People are also spectacularly good at fooling themselves. Every time someone says stuff like “I do sports three times a week” or “I eat fast food about once a month/year”, it’s safe to assume they’re lying to both you and themselves.
Uh, recheck that. The park in front of my place is constantly busy with ppl playing sports in large groups, the gym in my building is packed at all hours, and personally I start every day running before showering. Don’t think I’ve missed more than three or four days this year (and that was due to travel/flights). Routine/habits are powerful motivators, both in positive and negative directions. And fast food I dislike (and it’s more expensive than comparable local options in my country like bar food or street food) so I don’t think I’ve had fast food from a chain or similar since the pandemic.
When I could exercise a lot, everything else got easier. Regular sleep, good eating habits etc. Now that I can’t it’s pretty much a crapshoot. I didn’t eat fast food for years and I was at the gym 5 times per week at least. Exercise is really important for ADHD.
Even if it’s only for 15~20 minutes, I make time every weekday morning to run before getting ready for work. Holidays and such I’ll do a longer run. Was a pain at first but over the years it’s just something my body does. I figure when it comes to cardio, too little is better than none.
Plenty of people really do live happy, fulfilling lives. It’s quite possible to achieve. But depression has a way of clouding your judgement, and stops you from seeing things that are right in front of you. It’s extremely challenging to pull yourself out of that, but it’s definitely possible. I wish you the best on your journey.
I realized that I phrased my point very poorly. I didn’t mean that people don’t do sports, eat healthy, and live fulfilling lives. They sure do. What I meant was that people (like when you ask them personally or in a survey) tend to exaggerate their healthy/good habits and downplay the bad ones. So it’s good to take self-reports with a grain of salt. It’s a well known kind of bias (social desirability).
“Functioning Humans” are a myth. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
People are also spectacularly good at fooling themselves. Every time someone says stuff like “I do sports three times a week” or “I eat fast food about once a month/year”, it’s safe to assume they’re lying to both you and themselves.
Uh, recheck that. The park in front of my place is constantly busy with ppl playing sports in large groups, the gym in my building is packed at all hours, and personally I start every day running before showering. Don’t think I’ve missed more than three or four days this year (and that was due to travel/flights). Routine/habits are powerful motivators, both in positive and negative directions. And fast food I dislike (and it’s more expensive than comparable local options in my country like bar food or street food) so I don’t think I’ve had fast food from a chain or similar since the pandemic.
When I could exercise a lot, everything else got easier. Regular sleep, good eating habits etc. Now that I can’t it’s pretty much a crapshoot. I didn’t eat fast food for years and I was at the gym 5 times per week at least. Exercise is really important for ADHD.
Seems like projection to me.
I exercise or play sports at least 3 times a week (baseball, skating, disc golf, gym) and eat fast food less than once a month ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Even if it’s only for 15~20 minutes, I make time every weekday morning to run before getting ready for work. Holidays and such I’ll do a longer run. Was a pain at first but over the years it’s just something my body does. I figure when it comes to cardio, too little is better than none.
Building healthy habits is real.
Plenty of people really do live happy, fulfilling lives. It’s quite possible to achieve. But depression has a way of clouding your judgement, and stops you from seeing things that are right in front of you. It’s extremely challenging to pull yourself out of that, but it’s definitely possible. I wish you the best on your journey.
I realized that I phrased my point very poorly. I didn’t mean that people don’t do sports, eat healthy, and live fulfilling lives. They sure do. What I meant was that people (like when you ask them personally or in a survey) tend to exaggerate their healthy/good habits and downplay the bad ones. So it’s good to take self-reports with a grain of salt. It’s a well known kind of bias (social desirability).