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Not to offer advice nobody asked for but fixing ur sleep schedule is life changing

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Things that actually work if u try at them:

• Drinking water
• No longer making self deprecating jokes
• Making sure to take time out of the day to relax and take a breather
• Lighting candles
• Counting ur breaths in and out if ur having a panic attack
• Getting up and trying to do one thing even if u can’t do everything maybe brushing ur teeth but not having the energy to shower

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Taking a shower if you can, putting clean clothes on if you can’t, even just a clean set of pjs. Washing your face.

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Don’t misunderstand: the fundamental problem in your life may well be “Shit Life Syndrome” due to capitalism or a health condition you can’t get treated due to capitalism and medical ableism or something else.

Even “just” depression is fucking real, and it’s not your fault.

You also aren’t entirely helpless, and while “just do something” can be given or taken as flippant advice, it doesn’t need to be. Many things cannot be solved because they just are, or they are bigger than just you are able to take care of, or too big for just you to do all at once.

But not everything.

There really can be magic in rituals that change your subjective experience with the rest of the world. It really can feel like sorcery to exercise your agency and see, feel, taste, hear the impact on the world around you and your own body. That may not allow you to address everything about your Shit Life Syndrome, but sometimes it’s enough just to get started and join in helping others to address theirs.

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A couple weeks ago I was in a major depressive slump and was feeling really detached from reality. I was trying so hard to fight it but nothing I tried worked until I realized I hadn’t listened to any happy music in almost a week.

I didn’t feel like listening to anything at all but I put on my favorite playlist anyway. Take On Me started and I finger stimmed to the keyboard riff and hummed along and by the end of the song I was smiling. A few more songs and I was fully singing along and feeling more present than I had in days.

Even if it seems small and trivial, like putting on your favorite socks or looking up pictures of kittens, it might be something you need. Of course the music didn’t solve any of the problems I was upset about, but it did help me feel like I was a person again.