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| Good Morning 9am |
Somebody wrote (I apologise for not remembering who) that to break a habit you have to get far enough away from it to get clear of its gravitational pull.
I think this is true.
I think this is true.
I don't think depression is a habit but I think some of the thoughts and behaviours used to cope with it are.
So I thought I'd blast myself out of the orbit of the current blues by brainstorming twenty things I could do to deal with them. Then I decided to do them all, one at a time, to put some distance between myself and my ruminating on my mood (bad habit). Even though I'm not now on the top of the world, I felt much better while I was working through the list and I've made the world and my future a little better. The day is ending now. I wonder if I'd kept blasting for longer I would have blasted myself clear. I don't know.
Here are the twenty things, anyway. I did the bolded ones.
Go for a walk with the dog
Tend the chickens
Do some gardening
Go buy coffee
Walk to the top of the hill
Put on some music
Have some wine
Clean the kitchen
Do some work
Read
Draw a mandala
Plant some impatiens cuttings
Go to Ikea
Read a blog I like
Write a blog post
Do some yoga
Do all of the above
See what Peter is doing
Do 'something my future self will thank me for' (words courtesy of Matthew, commenting on a Marc and Angel post)
Eat
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| Good Night |
Mine seems to have something to do with the frequency I see certain individuals, and variation in my brain chemistry or some shit. I don't have that thing where it gets better, or you get into a "rut". It's fairly monotone and awful. Is this unusual? Because I'm getting a bit concerned. Anyways, good post.
ReplyDeleteIt is about brain chemistry, but what affects the brain chemistry? Who knows? Don't ask me.
DeleteI know for sure that you're not unusual, though. I also know that whatever is the case now doesn't have to be the case forever.
Thanks for commenting.
Tricky question. My first instinct was to say that it can be deconstructed, but that's easy to say now when I'm not stuck in one of my infinitely-recursive loop of emo-ness. It probably depends on the individual.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, on my list would be:
- getting some sunlight
- spending time with the kitteh
- blasting Europop at a high volume, or at least any upbeat music that doesn't have emotional associations with anything or anyone
It probably does depend on the individual, and also the circumstances, and the severity, and the weather...
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting LS!