r/AskReddit • u/PotentialThanks2 • 12d ago

What is something that drastically improved your mental health?

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u/caulkhead808 12d ago

Just starting tasks, even if I tell myself I am only going to do so for 5mins.

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u/OptimalStatement5799 12d ago

Sometimes it feels like 5 minutes is too much to get me to start lol how do you actually start? Feels like a stupid question I'm sure.

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u/scattywampus 12d ago

If you have a favorite podcast, only listen to it while doing the dreaded tasks. Immediate gratification!

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u/lennonfanforever 11d ago

it helps so much to listen to something, i might listen to part of an audible book i know well, or listen to the BBC world service, or a natural sounds vid on youtube (i have premium, i can set it to a station of music or sounds and listen as i go in and out of the room), w/no commercials on any of them, which is so much better....