"A good mattress, followed by a good pillow."
"Actually listening instead of waiting for your turn to speak."
"Buying an electric tooth brush! Haven’t gotten a new cavity since, and my dentist said I shrunk the start of one."
"Switched to a job where I have a consistent, balanced schedule. Has let me exercise again, socialize more and spend time on other hobbies"
"Getting glasses. I put it off for way too long and only got around to seeing an optometrist when I failed the vision test at the DMV as I was trying to get my driver’s license renewed a while back."
"Cooking for myself, rather than relying on microwave meals. Eating better, healthier and cheaper at the same time"
"I stopped caring about my job. I still go every day and I’m good at it… but I don’t care anymore. Other things interest me now. 13 years of obsessing over work… what a waste."
"The first thing I thought of was my dishwasher…"
"I stopped putting other people and their needs before my own well-being and sanity. Pouring from an empty pitcher is exhausting and when I finally put myself first I felt free."
"Finally getting a migraine preventative. I still get migraines but not over half a month of being in pain. 3 times a month is better than 20 days."
"I started thinking of cleaning as “resetting” an area. After I cook I have to “reset” the kitchen. The little shift in perspective made me a much more neat person"
"Buying a lot of underwear and socks.
Also, quitting drugs."
"Saving up money. Once I had 6 months expenses saved, the pressure goes down so much. I can make good decisions instead of desperate ones."
"Trying to get 8 hours of good sleep every night."
"Realizing that not everyone is judging me."
"Weightlifting. I wish I had started weightlifting so much earlier. I look better, feel better and it’s done wonders for my mental health."
"Cutting off a toxic friend. After having cut off said friend I felt that I could finally breathe without the stress of setting them off or getting into fights with them."
"Drinking way more water"
"Lasik. My life is 10 times better without glasses. The surgery itself scared the s@#t out of me, but I am so glad I did it."
"Wearing earplugs in everyday life. I can still hear people talking to me, but my misophonia isn’t triggered so much, and I don’t get sensory overload anymore, either."
"Deleting Facebook"
"Always assuming people are doing things for a a good reason. It sounds stupid but it helps.
Someone cut you off in traffic? That’s fine, they might be rushing to a hospital.
Someone rushing around the store in a fit? They might be trying to rush to get supplies for their sick kids.
Any day might be someone’s best day or very worst day so framing it this way avoid road rage and generally being an upset person."
"Cut people off. Dread seeing them? Cut them off. Hate the way you feel around them? Cut them off. Do they talk down on you? Jealous? Disrespectful? Rude? Take advantage? Cut. Them. Off."
"Electric blanket"
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I can confirm. I did cut my older brother out of my life. Always looking down on and belittleing me. Always downgrading my way of life. Since I cut him and his equally toxic wife out of my life I feel so much better and happier. The thought that blood is thicker than water is only forcebiting itself in ones daily life.
The whole quote is "The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb." And it means your fellow soldiers are more your family than your actual family.
I am german. The quote literally goes 'blood is thicker than water' here and it has nothing to do with any military stuff. It reflects a river flowing.
I can vouch for that as well as deleting IG and every other social media platform!