1. get outside I don’t think there’s anything better to help you appreciate the world you live in than getting outside. If you have a raincoat it can even be fun if the weather is terrible!
2. When you do get out try and take everything in. How much has the grass grown? What new people are in your area? What can you smell? Try touching leaves or walls. Using all your senses gives you a new appreciation for things!
3. Try something new. Walk a new route. Try a new hobby. See a new movie. Eat a donut you always wanted to try. Go do some volunteering.
4. Just practice smiling and laughing, it actually makes you feel better and have a better time (according to some science).
Ultimately I think it’s important to be out and a part of the world. That way you feel connected!
Kind of rambled, so sorry if not quite what you’re looking for but hopefully helps a bit. Everyone feels pessimistic at times (even the happy clappy optimists!)
May 8, 2024
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After you check in with your doctor or therapist to make sure things are good, the next best thing is to get out of your environment or routine.
Plan a weekend trip, visit another country, if you’re in the city, go to the mountains, and vice versa. When you feel like nothing brings you joy, that’s when you really have to make yourself go out and do new things, even if you don’t feel like it. Maybe sign up for a new class, go to a museum, volunteer at an animal shelter.
Also: make sure you’re getting enough sleep, going outside, seeing friends/family regularly, and eating relatively well! Sleep alone has a huge impact on how I feel.
Jan 23, 2025
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Any time you can, try to do whatever you’re doing in the sunshine! If you have a deck/porch/yard start going out there to play on your phone, read, eat lunch out there sometimes for fun, paint nails, make jewelry, drink coffee or tea, write, research. There are so many things that can be done outside, try to start telling yourself there’s no reason to just sit inside on your phone when you could be outside in fresh air.
Whenever I was in a period where it was harder to make myself do things, I always found that even if it felt like a chore to get up and go outside, once I was out there it always felt great. I also love going on walks with or without headphones and just maladaptive daydreaming.
Maybe once you get into a habit of getting out more little by little you’ll find yourself enjoying it and doing it more habitually!
3d ago
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- eat food that u like (bonus points if u cook a recipe, I find it very therapeutic)
- dont procrastinate on cleaning - do it at the start of ur day and end of ur day (also therapeutic)
- move ur body!! dance, walk, run, stretch!!!!!!!! it’ll help regulate ur parasympathetic nervous system
- cold showers stimulate neural pathway development :)
- be careful with what songs u listen to, make sure the lyrics aren’t..erm condescending bc I believe words u tell urself/listen to are very powerful.
- pursue long-form media & hobbies to refocus ur attention span perhaps into a book, a feel-good movie/tv show OR paint, journal, sew clothes, make a bracelet.
- explore ur city! pottery classes, farmers markets, botanical gardens, thrift stores, new park, new food spots
- always indulge in ur appearance even if u aren’t going anywhere. Wear clean clothes, brush ur hair, be hygienic, indulge in skincare. :)
May 8, 2024
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Hot water with flavour that’s good for you. That’s living
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Sip a blue gatorade whilst sitting on a hot dog.
Genuinely feels like you’re drinking the water of life whilst riding a sand worm.
10/10 would recommend
Apr 5, 2024
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I love it. Not a home until you’ve slept on the couch. Try it. It’s like having a sleepover with cosy town
Apr 7, 2024