This gels well with my experience and I use a similar strategy for inching out of that state— treat myself like I’m a small injured animal that will hopefully recover if I focus on providing it the stuff its body needs consistently every day. Food. Water. Sunlight. A little walk. Rinse and repeat until my brain starts to break free of the hostage spiraling state.
The importance of sunlight can’t be overstated :')
Its the old “Ehh, I don’t have Seasonal Affective Disorder” followed by the wave of euphoria that hits when you realise it’s 7pm and still sunny out :)
For real, sometimes I feel like I am a plant with extra trappings given how much I need the sun! Be gentle to people during the short days, they should be hibernating.
This gels well with my experience and I use a similar strategy for inching out of that state— treat myself like I’m a small injured animal that will hopefully recover if I focus on providing it the stuff its body needs consistently every day. Food. Water. Sunlight. A little walk. Rinse and repeat until my brain starts to break free of the hostage spiraling state.
The importance of sunlight can’t be overstated :')
Its the old “Ehh, I don’t have Seasonal Affective Disorder” followed by the wave of euphoria that hits when you realise it’s 7pm and still sunny out :)
For real, sometimes I feel like I am a plant with extra trappings given how much I need the sun! Be gentle to people during the short days, they should be hibernating.