Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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Pets are mental health barometers (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm not very good at telling when I need more sunlight, exercise, or even food. But I can tell when our pet needs things, and find it pretty motivating to take care of them (and hence myself).

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago

Personally, I found it already helpful to force myself to go for a walk every few days. In my case, I was able to get rid of my car, so now grocery shopping is my mandatory walk.

And the weirdest part is that I'll now sometimes want to go grocery shopping, even though I still have plenty food at home. I think, after doing it for a while, my brain understood that the being miserable part isn't normal/necessary and that the walks do make that better.