What do you have the energy to accomplish every day?

TL;DR I dont do much of anything yet, but am hopeful for the future for some reason that i cannot fathom

i'm working a part time job and taking one college class that is one day a week for a few hours so my routine on most days is wake up about 9:30-10am, bring the dog out, i sometimes put on makeup, and i am currently cleaning my room slowly (even though it is barely a mess, it has taken weeks to clean it because i just get it messy again, with dirty clothes in a pile in the corner).

sometimes i eat lunch, sometimes i don't (but i make sure to always eat dinner). i spend most of my time either slowly, painfully doing homework or listening to music, watching netflix, or just napping (though my constant fatigue has actually gotten better lately). i used to read a lot but am now just amassing a list of books that i want to read on goodreads, which kind of stresses me out when i think about it.

at night i have this recent extensive skincare ritual that takes forever but makes me feel like i sort of have a (somewhat odd) hobby. then i stay awake until about 2-3 in the morning online or listening to music or just laying in bed stressing out.

i'm trying to go outside more with my dog but going outside makes me pretty anxious because my neighbors are horrible people and i hate people seeing me, if that makes any sense.

on days i work, i usually work 5-close (which is around 10pm most nights), so i have most of the day to do nothing. at work i try to exude energy that i don't have, and drink at least one energy drink to accomplish that. i'm actually really proud of how i handle my job, as i pretend really well to be happy and amiable when i feel like shit.

once a week i see a therapist, and that actually is a highlight because i really like her and she really likes me, so it's like having a friend without all the constant exhausting friend stuff.

i used to have friends that dragged me around and made me do things, but that was before i had a job, and even though i barely work, it is enough that on days i don't work i don't want to do much of anything. the most social thing i do is go out to dinner with my family. and now i don't have any friends because i moved to a different city and deleted and blocked them on all social media because i was super depressed and didn't want to deal with them. and now i just miss them a lot :(

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