and I told them, here's the deal, don't even bother trying to say that you're a law-abiding gun owner. Just say you are a responsible gun owner because the laws are out of control. Um, and back to the food thing a little bit, because you know me right now, bouncing around like crazy. Your brain eats McDonald's and it's gross. And it's even more so than that because I don't know what you consider your— where your emotions come from. Because like most of us know things, especially when we're upset, but it doesn't help us calm down, right? So our brain does not seem to be where our emotions come from. Our gut, on the other hand— um, so funny, I just was finishing watching an episode of NCIS and their main character always goes by his gut. But that's not what we're talking about either. Um, so, all right, so I don't know what this is, but DJ says mentalhealthfirstaid.org. Check it out, see what's there. I don't know if it's going to be food suggestions or whatever. Oh, so I told y'all I'd stay on for 15 minutes. It's been 15 minutes. Goodbye. No, just kidding. You know I'm never gonna leave that quickly. Um, But tips for mental health: you have to take care of you. I talked to a friend of mine tonight who is taking care of her mom, and it's hard. Taking care of parents is a challenge because when you're a kid, they take care of you. Then you get to go out and be— uh, Moo, I'm doing my best not to pass out. I'm just not sure how coherent I am and whether or not my internet has gotten any better or more static, because I know you just joined because you always join about halfway through, um, if I stay on for a full half hour. So sleep number one. Exercise helps you get more sleep. Having good sleep hygiene helps you reset your brain. Um, Latara was saying before about sleeping, dreaming that she's dreaming, that she's awake kind of thing. And, uh, oh cool, all right, sorry. So Thank you, GT3. Good to know. All right, I'm not gonna post that next one anyway. Sleep, exercise, hydration, flying, traveling, all of those things. I've been trying to be hydrated as well. It's our Carrie Anne! Hi, Miss Carrie Anne! This is Carrie Anne Auclair. I don't know if y'all know her, but she is a DCU project, uh, director over in Massachusetts. And she is interview number 2 for those who've been following my interview series. So, um, that's her. Yes, and she is the one who made it so that I realized how lucky I am to be in the Second Amendment gun community. And she's only been with us for a couple years now, but she pointed out a really good thing on our interview that we had, and she's number 2, so you can go find her because we talked about— or she talked about, um, just how cool the, the gun community is in general. Hello, Mr. Gizzard Gary. Yeah, so I've said it 10 times already, but like DJ put up here, sleep, exercise, hydration, and oh, you know what else is good? Talking to people. Yeah, just pick up that phone, call someone. Uh, Carrie and I will— if, if we get on the phone, we will be on the phone for at least 45 minutes kind of thing. But the good news is we don't have to call that often. So where are we? It is 18 minutes in, 9:15. I did it! I stayed here 15 minutes. I stayed awake after all this travel and everything else. I have part given you, um, some things to think about. Sleep is number 1, exercise number 2, hydration is number 3. Hydration and exercise may or may not be able to be interchanged. I'm not really sure. Uh, yeah, so Tara's talking about her repetition, that repetition led to an Uh, but I was driving in real life, same spot. Dream match reality. Work-related, uh, nightmares. Uh, I used to— I mean, and it actually had to do with sleep deprivation. I was working 3 jobs Monday through Friday. I worked at a barn, uh, taking care of horses. I was a groom. In the evenings I would work at my mom's restaurant washing dishes, and then on the weekends during the day I would work pumping gas at a boat dock and then go to wash dishes at night. One night I fell asleep on a couch in our, in our living room, and the couch had a coffee table, and there's almost always dishes on the coffee table. And I remember lying there and I was facing the back of the couch and I was afraid to roll over because the coffee table always had 1 or 2 dishes on it. But my nightmare was there was a stack of dishes that went out the living room door and around the, the bend. And for the— and it took me forever to build up the courage to turn over to see what dishes were actually there. For the first time since I ever knew, there were no dishes on the coffee table. So, but, so yes, all the, uh, whatever you call it, all nightmares are bad. Um, so there's that. So there we have it. Carrie Anne YouTube, go check it out. Number one. And yes, we are good friends. All right. Yeah, actually, I, I, I, when my last student of the day is, uh, Mike Ballinger, who usually watches over on the YouTube or Facebook side, and he said he would probably check in tonight. And I'm like, well, one of two things will happen: this will be over in 2 minutes, or I'll go for an hour and a half because I have my 30th wind or so. Um, but no, I am really absolutely— oh, look at that! See, there he is. Um, so For real, take care of yourself, number one, because if you don't take care of you, you can't take care of anyone else. Pay attention to your sleep hygiene. I'm going to be very attentive to my sleep hygiene for the next 7 days because of how, how far in the deficit I currently am, but also I just want to start a new habit. And I did read over vacation, and one of the books that was mentioned in one of the other books that I was reading is called The Greatest Salesman in the World. It's a little tiny book, but it's very impactful if you read it. And perhaps I will bring that out next week. Oh, I have to go back and watch Barbecue's, um, book club thing because I think that will be very cool. And, uh, I think I'm gonna end on what Miss Carrie Ann says: breathe, relax, and go forward. You can't go back. You can't refix stuff. You are currently where you are. This is the zen of life. What's happening right now is the only thing that is happening right now. Got it? So, uh, love y'all. Thank you for popping in and saying hi on my return from vacation. Uh, I'm gonna get to go teach a couple more people tomorrow all day, 9 to 5, for their pistol permits here in Connecticut, and that will be good. Feeds the soul to take care of others. And, um, all right, Tara's a little bit crazy. Drove a truck all day, bus all night, scheduled 2 days a week for college classes, and worked a temp service. Was a newborn less than 20? Oh my God. So yeah, absolute insanity. So just because we can does not mean that we should. And, um, I'm gonna go back to what Carrie Anne originally said, but look, now DJ's just copying her. Uh, breathe, relax, go forward. That is it. And with that, I bid you adieu. Since I was in— in— where was I? England. There we go. But I met French people, so I was going to bid you adieu. And with that, for real, I'm hitting the end broadcast thing, and good night. And I will see you all on next Saturday, and we're up to interview number 9 in the instructor interview, um, series. And yes, Moo, you are correct, Tara is a savage. Uh, she's pretty savagely amazing and crazy all same time. All right, good night all. I will see you next week. Check out the interview instructor. It's going to be surprise for all of us because I don't know who I'm going to get because I don't have that one pre-done. But I will see you all soon. Bye guys.