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Originally Posted by newtus
I gotta be one of the few people in roll call that practices strict mental hygiene in order to keep myself sane. But not physical hygiene, like eating right and exercising. Well I take vitamins.
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I was talking to a friend last year and he said he has problems finishing things but easy to start things. I said that I have problems starting things but no problem finishing things.
But tbh I also have problems finishing things cuz of cognitive fatigue. I plan on doing brain games because when I was walking with my mom and her bf yesterday, I realized, - "Do people in the mall think that my moms bf is my dad?" and I realized that looking at families walking in the mall, a lot of the time, a dad might be a step dad and a mom might be a step mom. Or the kid/kids could be adopted.
I believe training my brain to solve problems will allow me to be more creative and think outside the box. I like to flirt with psychosis sometimes to do that but I'm telling my psychiatrist to bring my Invega injection back to 3 weeks instead of every 4 weeks.
Podcasts changed my life. I plan on doing so many things and there's many things that I can do (Including exercise - I'm going hiking tomorrow.. So I guess I exercise moderately like mountain biking, skiing, going to the gym, taking walks, etc) but I need something to stimulate my brain constantly to motivate me (Vyvanse, reaching the top of a mountain.. something to work towards).
I want to go to school to become a biochemist like my cousin and pharmacologist. But I won't use those things on their own. I want to learn how to write better and then write books. So I'll probably sign up for a philosophy course soon just to get my mind sharp. I can't smoke weed if I want my mind sharp but idk.. I found studying anthropology hard because there was so much reading but my mind will get better with time.
I procrastinate a lot. I read slightly and most of the things I do are on the internet like learning how to make money in the future, learning about investments like bitcoin and blockchain. I was teaching myself how to code at one point and hack. But really I just start one thing, then stop and go towards something else. I try to build skills all the time but burn out with all the information I'm absorbing. I spend time reading articles on flipboard cuz it has like 100 topics.. But I never stick to one topic which is why I was thinking about liberal arts.. I feel like things get me nowhere. And all this started just 2 years ago after my intense psychedelic trip. If I don't know what an English word means, I look it up. When I have a weird thought, I google it and go down the rabbit hole.
I reward myself with laziness too much like "I'll listen to music and write".. I only started writing prose creative writing after my psychosis. Before that, I was dead inside and hated everything.
Lately I've been teaching myself how to draw. I remember drawing when I was like 12. I played guitar when I was 14. I never stuck with anything. I don't see the light sometimes. Nothing inspired me in the past. Now I'm constantly looking for inspiration to have motivation, happiness and well being.
Physical hygiene is ok. I shower once a week but I brush my teeth every morning, shave, gel my hair just for something to do and make my bed etc, clean my room before it gets too messy.
And I can't be alone anymore or else I go nuts. I need constant social interaction now (Having coffee with people), talking to strangers. I put a section in my notes called "Self improvement". I have to learn skills or else my brain will rot.
I get so depressed because it's really really hard for me to function with doing a variety of things and absorbing information. I plan on getting another part time job which will make me think about time being more precious and also putting a bit more stress on me. I think about my future a lot because I want to be able to be comfortable and travel the world. I hate being in the same place. Part of my problem is that my surroundings are so small and I feel claustrophobic. Even the mountains make me feel closed in because I can't see the horizon.
I look at the big picture too much. I don't pay attention to detail. I can't be comfortable to start going into youtube videos or netflix even though there's so many interesting things out there to watch but I feel like I'm neglecting everything else. To FOCUS is to IGNORE everything else. I can't focus.