Clicking my way out of autopilot

[u/rivamiriya]

Every time I catch myself living on autopilot, I press a button on this little tally counter strapped to my finger. That click reminds me to come back into the moment and think: I’m here.

We joke that the number on the counter is our “Level of Awareness” — like we’re grinding XP in real life.

Why bother with a clunky counter instead of just remembering? Because the thing is big, awkward, and keeps nagging me to notice it. Plus, seeing the numbers go up is fun — it turns mindfulness into a kind of game.

So yeah, apparently I’m speedrunning enlightenment with a finger gadget.
Has anyone else tried weird hacks like this to stay mindful?

[u/mds1025]

This is a form of control an can become a psychosis

[u/EmojieOnly → u/[deleted]]

No. They are not.

Unless you're taking drugs or something like that you are not doing anything that risks psychosis.

Simply repeatedly doing something will not cause psychosis. It may be a symptom of a psychosis, one that is already present, but it will not cause it. And I'm not suggesting this is a symptom for OP.

An easy way to discredit what the commenter is suggesting is that we all* masturbate. That in itself released extreme amounts of feel good chemicals in the brain yet the act of masturbating doesn't cause a masturbation psychosis lol.

It's such a silly premise.