Snaab OP t1_jbmrzbz wrote on March 10, 2023 at 3:51 AM

Reply to comment by Confident_Cause4866 in Hi there — I don’t know you, but I am grateful you’re alive, happy to have reached you, and wanna throw some positivity your way. [Discussion] by Snaab

Hey you’re welcome, and thanks for sharing — I appreciate the response. Keep hanging in there, and always remember that we’re in it together as long as we choose to be!

Confident_Cause4866 t1_jciqdwd wrote on March 17, 2023 at 2:53 AM

I wanted to give a small update - been working on my self these past couple weeks. Kicked my butt to workout again consecutively. I've started stretching again each morning after wake up & before going to sleep at night. Also picked up my slack in brushing my teeth every single day. These small things, are keeping me going, grounding me back to earth a little more, & feel accomplished & able to take on the day ahead (or relax for the night).

I hope you're doing well!!

Snaab OP t1_jcjcp89 wrote on March 17, 2023 at 6:49 AM

Hey! It’s good to hear from you, and I’m glad to know you’ve been taking positive steps in your day-to-day life. You’re spot on — getting on top of a few little things can make a massive difference in how we feel overall. It’s one of life’s simplest hacks that is, somehow, far too easy to lose sight of or even forget about entirely. So keep it up! Those might be small things, but they truly matter.

I’ve been doing better with brushing my teeth lately, too. Staying on top of the kitchen is a hard one for me, and it’s spotless right now! As far as exercising, I recently bought these 12-sided “workout dice”. Two of them have various common exercises on them, and the third has both reps and durations (in seconds). I was having the hardest time for a while waking up in the mornings. So now I keep those dice — along with my phone, a glass of water, and my medicine — out in the living room. When my alarm goes off, the long walk to turn it off, then chugging a full glass of water with my meds, wakes me up enough to at least not unconsciously immediately snooze and fall back asleep. Without skipping a beat, I roll the dice and do whatever they say. Then I re-roll and do round 2. By the time I get done with a third little exercise that takes no longer than 90 seconds, my blood is flowing and I feel energized and ready to give the day my best shot haha. As a bonus that whole process has allowed me to be super consistent with taking my meds! Total game changer.

But anyway, I’ve been meaning for a long time now to get into the habit of stretching (and meditating) every day. Hearing about your progress has inspired me to start today! So thanks for the update. I’m genuinely happy you’re doing well :)