Emo Dojo with John Emotions: Transcribed

I rant a little on the ill-conceived, poorly-planned, and wildly disorganized messaging of the Covid-19 Pandemic. Then, I explain what I learned about nets in general, safety nets in particular, and an app I discovered called SafetyNet. 

—Pandemic Crowd Compliance Needs Kinder, Smarter Messaging

— Curfews squeeze bigger crowds into shorter hours. Why?

— I discovered the SafetyNet app; All about ropes and reliable nodes

Christian had me on his radio show and we talk about how I started the Emo Dojo project, and how having more open conversation about mental health will help everyone over time.

This is a short segment of a longer conversation you can watch, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZYQl60mIlo&t=1511s 

I talk a little bit about one of my favorite, controversial scientists that history has largely forgotten; Wilhelm Reich ... discoverer of Orgone. Also, I'm trying out the TDCS device tonight after the show. I want to find out where undiscovered greatness meets pseudo-science. 

I'm feeling especially lonely and misunderstood today. 

I’m talking about ringing in the ears today. It’s a condition called tinnitus that starts as some kind of physical damage to the hearing mechanism, then trains the brain to continually recreate the ringing sensation, even after the original damage in the ear canal is healed ... making it a mental disorder. 

Day 10 in a row — I'm starting to get the hang of things. On today's show I get into stuff like:

I'm feeling pretty agitated today. Not sad ... kind of a fast melancholy. 

I talk about this thing I discovered called “aphantasia” where I can't actually see anything in my mind when I close my eyes. I have no visual imagery. I can imagine it in a way I can describe to others, but I don't actually SEE see anything. Here's some other points I cover (in order):

I was talking about my sleep hygiene and Shock changes the subject to his dick chafing from jerking off too much ... possibly with a fake vagina. Real-life pandemic lockdown problems on today's Daily Emotions.