I have bipolar OCD and anxiety diagnoses and I cannot study. I used to be very hardworking and very successful. Now I cannot even study?

[casueimperfect]

I am very worried about this. Do you think it's because of bipolar, OCD and anxiety, or is it my weak willpower?

[MemeSupreme]

talk to your psychiatrist if you haven't.

ik that's a lazy answer, but they know you better than us and they're an expert. also I don't know if you're taking any meds

[Anonymous]

What's your sleep like? What's your exercise like? What's your nutrition like? Do you meditate or do any mindfulness work that involves breath work?

[casueimperfect]

I use a sleeping pill called Gyrex. I don't exercise. No, I don't.

[casueimperfect]

My only wish is to want to study. I was very successful and very hardworking before. I have 3 Turkish 1st places. Now I don't feel like studying at all. My God, why?



[Opinion Owner]

Simply put, you're not taking care of the machine (your mind and body) and so it's breaking down. Same thing happens to a car if your only wish is to drive it, but you never maintain it. It falls apart.

So if you'd like to get back to studying, AND if you'd like to be able to do that CONSISTENTLY, you FIRST need to get your shit together.

SLEEP: Stop using pills. Get to bed at the same time every day and wake up at the same time every day. Make it a habit.

EXERCISE: Do it! Every day. You need a mix of cardio and strength training, but the most important thing is to do something you'll DO. Start SMALL and work your way up. That could mean just doing a 30 min walk every day for a bit. But you do need to DO IT and then you need to ratchet it up. Strength training should also help with your fitness and anxiety.

DIET: Eat clean. That's pretty much all you need to do for now. Maybe increase your protein consumption

MEDITATION: Learn a practice and work on it. 10 mins a day is all you need but you need to do it consistently.

Start there and see how it goes. SLOW, CONSISTENT progress is key.