I hate that I can't enjoy anything

it's like I'm cursed

sorry sweetie <3 you deserve to feel happiness like most people do.

You need some goal to do and achieving that will give some dopemine. Try to celebrate all little progress. Celebrate every monent that you didn't waste time and did smth to help yourself, ergo, educative. I pick out software that I want to reinvent with some slight changes. While most times not better than original, you still end up with a shitload of knowledge and dopemine. It always keeps me busy :) I love every moment of dem day.

@jestdotty This.

@retoor yeah that doesn't work because I would habitually force myself in the past because I had to. I don't get dopamine out of this I just get pettiness, and it's a really bad habit that I need to break. easy for me to go back in it and then I'm a zombie

Can't enjoy OP because of neuro chemicals working against you or defense mechanisms protecting you from pain/disappointment?

How about a nice long wee or roll around the bed or a walk or fap?

a human body _has_ to enjoy two things: tasty food and good consensual sex. If neither brings you joy, you _are_ clinically depressed. If you want to enjoy life, you _have_ to seek medical help. If you don't trust medicine, do the following:

- Get eight hours or more worth of high-quality sleep every day

- Do a light exercise every day. A 5,000 step walk is good enough. Heavier exercises work better, namely 1k/2k runs and lifting weights, but you have to do them every other day, not every single day.

- Shower every single day

- Cut nicotine, illegal stimulants, weed (unless prescribed), caffeine (including teas). Caffeine withdrawal caused me one week of headaches followed by one week of constant tiredness, but after that I was full of energy every day. I still am

All of those things are proven to work, and they _will_ work unconditionally for every single human being on this planet, with no exception.

@kiki nah, it's very persnal what you're stating here. I literally can't sleep that much, eating was never my biggest hobby and wasn't depressed at all, started to appreciate food on later age, caffeine doesn't have any effect on me, working I drink a lot, privately none, but yh, now not drinking for months but don't feel different, it's not alcohol, I hate weed but a lot of people function better on it.

It's just not true that it works on everyone. It's commonly so but none of them are a golden hammer. Many exception. Especially regarding sleep, there is a perfect amount of sleep different for everyone. Even the years that I did drink a lot I didn't sleep 8 hours. I will never trust medicine and concluded it's just drugs from a different supplier not allowed to be fun. I'm probably on haldol for life because it's too dangerous to stop. I won't hypocritical pretend to care oh so much about my health now but it's unhealthy as fuck. The drug dealers made a vast customer. Fuckers.

@retoor try sleeping 3 hrs a day, do drugs, smoke, drink, never get out of bed, never shower, never exercise. You will feel worse

@retoor if you’re fine right now, congratulations, you’re going your body good already. Whatever’s left of my list will only get you marginal gains. Yet doing this list will be life changing for those less fortunate