Amphibian220

Don't give in. Get a few things out of the way each day. I divide that into healthy eating, healthy communication (can be a kind exchange with a neighbour), getting clothes in order and light exercise. If you break a sweat each day from moderate exercise these thoughts will terminate. I have to push myself to do something new each day to terminate doubts in my head.

day 12 My mind short circuits from lack of planning or targeted action. It switches to remorse over old time failures. During school years i played the same maps in the strategy game genre and this was combined with competition anxiety. So the mind was trained to repetitively enter a state of anxiety. I treat work like a video game in that i try to work against time pressure. That is the sole driving factor. Danger and risk of loss mobilize my strength. But this is an unreliable defeatist attitude. People dont wait for time pressure but rather complete work with enough breaks in between. If i leave work and dont do something, the mind can go into a pitfall of worrying over meaningless things or recollecting trauma. The thinking stops if i speak to someone or do something.

Day 9 and there is more clarity., im feeling better from my workouts.

Day 8 of no social networks, mandatory communication and healthy eating.

Day 6 no social networks, mandatory communication, healthy eating. Some of the problems have abated. Im trying to find ways to improve my discipline. That includes strict rules as to sleeping, resting, revising uni materials and working out at the gym, i paid a hefty price for my gym membership and I can’t let that go to waste.

Yes it does count. Self centered business people prefer keeping their business small and managed themselves rather than allow partners in who can disagree with them. I knew a businessman that personally checked the work of his employees to be sure its of high standard. Self centered people don't like compromises and shared decision making. The author of this book says principles centre is the hardest centre to have, but the best one. People that are heavily grounded in work, but then lose it due to circumstances outside their control can become negative he claims. The principles centre does not allow any one thing (like games, work or spouse) to become too big a part of you.

Day 4 No social networks, exercise, mandatory communication, healthy eating. Feeling somewhat better, I read a book yesterday to pass my time.

Where do you feel most of your self worth comes from, or what pushes you the most and drives discipline? entertainment centered spouse centred family centered work centered money centered (different from work centred) friend/enemy centred, self centred (catering for oneself, being ingenious in finding solutions without asking for outside help) principle centred There is going to be a spread, maybe like 50 per cent in one and 50 percent in the other. When i encounter difficulties at work, i revert to entertainment (like playing sports) to experience success.

Focus lock app, Block site app, Cold turkey, other similar apps. Haven’t tried them but members here commented on them being useful if discipline has eroded completely. Another great investment is trading in the smart phone and buying a calls only phone (old generation button phones with no touch screen). Without a plan for recovery, termination of electronic media alone can result in passivity with no improvement in discipline. So a recovery plan reviewed on a monthly basis is paramount.

Job well done! Does that 365 days also include a changed attitude to not watching it anymore?

Day 3 of no social networks Day 7 of healthy pre planned meals Day 4 of exercise Yesterday I was resisting anxiety about the job, my current physical state, and memories of abusers on the old job. I waded through it with the help of prayer. What helps best in switching off the mind? One of the things i discovered is counting things with a purpose, like counting numbers of throws or exercise reps. My learning ability has been undercut by a job that offered no growth for some time. Im trying to introduce learning today.

Day 2 of no social networks Day 6 of healthy pre planned meals Day 3 of exercise There is a strong sense of fatigue at the moment, but I am proceeding with work, studies and evening workout plan. Edit: system trap elaborated. I incline to subject matter where i can find people/organizations to be angry about. It can be something in the news, or rumours etc. Everything else seems not stimulating enough. Im trying today without that.

I read a case study of a doctor 1. Being passive and indifferent to his private practice (in the face of theft by some medical staff, sanitary violations, beatings and abuse of patients), enabled the problems to grow in scale and led to critical failures. 2. Due to his complete lack of agenda, cowardice and complicity in the face of theft, he was taken advantage of by predatory actors, lost his job, income and became destitute. The last two years were spent with an uncontrolled use of social media and news, zero investment in building on communication, new skills, lax management with no oversight. I carried on work at a low pace which led to many failures. Day 1 of no social networks Day 5 of healthy pre planned meals Day 2 of exercise.

Can you say if your thought processes today are very different to what they were 3 years ago? If they are different then explain how? You have stated in the past that Good use of binary choices leads to success. Staying clear of pitfalls is instrumental in changing one’s thinking. My thought processes reset to what they were three to four years ago if I lack communication, physical fitness, learning and challenges at my work.

Welcome to game quitters, have you made a mission statement and weekly plans yet for your recovery? Are you completing the respawn pack. That is supposed to have useful information for building a recovery plan.