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Re:Ask HN: Please Give Me Advice by browningstreet on Sunday December 05, 2021 @12:28AM (#29446978)
Earnestly I offer this suggestion:

Wake up earlier than you currently do, every day. Walk somewhere a little farther than usual, if even for a cup of coffee.

Repeat daily. You’ll know when.

Re:Ask HN: Please Give Me Advice by obviouslyfake on Sunday December 05, 2021 @12:30AM (#29446988)
This is honestly a good idea and it sucks to admit that my sleep cycles are a complete chaos
Re:Ask HN: Please Give Me Advice by Rury on Sunday December 05, 2021 @01:42AM (#29447316)
I also recommend going to bed and getting up earlier: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/05/210528114107.h...

I'd also suggest try cutting out all caffeine and stimulants (if you take any). For me, the transition took several months and caused a bit of irritability, but getting through it changed my life. No more crashes, no more anxiety, no more headaches, and now I sleep easy.

Re:Ask HN: Please Give Me Advice by oblib on Sunday December 05, 2021 @01:56AM (#29447375)
This is a good idea. I'll offer you look into local parks and nature preserves, and if you have them where you live, forested areas. Look into "Forest Bathing" and "Shinrin-yoku". There's really something to this.

https://www.japan.travel/en/guide/forest-bathing/

https://time.com/5259602/japanese-forest-bathing/

Re:Ask HN: Please Give Me Advice by joshxyz on Sunday December 05, 2021 @01:41AM (#29447313)
Interesting. How about these:

- your sleep (how deep) and meal quality (how healthy)

- your sleep and meal patterns (what hours, how consistent)

- your personal hygiene (haircut, shaving, cutting of nails)

- your presence (punctuality, quality of clothing, how you dress)

- frequency of physical activity (sports, exercise, do you still get sunlight)

- frequency of you spending time with your family, friends, lovers, and pets

Re:Ask HN: Please Give Me Advice by obviouslyfake on Sunday December 05, 2021 @02:01AM (#29447402)
Besides hygiene and health, don't even want to attempt the rest

If nobody likes me because of that, then let them, i'm not a product that needs to match all the checkboxes

Re:Ask HN: Please Give Me Advice by joshxyz on Sunday December 05, 2021 @08:46AM (#29449218)
it's not about people liking you lol, being a people-pleaser is the last thing i'd want anyone to be. these are just couple things that keep most people grounded, enough to serve as a baseline in keeping them sane and functional. it's fucking hard and almost inhuman to tick them all at the same time, but it's worthwhile to give some of these things some time every once in a while.
Re:Ask HN: Please Give Me Advice by peppermint_tea on Sunday December 05, 2021 @04:22AM (#29447929)
it is not about being liked, it is about feeling better. walking have always been my to go solution when I have the blues (not full blown depression though). I am not saying it will fix all your issues, but it MAY improve them a bit and it won't make them worst. (not sure if your notion of health included exercice)
Re:Ask HN: Please Give Me Advice by jks on Sunday December 05, 2021 @03:22AM (#29447696)
Sleep problems may be a symptom of depression, but they may also be the cause of depression. You could try finding a sleep physician or a CBT-I therapist.