HealthyGamerGG Broke and Almost Broken | Dr. K’s Best Realistic Advice
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Oct 25, 2025 Dr. K tackles the realities of facing eviction and job loss, illustrating how survival stress disrupts motivation and clarity. He emphasizes the importance of securing basic needs like food and shelter before diving into deeper self-work. Practical job-hunting tips, such as polishing resumes and networking, are shared. Walking is highlighted as a powerful tool for relieving anxiety and enhancing mental clarity. Lastly, Dr. K advocates for taking small, actionable steps to regain stability and restore a sense of control.
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Material Stability Precedes Mental Healing
- Chronic material stress (eviction, job loss) hijacks physiology and blocks psychological change.
- You cannot reliably do deep self-work until basic stability (food, sleep, shelter, income) is restored.
Medical School Housing Crisis
- Dr. K recounts nearly losing housing before medical school and becoming unable to eat or sleep.
- His cortisol spiked, leaving him restless and physiologically unable to function normally.
Stress Physiology Sabotages Problem Solving
- High cortisol activates arousal systems and disrupts sleep and blood sugar, prioritizing short-term survival.
- Those evolutionary responses worsen chronic modern problems by degrading capacity for long-term problem solving.