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