look if you’re feeling really low the questions “am i hungry,” “am i thirsty,” “am i sleepy,” “do i need to bathe,” etc ARE very very important for you to ask yourself but something else you should ask is “have i done anything today??”
when you’ve got mental illness esp anything related to depression or executive dysfunction it can be VERY HARD for you to be productive sometimes, but. the human brain literally hates being bored and it hates feeling like it hasn’t accomplished anything; sitting around stagnant is just gonna make you more miserable.
even just getting up and washing a couple dishes can take a shit ton of the weight off. it doesn’t have to be something big. just do… something.
http://philome.la/jace_harr/you-feel-like-shit-an-interactive-self-care-guide/play
This is a good resource if you have executive function things- it asks you questions like these
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