I’m really bad at sticking to things. Every time I try to do something slow and good for me, I do it for a month or two tops and I just revert back into the habits that are bad for me.

For example, I did weightlifting for 2-3 months and I had a lot of fun doing it but I just slowly lost interest and stopped. I did daily journaling and meditation and it gave me a lot of peace and clarity but it only took one mental breakdown for me to quit. I read books daily for a month but I eventually got sucked back into consuming mostly digital media.

I know that all of the former activities were good for me and I genuinely enjoyed doing all of them but I just eventually get sucked back into my old bad habits. How do you break away from that?

For some additional information: I get therapy every 2 weeks and I’m not on any medication. Clinically diagnosed with depression and anxiety

  • DaleGribble88English
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    2 years ago

    One other thing you can try is establishing triggers for your habbits. “When X happens, then I do Y.” That helps me keep to certain habits. “When I watch Dragon Ball, then I lift weights” and “When it is Sunday at 6:00pm, then I do the dishes.” It may not work for everyone, it may not work for you, but it has helped me. No more “Zero Days” also helps.