Newly diagnosed. I think the hardest part is knowing what I’m doing wrong but not being able to change. Looking for help!
Like I said, I (M/29) have recently been diagnosed with depression. I moved single to a new city a couple of years ago and began living by myself for the first time and it has kind of destroyed me. What started out as boredom turned into a lot more. Smoking weed daily, watching porn daily, lost motivation to work out and cook, extreme amounts of screen time, lots of Uber Eats charges, constant anxiety on work days, no desire to leave the apartment, etc. I think I always had the direct/indirect motivation of roommates and family members that my depression was just something that showed face on days few and far between.
My main issue is that I know what I need to do and I have the resources, but I don’t have the motivation to do it. I used to only smoke out with friends at concerts or shows, I rarely watched porn, I literally have a gym downstairs at my apartment, I’ve started a meal subscription to make cooking easier, etc etc. This isn’t much of a post looking for suggestions on specific things, I’m kind of just desperate to get over the hump and do the things I know that are good for me. Those who have recognized you are in a rut and have crawled out of that hole, what have you done to motivate yourself? Especially when it’s really only yourself doing the motivating