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- 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.
https://hubermanlab.com/ has a lot of great academic content on this
Not 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…
For example: "What do i want to eat today"
"Yesterday you eat X but you being thinking about ordering Y for a long time"
"Yes, but i don't want to spend that much money for Y. It doesn't worth it. I can by Z with that money."
" Well... then thing something else... you can by something that costs less"
That back and forth also applied to more serious matters.
exercise daily, shower daily, sleep at least 8 hours daily, read daily, eat minimal sugar/carbs, read daily, spend time with friends/family weekly.
Does this really influence the problem?
Maybe you have a medical brain issue that could be identified.
exercise daily, shower daily, sleep at least 8 hours daily, read daily, eat minimal sugar/carbs, read daily, spend time with friends/family weekly.
I know this feeling. I manage to overcome it by practicing small talk and being less afraid of voicing my real thoughts. For small talk any topic is fine, no matter how short and mundane. If you get into a habit of practicing small talk at every occasion it should help you talk about the things you actually care about. For expressing my real thoughts I've stopped giving "calculated" replies (like changing the wording in order to not upset / offend anyone) and started caring less about what other people think of me.
>having difficulty forming opinions besides on basic black and white topics
Go to any discussion board, pick any topic and play devil's advocate. It will help you interact with opinions that you disagree with and make you evaluate takes you wouldn't evaluate otherwise. This is especially effective if you pick a stance you personally disagree with.