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A community which focusses on improving yourself. This can be in many different ways - from improving physical health or appearance, to improving mental health, creating better habits, overcoming addictions, etc.
While material circumstances beyond our control do govern much of our daily lives, people do have agency and choices to make, whether that is as "simple" as disciplining yourself to not doomscroll, to as complex as recreating yourself to have many different hobbies and habits.
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Hopping on the self-improvement train. Slightly longer than a week of things but hey
Had a rental inspection and had to clean, but I'm going to try better to keep things clean this time. Eating.. Not healthier, but betterish. Noticing benefits already so that's nice. Alcohol consumption down from a problem to sometimes I grab a drink that seems tasty, but generally avoid it. Starting on antidepressants next week when I get paid, and actually going to take them this time. Signed up for volunteer work at an RSPCA op-shop and start that next week. That gets me out of the house, fulfills my mutual obligation requirements to keep getting a disability pension(which previously I had to job hunt for because that makes sense), and means practice with people, which I need.
Next steps: Repair sleep schedule, save money for psychiatrist so I can get ADHD meds again, try not to burn out horribly. Probably should try to make some friends that exist in the same city as me too.
Good to have you with us, I'm always glad to see comrades from other instances!
For sleep tips, I recommend the Sleep Foundation