My energy and focus charts more volatile than altcoins, how y’all stay so stable?
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I was the most unstable person in the world.
I’ve clinical depression. Some days I loved my life and some days I literally wanted to die.
My mind became stronger and my body too when I realized I wouldn’t hurt myself, but I didn’t want to live forever being sad either.
Step by step, day by day, I started working on myself.
Now I’m stable, not “wow so happy” but I don’t want to die anymore. I wake up with energy and willing to be here.
I did it by changing my habits. I went from no sport and eating shit, waking up 11am to wake up 7am, lift weights and do a carnivorous diet.
I feel like another person. I’m almost free of my depression
Yeah, I’m really at a quite similar point that you started at. I just fill my calendar with ‘stuff’ so I don’t have too much time for myself to feel bad.
I put distractions in my calendar, I don’t make plans
Huge thank you for such a long post. Wish I had somebody like you by my side to guide me through my life💜
Man, I can’t guide anyone cause we are all lost here.
But if you need me, DM me. I can tell you what I’m doing and what I’m seeing.
It’s a hard path. But it’s worth it
I’m just losing interest in everything and chasing dopamine. Hard to really focus in and double down on anything🫶
I might DM, no energy rn🫶
I’m here bro.
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Look for something where the doing fullfills you, not the result.
I know this problem. Had it for many years. Until i found something i was deeply interested in. Doing this for almost ten years now consistently and still with passion.
But you have to try different things. It won’t come easy.
I probably have Bipolar with rapid cycles. Interests for me can change in the matter of hours or days. So it is tough and really different from the ordinary for me 💜
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I had the worst year of my life a couple years ago after 15 years of devoting my whole life to my wife. I’ve stayed strong despite what she did and decided I didn’t want my three boys to go through the same type of childhood I did with a part time father. While my life will
Never be the same and I struggle occasionally with my own happiness, I enjoy connecting with others and work hard to build a good future for my kids. They deserve it regardless of another adult’s misjudgment. Find something you love to do and just and live 🙏Enjoyed reading this note and wish you all the best 🙏🧡
Thank you sir. Really. Means a lot ❤️
Oh boy, divorce is also on my list 😅
Had some really hard years with that too. Especially before i decided to finally end it. I have no kids yet but i can only imagine how hard it must be with kids involved. So good to here about your mindset and i think your kids will extremely benefit from that 🙏
What does not kill us, makes us stronger 💪
#[3] i am sure in a few months or years you will look back to this stage in your life and be thankful to have had this chance to grow. I was with every hurdle.
Imagine never having problems in your live. How would you grow emotionally?
A nice anecdote i heard regarding this was about fatherhood. I am not a father yet nor do i believe in god (at least not the Christian way) but it helped me: imagine god as a loviing father. As any father he would recognize the potential in his kids and give the kids harder lessons in regards to their potential 😊🙏💜
Yeah but I’m tired of it being so volatile for me. I don’t think my father would give me so much false promises, as my euphoria episodes make me feel💜
I only can imagine how this feels. Nit know anyone who has that personally.
Generally i think life comes in waves for everyone 🌊
Yours seem to be shorter/faster and higher. Others may have their waves drawn out pretty long. But in the end i think their is no better or worse. Its like enjoying a pipe. Some ppl like to smoke it hot abd fast others do it slowly and just keep it smoking for a long time. Their is never the right way. There is always just your way. And you have to figure out how to play the cards you were dealt the best.
Unfortunately nobody can tell you and everyone has to find out on their own 😔🙏💜
It’s really tiring, because I just don’t really fit in well with the “normal” world that drives on stable people🫶
I feel i have the exact opposite problem 😅 often i feel too „stable“. I find it very hard to be spontaneous and i have problems enjoying life. I live mostly in my head. I have the drawn out long waves more 🌊
But in regards to fitting in i also heard that it is normal to have less friends the higher your iq is. I don’t know what was the reason, but seems to be also a general pattern of life
#[5] recommended timeblocking earlier for work. Don’t think I could ever do it, as I never know how I’m going to feel at any time with my constant mood changes🤷♂️ Gonna have a really different and much tougher life experience than most of y’all, but let’s see💜
if you find your mind wandering the timeblock is a visual action plan that you can always refer to and it keeps you on track
What do you use for it and how do you use it? Might try it out for a day or two, and then report back
Agreed with #[5] . Time blocking is key to staying on track despite distractions. I use just my calendar and adjust blocks only when absolutely needed. It helps to start with one day or week at a time. For work I also rely on ‘inbox zero’.
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What’s “inbox zero” 🤔?
This is old but I remember someone showed me years ago and I found it interesting but essentially it’s all about filing emails appropriately (things you can deal with next week, in a month, etc), taking care of any right away that can easily then be deleted (out of sight, out of mind) and then getting your inbox as close to empty as possible by the end of your day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9UjeTMb3Yk
Hmm, an interesting idea.
