Rec | JUST HAVE FUN; BE HAPPY

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if you’re depressed or anxious, that means whenever you’re alone with your thoughts they work against you. Partially. Just don’t have solo time to think. Go to any plans you can make. You are alone? create a project and work on it. Whenever you’re alone, work on that project. Finished it? GREAT job! now start another. Keep Going and persistence will show you its value! Don’t give up & JUST DO IT

@colsullivan

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@inafets

absolutely! I think there’s definitely a point to start training your thoughts to work with you (journaling, therapy) but as someone coming out of a MAJOR slump recently this helped so so much definitely the first step

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