(New reddit user, sorry!) Background * High school: 3.9 GPA, Honor roll, Team USA competitor, team captain, student council, yadada. * Freshman year: Diagnosed with depression, anxiety, borderline personality. Attempted suicide which lead to involuntary hospitalization at a psych ward. Multiple hospitalizations meant missing a lot of class. Ended up taking "Incompletes" on all of my courses that semester (must complete course before next fall term or grade would turn into an F. I passed all of them but barely) * Sophomore year (now): Decided to take an easy course load and took a break from the dance team. I should be easily getting A's but I am failing my classes. I don't study, I don't socialize, I've gained weight. I'm a mess.
I'm very overwhelmed with how to even start. My personality is very black/white, all or nothing, so I tend to have huge ridiculous goals that I end up never doing (ie: run 2 miles every day).
I have tried the Pomodoro technique for studying and found that really helps.
I'm also thinking about doing the don't break the chain method for things like: - morning yoga/meditation (I think it has to do with depression but I can sleep for 16 hours straight and still not want to get out of bed) - taking medication every day (sometimes I miss weeks on end.. which cause a huge rollercoaster of symptoms etc) - log MyFitnessPal
I just realized I've learned a lot about physical wellbeing from my past of being an athlete, so I know what to do I just need to apply it. However, I'm completely at a loss on how to college. I think I may need to reevaluate my goals and put that as my main focus, and my weight loss goals second.
THOUGHTS? ADVICE? PLEASE AND THANK YOU!
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