I really need a lifestlye change?!
Question: I really need a lifestlye change!?
I have recently come to realize just how low the quality of my life is, i'm unemployed with no desire to find a job, i'm slightly overweight as i have been my entire life, i live at home with my mother her husband and my little sister and DO want to have my own life someday but i cant seem to shake my undesired lifestyle!.!.!. Ho do i improve the quality of my life!? what are some things that could possibly bring me more happiness!? i smoke pot frequently ( not everyday) and whenever i run into something that requires my full attention or that requires me to change myself for the better i have the tendency look forward to the next time i smoke and just relax my anxiety ridden self!.!.!. i don't want medical help i just want ideas on how i can get out of the rut i dug myself into!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
it sounds to me as though you may be slightly depressed and are self-medicating with the pot!.
even though you don't want medical help, I am going to suggest you look into DBT!. There are books and sites online that can help you!.
DBT (dialectical behavioral therapy) really helped me!. It is a set of skills that help people deal with whatever is going on in their lives from depression to anxiety to OCD!.
One other thing, when i was in DBT they ha daily tasks for me!. one was to do something that made me feel competent!. Whether it was merely cleaning up my room, applying for a job or learning a new skill!. the other daily task was to do something pleasurable EVERYDAY!. even something little (and smoking pot doesn't count)!. It could be read a book, exercise, go out for ice-cream!. whatever!.
one last bit of advice, i would quit the smoking pot, self-medicating doesn't generally work and pot can actually be a depressant!. It is also an escape mechanism!. if you smoking if purely for pleasure or as a social thing then i would have no problem but the fact that you say you lean on it when you feel anxious is worrisome!. It is a crutch and not a good oneWww@Answer-Health@Com
even though you don't want medical help, I am going to suggest you look into DBT!. There are books and sites online that can help you!.
DBT (dialectical behavioral therapy) really helped me!. It is a set of skills that help people deal with whatever is going on in their lives from depression to anxiety to OCD!.
One other thing, when i was in DBT they ha daily tasks for me!. one was to do something that made me feel competent!. Whether it was merely cleaning up my room, applying for a job or learning a new skill!. the other daily task was to do something pleasurable EVERYDAY!. even something little (and smoking pot doesn't count)!. It could be read a book, exercise, go out for ice-cream!. whatever!.
one last bit of advice, i would quit the smoking pot, self-medicating doesn't generally work and pot can actually be a depressant!. It is also an escape mechanism!. if you smoking if purely for pleasure or as a social thing then i would have no problem but the fact that you say you lean on it when you feel anxious is worrisome!. It is a crutch and not a good oneWww@Answer-Health@Com
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hope this helpsWww@Answer-Health@Com
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hope this helpsWww@Answer-Health@Com