Why am i not feeling better?

vandaalen · 2021-03-26T07:51:42+00:00

LOL 7 weeks.

Come back and read this post in one year. Then in five. Then in ten.

This is a marathon not a sprint and will take years. Stop hunting the short-term rewards and "feeling good".

You don't have to get up to work in a cobalt mine and you are not terminally ill. You are feeling good.

halleluiaiaia9292 · 2021-03-26T06:45:16+00:00

Seems like yoi accomplished quite a bit.

Stop being so harsh with yourself and dont expect results overnight probably

Representative-Pin89 · 2021-03-26T06:47:49+00:00

More power to you for getting that structure and routine in your life. That takes quite a bit of will. So kudos.

As for why you aren't feeling better... Have you thought about looking into anti depressants? There's a good chance you may still have very low serotonin levels. I know with myself, I was pretty depressed a few years ago... started getting my shit together like you...but still had major mood swings / general sense of unease, even with the new structure.

My last resort (and I was very hesitant about getting onto meds) was to try out SSRIs. Started with low dose Prozac.

Man I tell you, once it got into my system it felt like the lights had gone on in my mind - finally. It's as if it just reset my brain to align with my new day to day structure.

This is just what worked for me. Just thought I'd share and say to you: keep your options open - as it's all part of taking care of yourself to the best degree.

Wishing you all the best. 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

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TravisScottNL · 2021-03-26T09:00:47+00:00

Keep going on. But also take some time to relax and do fun things. Bc If you don’t you will burnout

Edit: I respect all the grinding !

themostgianthorse · 2021-03-26T13:47:58+00:00

You are doing well. Hats off to you.

If you are consistently thinking “I’ll be happy when”, I assure you “when” will not come.

It’s been 7 weeks. Enjoy the process and let go of your attachment to the outcome.

tetrachromancy · 2021-03-26T15:42:09+00:00

Get your blood work done, check for vitamin and hormonal deficiencies (thyroid).

Perhaps a visit to a psychologist would be helpful too. If the endorphins from working out and sleeping are not helping you have a better mood, could be a mental imbalance.

PhilistineAu · 2021-03-26T12:06:46+00:00

You need to go through withdrawal first, but here is something that will help.

Write out a list for every day since you started. Put a small dash on the two ‘bating days. Now put a tick on every single other day. Do it slowly.

Get a calendar and each day you do something, tick that day.

Make visible lists and cross things off as you do them. Put a date next to it as you cross them off. I also add my initials.

This taps into the feel good chemical part of the brain. It’s going to help. You’ll get a surge at all you have accomplished and little brain chemical rewards as you go forward.

Understand that 100,000 years ago our brains needed to reward us so that we would walk a mile for a dwarf apple. Hence, top of this hill / next corner / to the street light / one more lap. You can use that to change how you feel, even though you know you are manipulating your own lizard brain. As you do stuff, your brain will release dopamine. Good stuff.

May your frontal lobes guide you.

Title	Why am i not feeling better?
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Date	March 26, 2021 5:51 AM UTC (5 years ago)
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