ThisSorrowfulLife t1_iy60v5l wrote
Sleeping 8+ hours uninterrupted, a healthy diet rich in antioxidants and omega 3's. Exercise. Keeping blood sugar and blood pressure stable. Taking care of your mental health including managing anxiety and stress. Seeing a doctor is also important because they may pick up on indicators and stressors that can help you in the future.
One thing I'd highly suggest is also limiting electronics for reminders and utilizing your memory skills.
billy_possum t1_iy6iyid wrote
Not just exercise, but complex movement. Ballet is ideal, martial arts are also very good. Also, keep doing new things, learning new skills that combine mental and physical exertion.
LeadPusher t1_iy6ktdz wrote
Travel to places with different cultures and languages. Keep your mind busy with new things that force your mind to learn and adapt. Keep a good mental higiene (or preventive mental health or whatever you want to call it). Mental illness has a high frequency in life (like depression or anxiety) so don't run away from psychologyst like many people do.
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ItsYaBoyKevinHere OP t1_iy8jn7c wrote
Would rock climbing be good, I climb about 3 times a week
billy_possum t1_iy963i4 wrote
My understanding is that as long as it still has you thinking, yes. If it ever gets too cognitively easy, it's less good, but not at all bad.
ItsYaBoyKevinHere OP t1_iy6j60i wrote
Well I have ADHD so i kinda need electronics for reminders... Fuck
[deleted] t1_iy8dwwl wrote
What about challenging brain workouts like puzzles, memory games etc? Does that help at all?
ThisSorrowfulLife t1_iy8yw31 wrote
Absolutely! Utilizing your memory skills with puzzles and logic games helps a lot. Soduku has been listed as one of the recommended brain games.
[deleted] t1_iy92j1k wrote
Thanks , wasn’t sure if scientists still think that helps.
ItsYaBoyKevinHere OP t1_iy8k3zs wrote
I often sleep quite deeply but I don’t get the 8 hours unfortunately, 7 hours weekdays and 9 on weekends. I’ll try and incorporate more antioxidants and Omega-3s. I go to the climbing gym 3 times a week and try to do cardio on my days off. I manage anxiety and stress unbelievably well basically nothing gets to me and I have a great support system in case it does, plenty of friends I can depend on. I have a meeting with my doc in January, I’ll bring these up to her then.
kastaburt55 t1_iy9m0t1 wrote
Yeah, about that stress management… a great deal of it is just being 23. Give it a few years.
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