How to stop the cycle of feeling?

[Anonymous]

About every week or so I go between the cycles. It starts off I can do fucking anything and for a whole week or so, I can. That next week will be completely the opposite I find it hard to get off the couch. Hardly able to take the inner suffering. Then I’m back to feeling spectacular and I say to myself that shit was pathetic, I totally could just hop out of the slump next time, but I can’t.

How do you get that shit to stop, I just want to feel consistently good. I’m tired of myself.

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One week I’m getting praise for the masterpiece of software I created in just a week. The next my boss is pissed I’m not showing up to any morning meetings. They keep me because I’m good but imagine what I’d be able to do if every week was a good week.

[Anonymous]

It's our silly brain bruh. For me I'd wake up, take a bit to get going each day (like most peeps) and then I'd pick up energy & motivation & all that and being feeling great. But then by evening I'd hit the wall. Anxiety, tension, stress... I started working out before/during that time but it didn't make much difference. Just a weird cycle.

Anyway, I talked to my doc and started a small dosage of generic lexapro and after about a month it took away those weird swings, so that I'm not just basically even from the start of the day till the end. Tiny little pill but made a crazy difference.

I'd suggest talking to a doctor.

[Opinion Owner]

... I didn't want to take any friggin meds. I'm strong willed, take care of myself, wanted to 'solve' it by self-discipline / hydration / exercise / improved diet / whatever... I found out the dang brain doesn't exactly work that way.