ovenbakedskittles
Bluelighter
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- Jul 11, 2014
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hi...
I want to start off by saying that i do not do drugs. I used to but not anymore. To this day i miss the way that drugs would affect me. Specifically the increase in motivation and energy, how it made me want to talk to people and connect with them, and how it just made me generally happy with my life.
First, i want to ask you guys. Is it possible to have these same effects by living a healthy lifestyle? or maybe with the help of some medication such as antidepressants? or maybe a combination of both? This has been a major problem in my life ever since i stopped using drugs and i guess, in a way, before i started using drugs.
I have severe social anxiety which makes it impossible for me to connect with people and have fun in social situations the way i wish to be... also i find myself always lethargic and unmotivated to do simple things like clean out my car and more important things like start college or getting to work on time... im 20 years old by the way... Sometimes i feel like i wouldnt care if i were to like get fired from work or something because all i wanna do is stay at home and do nothing. Sometimes i cant even get myself out of bed... Im sure people have these same issues but i feel like its harder for me to deal with these kinds of problems.
I drink a lot of soda. Mostly because i like the taste but also because i feel like caffeine is the only way that i am able to become motivated to get things done and also motivates me to listen and play music which is something im really passionate about. I tried to stop consuming drinks with caffeine and sugar and i went two weeks without drinking any soda and very little drinks with sugar. I did this because i wanted to see if i can reach that level of motivation and energy without the help of soda or energy drinks by eating healthy and exercising daily... I did notice some benefits within those two weeks, but i still felt lazy and depressed and not wanting to do things most of the time. I tried to not drink soda for at least a month but i grew impatient and i started to lose hope for achieving my goal.
I need your guys' help! I need to know how i can maintain a healthy lifestyle long enough to reach that point of increased energy and motivation... Im focusing more on my mental health more than my physical health. I want to know if i can reach that state of mind without the use of any substances like drugs or caffeine.
This goes deeper than the stuff im explaining but i cannot explain it well and theres too much to explain... I want that mental clarity. That confidence. The willingness to talk to people and have conversations with them. Im not sure how to improve those things. And even if i did i would proly be too lazy to do what i have to do to improve it... But the thing is i dont want to just IMPROVE it... i want to feel like how i felt when i would take drugs or how i feel when i drink caffeine. or at least something close to that.
Any advice or tips for anything i just explained would be very much appreciated. and for anyone who has read this, please ask me questions if you need me to clarify something or if you need more information.
THANKS
I want to start off by saying that i do not do drugs. I used to but not anymore. To this day i miss the way that drugs would affect me. Specifically the increase in motivation and energy, how it made me want to talk to people and connect with them, and how it just made me generally happy with my life.
First, i want to ask you guys. Is it possible to have these same effects by living a healthy lifestyle? or maybe with the help of some medication such as antidepressants? or maybe a combination of both? This has been a major problem in my life ever since i stopped using drugs and i guess, in a way, before i started using drugs.
I have severe social anxiety which makes it impossible for me to connect with people and have fun in social situations the way i wish to be... also i find myself always lethargic and unmotivated to do simple things like clean out my car and more important things like start college or getting to work on time... im 20 years old by the way... Sometimes i feel like i wouldnt care if i were to like get fired from work or something because all i wanna do is stay at home and do nothing. Sometimes i cant even get myself out of bed... Im sure people have these same issues but i feel like its harder for me to deal with these kinds of problems.
I drink a lot of soda. Mostly because i like the taste but also because i feel like caffeine is the only way that i am able to become motivated to get things done and also motivates me to listen and play music which is something im really passionate about. I tried to stop consuming drinks with caffeine and sugar and i went two weeks without drinking any soda and very little drinks with sugar. I did this because i wanted to see if i can reach that level of motivation and energy without the help of soda or energy drinks by eating healthy and exercising daily... I did notice some benefits within those two weeks, but i still felt lazy and depressed and not wanting to do things most of the time. I tried to not drink soda for at least a month but i grew impatient and i started to lose hope for achieving my goal.
I need your guys' help! I need to know how i can maintain a healthy lifestyle long enough to reach that point of increased energy and motivation... Im focusing more on my mental health more than my physical health. I want to know if i can reach that state of mind without the use of any substances like drugs or caffeine.
This goes deeper than the stuff im explaining but i cannot explain it well and theres too much to explain... I want that mental clarity. That confidence. The willingness to talk to people and have conversations with them. Im not sure how to improve those things. And even if i did i would proly be too lazy to do what i have to do to improve it... But the thing is i dont want to just IMPROVE it... i want to feel like how i felt when i would take drugs or how i feel when i drink caffeine. or at least something close to that.
Any advice or tips for anything i just explained would be very much appreciated. and for anyone who has read this, please ask me questions if you need me to clarify something or if you need more information.
THANKS