HOW I FOUND MY MOTIVATION AGAIN

I was not really my normal self almost throughout the day; it started yesterday. I went out with my brother to get some things, and the sun was really scorching. I drank almost two bottles of water before we got back home because I was so dehydrated. By the time we got back home, I just felt this unusual tiredness that made me not feel so great, so I took a nap. Even when I woke up, I still felt so weak, and before I knew it, it was building into something else. This is a phase I never like to get into, one where I start scolding myself for a lot of things and questioning myself about a lot of things.

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I couldn't get myself to do a lot of things I had planned to do at night, but I managed to not lose my streak and still post something and also attend my duolingo class. I couldn't allow my unexplainable feelings to affect what I had worked so hard for; I just had to show up. When I finished these most important tasks of my day, I just found myself on social media, trying to distract myself from my thoughts.

From me checking reviews on the phone I want to buy soon to me scrolling Instagram reels endlessly and glued to my screen. I do hate it when this happens; I really do not like it when I get stuck with my screen doing unproductive things. It makes me feel as if I am wasting my life, and I really don't like feeling that way. I also noticed that at any slight boredom or clouded thoughts, I find myself on the street of Instagram, consuming contents. Well, I uninstalled the application today because I don't want it to become a habit.

When I woke up this morning, the feeling was still there, and I just couldn't snap out of it fully. I took a shower and felt slightly better, then I jumped on a call with my sister. It lasted for a while because we talked about different things. After this call, I felt much better, but I couldn't get myself to do something productive. I almost ended up going on Instagram again, so I just deleted the app.

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Well, the good news is that I am a lot better right now, and I am in really great spirits. I feel so much like myself now. That is because I had to have a very honest and deep conversation with myself. I tried to sort out what was going on in my head and why it had affected my mood so much. Luckily for me, I was able to figure it out, and that was the beginning of my healing process. I had to talk myself out of the weird way I was feeling before it affected me further.

There is so much I want to do and achieve, and I just allow myself to be distracted or feel down. I know there will be highs and lows, but I hope I am always strong enough to put myself back on track. I will be making a to-do list tonight to structure how my day will be tomorrow, so I can make the most of it.

Thanks for reading❤️

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Endless scrolling can be so harmful and it's something I really avoid. For me while still having an instagram, I am putting the notification off + not really checking out everything. Once I know I am doom scrolling, I would normally stop and try not to open it.

It's so refreshing to read that you're able to get out of it too.

Oh, that makes sense, but then, it still needs a lot of discipline.

Yeah, it feels so good to get out of that feeling but today, I still haven’t been able to do much. I woke up with a very bad tummy ache and I have been in bed, feeling sick and tired🥹