


I used to roll my eyes  when they enforced things like bedtimes. I felt bored or zoned out in groups when they said we needed to eat  healthy food, go to bed at the same time, stop smoking weed, get off
our phones etc. I mean, it all  sounded nice but I never stuck to it. 

Well, I finally got tired of running from reality and tired of being tired of this illness. After finally implementing the things I learned, I feel so so so so much better!!!!! It’s honestly shocking.
Listen, if you really want to feel better mood wise, and be less explosive 🧨 or just all over the place, I would like for people to consider the following 

1. being strict and disciplinedby going to bed at the same time and getting up at the same time and no napping unless it’s earlier in the day and no more than an hour. Yeah it’s boring. Yeah you can’t go party all night and have sleepovers and drink or go wild. Do you wanna get better or just have fun and then be a destructive mess later? It fucking sucks at first, but when you’re not moody and unhinged, you’ll thank yourself 



2. Truly eating healthy! Not just trying to. Yes it’s a job and so take it seriously like it’s one. No fad diets or just eating anything you like or only eating healthy when you have time. No, make time. Make a list of good foods. See a nutritionist. Get bloodwork. Figure out what YOU are lacking in vitamins. Make a weekly meal plan and spend time on it like it’s homework, because it is. Boring but absolutely necessary for less moodiness. Instead of chasing people to fill that void in us, we need to fine tune ourselves. 


3. And take a multivitamin! They even have gummy vitamins now. No excuses 


4. Eat 3 healthy meals at the same time every day. Less carbs.No bullshit excuses. 

5)Stop smoking weed. Yeah it’s not heroin or meth, but it messes up REM sleep cycle. After 15 yrs of smoking and talking with doctors, I can see it worsens anxiety over time and causes dependency and tolerance goes up.. It drains ones energy over time, makes you lazy, and mentally slower. I smoked for 15 yrs. trust me. I’m slower at times or blank out. It personally makes me feel groggy and moody when I wake up. Good sleep means the RIGHT sleep, not just falling asleep thx to weed. It’s hard quitting, but r/leaves has great support for that. Or go to rehab. It will at least get it out of your system 




6. Get vitamin D from the sun, not the pills. It’s free, better, and easier! Just go outside in the morning and or stare out your window for 15 mins. This really affects mood! 



7. Bright white lights on all day. Get cheapo energy saving bulbs. Don’t use warm ambient lighting. Bright white light makes you feel alert. turn them on immediately after waking up




8. Fight through the tiredness of being on a morning schedule in the case that you’re a night owl by blasting energetic music. I hate EDM, but it definitely wakes my ass up. I play it after I have coffee. 





9. Lessen the coffee! Hahaahha. Yes I just said I drink it, but I learned to water it down with water so it doesn’t cause anxiety and I limit myself to ONE cup. I also use “breakfast blends” from Community coffee because it’s not strong. Go for medium roasts or lighter. Stay away from dark roasts and super sweet concoctions. Use splenda if you can. You want to avoid a massive energy crash basically 



10. Drink lots of water. Boring but true.it might seem like it’s not that important but it sure is



11. Put the warmer yellowy orange display light on your phone at night




12. Don’t exercise too late. It must be 4-5 hours before bed in terms of the latest it can be. Earlier is better.




13. Stretch before bed. It loosens up muscles and we all know being mentally stressed causes tension




14. Listen or read only relaxing things. I like ASMR on youtube or watching harvard calculus lectures on youtube.  It’s so damn boring and hard to grasp so I just pass out eventually. Boring videos and voices work. Soothing music by Deuter helps too



15. Exercise. I can’t do much because I have health issues, but walking and stretching helps me



16. Then also using cbt and dbt coping skills



17. getting on better meds.