#hack your brain

[cheap-spirits]

ive life hacked my way through brushing my teeth. When im in a depression spiral i find it super hard to brush my teeth but i always manage to shower (idk i just always loved having a shower i would stay in a shower all day) SO instead of having them as separate jobs ive just started brushing my teeth in the shower

it seems so fucking simple, its no longer a whole extra task each day, its just a part of my shower routine!!

its only been a week of doing it this way but i think i can keep this up, and the days i dont shower are few and far between so thats even better than going weeks without brushing my teeth

[fromkenari]

Okay, but, like, I hack my brain by taking time to put at least one set of clothes to the side in the bathroom because I work in an office and can get away with only changing clothes every day and skipping the shower for most of the week if I need to. I treat it like I do my pill boxes, which have to be refilled sometime between when I take my last pills on Saturday night and my pills on Sunday. Sometimes I don't get to the morning and afternoon pills on time on Sunday because my brain can't handle it until Sunday evening, which is usually fine, and then I go grab fresh jeans for the week, a shirt, underwear, and socks and leave them visibly near the bathroom (in this case on the edge of the washer by the bathroom door) so when I get up on Monday morning, I see the clothes on my way to potty and then I feed the cats, choke down something for breakfast (yay blood sugar issues that make me have to do this), take my pills, and by then I'm a little more alert but my clothes are by the bathroom so I can go get undressed and make the big decision: how much hygiene am I going to do today? Some days, I only have spoons for changing clothes, putting old clothes in the hamper, and getting a new set of clothes to leave by the door. On other days, I split my spoons into teaspoons and will be like, "Well, maybe I'll rinse off," or "Yes, I'll brush my teeth," and then wait to see if the other teaspoons exist to complete a shower with soap followed by toweling off and lotion for my dry AF skin. Or I reach for the floss before brushing my teeth, which greatly increases the chance of using mouth rinse. Some days, literally all I can do is change clothes and brush my hair. Also, I try not to go longer than 14 days on washing my hair, but I do wait at least a week on it because it does not need to be washed more than that because I don't do anything to it but maybe a volumizing mousse after I've brushed it. The less you treat it as "I must commit to ALL THE STEPS" and instead, treat it as "we'll cross that bridge maybe" with each step and not admonishing yourself for not doing a step that day, the easier it is. Also, just because you did a step yesterday means you have to do it today, and (!) self-affirmations, especially spoken out loud, greatly help over time. There is psychological research that they work and all but also I know it from practice even though I felt ridiculous doing them at first. Also, if you're unsure of what self-affirmations to use, Google for them or ask someone you trust to help you out, which I had to do because gender dysphoria is a huge problem for me.

showering:

pros: you get to feel clean. you get non greasy hair, non oily feeling skin, it just in general makes you feel better, more energised, refreshed.

cons: there are so many steps. oh my god are there so many steps. before getting into the shower there are steps. during the shower there are steps. and once youve gotten out of the shower? guess what!!! more fucking steps!!!!!!!! UGHHHH

[upfromtheashessurvivorsblog]

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRpo1F6H/

Just a little something to help you feel better, today.

[httyd-art-requests]

Do you think we could get an Ace dragon? :P Maybe a Stormcutter or Nadder but whatever you think would fit

I always thought Nadders and Scuttleclaws might be related species, and since Aces and Aros are very much brothers in arms...

Dragons #93 / #94 - Ace Nadder / Aro Scuttleclaw

(I talk in tags!)

Requests are currently closed!

[epphfervescent]

colored some Nadezhda sketches

[specialagentjazzy]

okay here's how mike afton can still happen (delusional)

alternatively - so, Mike's dreams are canonically hiding something?????? hiding what????? hiding WHAT

[lialox]

I don’t know who needs to hear this but IKEA’s one year return policy could save someone.

During the pandemic I had to go through some weird moving/living situation dilemma. I thought I would be fucked over with all the furniture I just bought and nothing to do with it.

When someone pointed out the one year return policy and I just.

Returned my whole apartment.

Got all my money back 100% after almost a year of using it all it was great.

[chipmunkweirdo]

(A typical morning at the Seville residence.)

SIMON: Why are you leaving the dishwasher hanging open?

ALVIN: So I remember to unload and reload it after I finish the laundry.

SIMON: Seems…unnecessary.

ALVIN: I know how my brain works. I can utilize its strengths and weaknesses to my advantage. Don’t mess with my system!

SIMON: Okay….Okay.

THEODORE: When did we get a dishwasher? I always do the dishes by hand like a chump!

SIMON: (sighs) Last year, Theo. We got it last year.

THEODORE: Whooooah.

DAVE: Alvin, if you aren’t using it, close the dishwasher up, PLEASE.

ALVIN: I can’t! It’s my system!

[salty-an-disco]

btw, if you’re wondering, I just like to change up art style when it feels like I’m losing steam to get myself smth somewhat ‘different’ to draw while still doing smth familiar lol

[hikeyzz]

good morning i can't stop thinking about my gf telling me my body was made to be worshipped as she kissed down my stomach and thighs end me end me end me end me end me end me en

[rraveboy]

what song from the SEOS soundtrack has the best remixes and why is it always Nerves

[prettyflyshyguy]

Doctors hate her! Local woman makes brain turn tv show obsession into original character obsession with this one weird trick.

[rainbowgod666]

Dawg, i am serious. This is the same strain that convinced the nazis to attack the soviets during winter and while they had an alliance between them. This is the same kinda purp that made mordecai and rigby actually do their job for once. This is the shit that made the world realize that the palestinian genocide has been going on for 75 years. Shit so loud you will speak perfect latin the instant you get to Rome. Smoke this and you will know what was in metavault DHIYED before it collapsed. This is laced with enough forma and nitain to give you an internship to Digital Extremes. My sweet summer child i cannot stress enough how this is the kinda loud that will allow you to do some @nyancrimew tier hacking by simply shoving the router up your ass

Monika: that is a white chocolate offbrand italian granola bar. What the fuck are you on about

...

This is the same kush that turned King Astolfo of the Longobards into a cute anime girl-

Monika: (becomes Fully Charged* and grabs Longinus**) ALRIGHT. YOU ARE GOING TO STOP THIS NONSENSE RIGHT THE FUCK NO

[sanct1f1ed]

I WAS FINALLY PRODUCTIVE TODAY CHAT

[marblebees]

I got tired of Character AI getting so repetitive and slow with its prompts and story threads so i literally just wrote down an outline of how i would make the story better. In frustration, it got me to do my own fully original writing. Lmao