Fortunately I don’t have enough of work emails to have this problem yet
But, I will absolutely keep this in mind for the future
Thank you so much for the elaboration, Vanessa 💜💜
Also what was really a gamechanger for me is gratitude. You can easily get caught up in a spiral of negative thoughts and emotions. By starting and ending your day with concious focus on the positive things in your life you slowly but steady rearrange the wires in your head and get more positive day by day. Try a diary or something if it helps.
And there are positive aspects everywhere. You just have to look for them in your life. I think even the things you hate the most in your life have a positive side. Everything has. Thats yin and yang ☯️ of life. And it also means: the deeper the valeys, the higher the mountains … ☀️
Aaaaand thank mate for the zap 🙏💜 highly appreciated
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Persist brother, persist!
Thank you 💜💜 Means a lot sir
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You know brother, the first thing that I had to learn a couple of years ago, is to stop my self deprecating talk. I robbed myself of growth by speaking negatively about myself. If I could be credited with having brought you on the road to stop talking bad about yourself, it would make me ever so happy.
And do give the audio a try. It’s entertaining and will keep you captivated. Promise!
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Thanks for sharing. Stay strong 🧡
Bro thanks for sharing this and being so open about it!! Respect ! The greatest wealth is health ❤️🫂❤️
Focus on sleeping enough & when it’s dark out.
Get morning sunlight and sunlight throughout the day.
Eat well - minimal/no processed foods.
Exercise daily - more intensely 3+ days per week and moderately the other days.
Supplement with magnesium, other electrolytes, and drink adequate water.
Life is all ups and downs. I spend a lot of it in one extreme or the other. Chasing stability in happiness will generally be fruitless. Happiness is an emotion, just like any other; it's destined to come and go.
Protip: try your best to fill your time. Staring at the wall, laying in bed... I know how easy that is. I know how much it hurts in the long-term.
There's some great advice here, much of which I should take myself. But exercising, eating well, and finding a hobby that gives you a sense of accomplishment, are all great places to start.
I’m not stable at all. I also describe myself as extremely volatile. Being a bitcoiner typically means being misunderstood or feeling alone a lot of the time. So I tend to fill that void online where at the time being is the easiest place for most of us to find like minded individuals. We are also acutely aware of the corrupt and fake everything world that we live in under a fiat standard so frustration sets in when we all know there is a more just and truthful world sitting right in plain site. If only our friends and families would wake up and see it.
But we are needed. Get some sun, some exercise, touch some grass, meditation, remain optimistic and hopeful for the future when you can and if you’re down, that’s ok too. At least, these are things I tell myself. Not always easy, but I’ll never stop fighting.
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Underlying depression during the mood makes the activities mentioned below extremely hard to do, while they are really necessary for a better mind space 💜
Thank you for this post, bud(dha) 💜🫶
100% agree.. being aware of this is very important - plus having friends who you can talk to about everything ❤️
During the mood changes*
I understand. Been there. I couldn’t even close my eyes to meditate years ago and was living breath to breath. I would read with headphones on and the headphones would play the sound of wind chimes and a stream of water. Anything to try to distract my mind from attacking me.
I would go to yoga and it would take every ounce of energy to stay in the class when I wanted to run out cause I couldn’t sit with my thoughts for another second.
I would take valerian root and Tylenol PM to knock me out.
It will pass. Find peace where you can. Pause and appreciate anything you can. We all can go through these things. Thinking about you. 🙏🧡
Not sure how much sunlight you’re getting but we’re all deficient this time of year. Maybe consider taking a vitamin D supplement as well as a full B complex. They are my go to when I start getting depressive.
Well said. Power vs Force by Hawkins was last book recommendation I heard from npub1s05p3ha7en49dv8429tkk07nnfa9pcwczkf5x5qrdraqshxdje9sq6eyhe It has given some more stability lately and I thank Jeff for it. Letting Go is a more actionable book for deriving more of the Power that is waiting for us all. Humbled.
Sorry with the late reply, lots of notifications going on at the same time💜
Had a long talk with my friend also today, about me requesting them to stop offering me weed, as it doesn’t have a great impact the day after.
Going to cut out weed and alcohol, also cut out smoking already 💜
Thank you so much for this post💜💜
Glad to know somebody really understands what it’s like living like this every day 🫶
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I am almonst done reading this book. its very good. dont give up after the intro or first chapter. Not very long but very valuable to controlling what goes on inside of you.
Energy and focus have cycles. A fast paced walk outside in the early morning or evening is helpful. Movement provides our brains with additional oxygen and the outdoors grounds us.
We can't choose all of the the external events impacting our lives. We can however decide at any moment how to respond and think about them. The past is behind us, we learn the lessons we need and move forward. Keeping our eyes to the horizon aligns us with what is to come. Every year lived and every challenge overcome adds perspective.