| I want to suggest building an effective daily routine and focusing on general health, fitness and wellbeing as the first step before you aim to solve anything else. I dismissed the importance of many aspects of the above for many years before I saw the importance for myself. In practical terms, what I mean is that unless you're physically healthy you won't be able to operate at anywhere near optimal mental capacity. This can affect your focus, mood and motivation - for example you can work on your projects but don't manage to complete as much as you like. I was always dismissive because I thought "I don't have depression, I'm fine" and then neglected my health. My killer issue was sleep - I was fit, healthy, confident, successful, but operating on 3-4 hours sleep a night. Only in hindsight can I see how that affected so many years of my life. Correcting that did wonders in weeks. Specific things to focus on: - Get enough sleep (7-8 hours+) - Get consistent sleep (Read up on sleep hygiene, you need consistency) - Get to the gym and lift weights x3+ weekly (Especially as a male. Develop your body and your mind will follow. Heavy weights, compound lifts) - Eat a healthy, whole foods based diet (If you're eating like crap, how can you expect to function well) Maybe you have all this sorted already. But otherwise, take a few steps back and look at your priorities. Investing in yourself is the best thing you can do. |
For me it isn't sleep per se, but rather my sleep schedule. Simply put, because during the last 3 years of my life I had classes during the evening, I not only tend to sleep later on, but it never seems like I have a regular schedule. One day I might go to sleep at 3 AM, the other day at 6 AM, etc..
Thanks for the advice, you are right when it comes down to everything else. I am facing the chicken and egg problem in regard to this, though, since it's a constant cycle of feeling like I'm not worth anything -> why even do exercise -> when I do exercise, I am going to fuck up again -> same cycle all over again. It's a self-destructive mindset.