Okay, all right, I get it!

Dear body:

Thanks for the reminder, although you could’ve been gentler about it. Lessons learned (I hope):

- stopping exercising for three days makes me more randomly hungry, not less, and also unhappy;

- when feeling like the world is crashing down for no particular reason, eat protein; preferably in the form of red meat, fish or soybeans;

- in the past stress stemming from procrastination followed by being overwhelmed with work was a good motivator to do said work. That is no longer a viable option, as it is Not Worth It;

- maybe new moon does affect me negatively after all… or maybe this is a coincidence;

- I’ve got to find coping mechanisms to deal with guilt. It is the single most unproductive feeling I experience on a regular basis: it gets nothing accomplished and absolutely drains me of energy.

Now can I have my serotonin back please?

Sincerely,

-V.

(This isn’t intentionally cryptic, Reader. The suck of yesterday and today may have been caused by a combination of individually insignificant factors, but the problems I talk about above are quite generally applicable to my life. At least, to the unhappy moments in it. Which, now that I think on it, don’t occur often at all. But man, when they do, it’s bad…)

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4 Responses to “Okay, all right, I get it!”

  • Sean stevens Says:
    February 8th, 2005 at 7:26 am

    sean hands Veek biiiig bucket of serotonin. and 5htp to help her build her own.

  • bluepapercup Says:
    February 8th, 2005 at 8:15 am

    procrastination and guilt are usually strongly intertwined for me, and to see them both on your list was not a surprise. bad things are multiplicative, not additive.

    luckily, so are good things.

    *hug*

  • Colleen Says:
    February 8th, 2005 at 9:58 am

    Re: guilt. I don’t know if you share Ethan’s opinion of Tolle’s “The Power of Now,” but it has a handy way of dealing with unproductive emotions. Observe the emotion: step back, watch yourself experiencing it. Don’t fight it, don’t try not to experience it, accept it as a product of your mind. That’ll make it more distant, something that you have some perspective on, that isn’t so much controlling you.

  • Zhenya Says:
    February 11th, 2005 at 11:04 am

    Hey sis,

    When you get hooked on exercising, it’s a good thing!

    I heard Omega 3 fatty acids could help with your mood as well. So you could get some flax seed oil or go with what you definitely like: sushi (fatty fish, like salmon or tuna)

    As for guilt, I don’t know the recipe (I’m a sufferer too). Sometimes doing more than you are supposed to helps (gives you an excuse to feel good about yourself).

    Love,

    Z