I'm starting this journey because my life lacks any structure. My goal is to slowly start building routines in my every-day life so I can fight chronic depression more effectively. Right now I struggle with basic hygiene, my sleep schedule is all over the place, I struggle with taking my meds every day, I procrastinate a lot, and outside of work I don't really do much because I'm always exhausted. I also struggle with phone addiction, my screentime easily goes above 12+ hours on days when I'm not working...
Day 5 and 6 have been a blur because I was working a night shift, and it messed up my daily routine I have been working on, I didn't have time for everything that I wanted to do.
Day 5:
- Brushed teeth in the morning and evening, also used mouthwash before going to work if I can remember correctly
- Took meds - morning, vitamin D, evening, plus I started taking cranberry supplements, but (I believe) it's giving me weird symptoms, so I might have to stop, accidentally missed my iron supplement
- Washed face, brushed hair
- Made bed, vacuumed floors, I think I might've even mopped the floors, not sure
- Left house 6 days in a row
Things to improve: didn't shower because I figured since I showered last night and didn't leave the house until I went to work, and I didn't do anything that'd make me sweat it'd be pointless, but I definitely should've washed my hair because it was greasy already.
Day 6:
- Took all meds - morning meds, vitamin D, iron, cranberry, evening meds
- Brushed teeth only in the evening... I was so sleepy in the morning I forgot
- Brushed hair
- Washed hair, showered, moisturized
- Vacuumed, made bed but there was no point, because I ended up spending the rest of the day in bed lol... Wasn't depressed, just sleepy
- Left the house 7 days in a row
Downloading Finch has helped me a lot with prioritizing self-care and making sure I tick as many things off my list as possible, so thanks to whoever recommended it on my first post here, it's been a great tool for me!