Friday, 20 November 2020

20/11/20 ^^^The key is to be able to maintain enthusiasm DESPITE the depression

 This is only week one.  I had met with a slump.  I need to persist.  I need to fight the dopamine void.

As of now, I retreat to the down cycle.  This is a long run.  I should not give up.  Tomorrow I will wake up at 5:00 am and exercise again.  I will persist.

I had moved to the very high of my life.  Now is to move away from the very low.

As long as I exercise, eat right, and sleep well, I should be able to fight this depression and dopamine void.

Stick to the game plan.  I know now that my enemy is the dopamine surge and dopamine void.  Also, more knowledge will not make me better.  I need to take the right action.

At the very basic, I need to exercise 1 hour a day until the end of the year.  I should not quit Nicorette.  However, I will do IF 16/8 and avoid 3-in-1 coffee.  I should eat only one serving of rice per meal.  That is the start.

What do I know about this illness? It is a cycle of mania and depression.  Therefore my thoughts on mania are almost the opposite of my thoughts when I am depressed.  I got to manage that swings.

How do I do that?  It has to be through diet, exercise, and sleep.

I shall persist.  I was doing well with the exercise.  I should maintain the morning routine long enough before I add a new routine.

What worries me is I get depressed when I quit Nicorette.  Maybe what I should do is ride through the melancholy and insist on quitting.  I bet it will not last forever.

Sleep if I must but I must quit Nicorette.

The depression will last for a month.  I must quit Nicorette before the end of this year.  That is my goal.

mm    

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