I’d make sure this “forgot” part was not induced by specific medications first. May turn out it’s a temporary and/or unavoidable effect.
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#12I’d make sure this “forgot” part was not induced by specific medications first. May turn out it’s a temporary and/or unavoidable effect.
It's not. I was in the same situation long before I started meditation
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#13Thinking, seriously thinking about things, instead of relying on your preconceptions is hard, and consumes a lot of energy. We're biased towards not actually thinking. Passive watching of TV or YouTube after a day of thinking and problem solving is reasonable, as is the occasional dessert, but as we all know by now... it's not health to do exclusively.
Try to pay attention to circumstances around the feeling of "oh, that's too complicated."
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#14Not sure if it would work for you, but a friend of mine who was noticing something similar has joked on numerous occasions that what ended up working for him to get out of that funk was going on long walks and talking to himself, literally. Framing problems out in his head and then talking out solutions or different approaches or whatever out loud. The joke being that he regained his sanity by looking like a crazy person, but if it works...
Probably easier to do if you live near some woods, lest your neighbors try to have you committed.
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#15exercise daily, shower daily, sleep at least 8 hours daily, read daily, eat minimal sugar/carbs, read daily, spend time with friends/family weekly.
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#16Not sure if it would work for you, but a friend of mine who was noticing something similar has joked on numerous occasions that what ended up working for him to get out of that funk was going on long walks and talking to himself, literally. Framing problems out in his head and then talking out solutions or different approaches or whatever out loud. The joke being that he regained his sanity by looking like a crazy pe…
Just wear a headset.
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#17Some people just embrace losing their minds entirely.
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#18Write a journal daily, an open letter to yourself. Articulate your thoughts, what is bothering you, what you are pleased with, as accurately as you can.
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#19- Reduce inputs (social media, etc as you mentioned). - Exercise daily. - Eat well. Don’t consume much: caffeine, alcohol, refined sugar. - Get plenty of sleep. - Read books. And seriously consider: - Speaking to a mental health counselor. They can be heaps of useful.
> Don’t consume much: caffeine, alcohol, refined sugar.
Alcohol and sugar agreed.
Moderate caffeine intake is largely considered to be beneficial though so I'd remove that from your list. Green tea, yerba mate, and coffee are all healthy beverages for most people. It's important to not drink too much or too late in the day so it doesn't affect sleep, but otherwise caffeine is generally healthy.
Huge meta analysis here. https://www.bmj.com/content/359/bmj.j5024
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#20https://hubermanlab.com/ has a lot of great academic content on this