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From "watch tv and social media to avoid my failures" To " Get to Work to avoid anxiety & depression that comes from watching tv & getting on social media" While it can be fun to get on all of our dopamine from different mediums, it doesn't take long for those mediums to be the source of depression and anxiety. At first, when I quit my job, I used YouTube, social media and TV to avoid the voices and feelings of failure and uncertainty. Honestly, it was too much to bear and I don't regret it. It was needed. I didn't know that these feelings will be so overwhelming when I quit my job and needed something to support me emotionally. But after a while, these mediums further ignited the emotions of failure and disappointment which turned into anxiety and depression. and to avoid those emotions, i continued to watch tv and get on social media. I now use the perspective "Leave the house, and do work. or else you will stay home watch tv and the feeling of misery will come" The first thing I do when I wake up now is pray. this usually subdues the emotions for a while. But after 5mins of not praying, I feel misery coming again and gear towards the entertainment mediums. If the feelings are overwhelming, I change into something quick and go for a walk and grab my stuff and do work. I don't go anywhere fancy. there is a park near my house that I go to sometimes. other times I go to a café. Other times, I'm outside on the porch - wherever it is, its just not in my room where these habits are easy to fall into. This doesn't always work, but its getting better. I'm still struggling with the concept of success and failure but now I'm not associating my work with these terms. I'm using work as a means to prevent misery that will lead to depression and anxiety. p.s - Im defining Work as applying for jobs, writing, working out, creating videos. anything that is not watching Tv, being on social media, or over eating.