More Unstable
February 20th, 2025
Over the years, I've actually become more raw and unhinged as the years went by. You'd have to assume with age a person would become more calm and wiser.
I wanted to step back and regain that control. Let's re-evaluate my current life events and why it's spiraling out of control.
Here's the list:
- I have moved across the country alone.
- I have a stressful job. I am overwhelmed.
- I work overtime a lot.
- I don't have much time to relax. Too many responsibilities.
- My closest and only friend cut contact and ghosted me because I was toxic.
- I can't trust people enough to make close friends.
- I cut contact with my parents since they are controlling.
- I cut contact with my cousins because they're toxic and uncompassionate.
- The first date I went on in my life I hardcore dissociated.
- I started therapy because I started to dissociate more and more.
- My depression worsened and I no longer enjoy playing video games or watching media.
So my only form of socialization relies on my coworkers which has limitations. The instability grows as I cull my old connections and try to form more healthy ones.
Hmm. As of now, it appears that things are only going to get worse before they get better. I should try to make friends outside of my coworkers I believe, because there are only so many things you can share with your coworkers. I do think this may be a misguided form of distrust, but it still doesn't hurt to have distance and be cautious.
Action Items
I am going to plan some action items for me to start feeling better. The past three hours I sat in my car blasting depressing, mellow music while dissociating. Crying is good, but dissociating destroys brain matter, so I'll try not to engage in that if I can.
To combat my worsening mental illness I am going to:
- Eat 30g of fiber
- Vitamin D supplementation 6000IU/day
- Canned sardines or canned oysters for the Omega-3
- Drink a vegetable smoothie blend to get all the necessary nutrients
- Brush teeth and floss
- Eat four servings of fermented food
- Run every morning
- Lift heavy weights
- Eat fruits, nuts, veggies, and seeds
- Eat root vegetables, leafy greens, fish, whole grains, and beans
- Sleep at the same time 9pm every day
- Drink lots of water
- Avoid fast food and oily foods
- Avoid sugary foods and drinks
- Avoid dairy and buttery foods
- Sunlight: at least an hour of direct exposure
- Sleep as long as necessary
- Eat 30 different kinds of vegetables every week
- Daily positive affirmations.
Personally, I don't think positive affirmations are a treatment, but I do enjoy recounting as a hobby:
- I masturbated for the first time in a while, and it was an omega load, haha.
- I drew for the first time in a while. A bunch of guys smoking in my sketchbook.
- I got a chance to listen to some new songs. I like The Pillows a lot.
- My coworker invited me out to lunch! I think she thinks I am okay as a human being. Haha.
- The coworker friend group in my life cares for me and invited me to Thursday get together. I declined because I wasn't feeling well, but they respected my wishes. I really appreciate that!
- I got a chance to write in this journal in a respectable manner for the first time in a while. I haven't done this in ages because usually I'd go on a schizo rant that's ungrounded in reality.
- My skin cleared up today! I started using Neutrogena water gel thing, and it moisturized and cleared up my skin. It feels very smooth now.
- I went home early to take a nap in bed today. I probably shouldn't have done that, but still it's good that I had the opportunity to take care of myself and my mental health.
- After writing this journal entry, I'm starting to feel a lot better. Maybe I should always take the cognitive and intellectual approach to my emotions.
- In fact, I'm feeling motivated to write code in my spare time a little bit. Maybe!
