starseerdrgn | Making Lifestyle Changes (Reply)

My anxiety has been almost out of control, and it's heavily affected my ability to function and keep myself healthy. My ability to focus is almost non-existent, my general health has been going downhill, and I've been having extreme difficulty enjoying things that I normally love. So, I've been trying to change some of the things in my life to help mitigate the problems causing a lot of it.

For example, I've been acquiring a few items to set up a mini-kitchenette in my room. A small toaster, a small electric skillet, a small electric griddle, a cooler, and an electric kettle/coffee maker sit at my large desk, along with some basic utensils, cups, and so on. I make myself tea, coffee, toast, and small meals when I don't feel like going out to the main kitchen. It's liberating to have these items in here. It means I don't have to leave my work just to deal with lunch/dinner, and I can try to stay focused on my task.

I've also been trying to keep myself exercising as best I can, within my limits. Exercise pedals help with both arms and legs, getting up to move around gets the blood flowing, and I have some small weights to help with my arms. Can't do much with my back due to chronic issues, but I keep it going regardless.

I've also been attempting to just sit back and relax more. Reading, getting back into retro/vintage tech (think MacOS before OS X, or Windows XP and prior), and listening to music (thank you, Icecast/Shoutcast servers) have been my goto as of late. It's part of why I wanted an American futon in my room, so I could have a sofa to kick back on.

The biggest change has been limiting my time doing much of anything on the web. I'll watch videos, and sometimes join streams to chat, but otherwise I keep my web time online to a minimum where I can. I mean, I don't use cloud storage or web apps for most of what I do, so it's not like I need to be online all of the time. Plus, to keep myself off most sites, I can just use my old-school MacBook Pro since most sites don't work with old Gecko/Chrome engine stuff.

We'll see how this goes.