• chuckleslord@lemmy.world
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    14 hours ago

    You don’t have enough spoons to carry over to the next day. Do some high visibility, low effort chores until you get enough energy to do bigger ones. Go for a walk. Get out of the place you spend all your time for a couple of hours during the time you’d normally spend there.

    If that doesn’t help, you might need assistance beyond what internet strangers can provide. Talk to people around you about you struggles, maybe consider therapy if that’s a possibility.

  • viertesauge@feddit.org
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    19 hours ago

    I want to do X, but i should also do Y while X is running to make better use of my time, but in order to do Y i have to do Z, but i dont want to do Z because it makes me anxious. Oh and also Z would be easier if X was already done.

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      Unless you have a broken reward system and it doesn’t…

      But what does often help, and I find myself having the same struggle, is just having some food, water and literally touching grass.

      A bit of nutrients, sun and nature is surprisingly helpful when you’re in this state.

  • Impractical_Island@lemmy.world
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    17 hours ago

    Unresolved childhood trauma. The underlying strategy to heal yourself from this is to consciously step far outside your comfort zone from time to time so that you can perceive yourself more accurately to see what inside you is draining you whilst simultaneously recondition yourself out of these maladaptive patterns. The world traumatizes us all. We don’t need to be caught in a warzone to be inflicted with just the right wound to cripple us in the most debilitating ways. The solution is to grow. Challenge yourself with a big mission that casts you out of what is familiar to find yourself better than you ever were before. And there is a smart way to do this, a lazy way to do this, and a reckless way of doing this. Balance is key.

    • katiecakes@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      15 hours ago

      Or trauma, depression, etc, etc. We should really stop diagnosing people and just suggest mental health support from a professional when something is wrong.

      Sincerely - a person with cptsd, who has been constantly misdiagnosed with autism and adhd by the community (I have neither, and it was harmful to think that was my problem).

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      I was diagnosed with ADHD at 40. It has made all the difference to finally treat it with medication.

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    You’re overwhelmed because you don’t do anything.

    The journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.

    Progress > perfection