I’m having some personal issues causing some severe depression and anxiety. I’d like to get past this time as fast as possible, and my days are dragging on. I can’t sleep, which would be a good way to make time go fast. But I also can’t just play video games, I don’t have the motivation to play more than a few minutes and it also just makes me realize how alone I am with no friends or anyone I can connect with emotionally and I spiral into my anxiety and depression.

I can do stuff during the day, run, chores, etc. But as soon as I’m done, especially at night, I start freaking out and it seems like time stands still. Does anyone have any suggestions? Activities I can do that are mindless that will just kill time and get me through the night before I can just go to sleep?

I know this question is stupid but I’m looking for at least somewhat serious answers.

    • whoareu
      7•5 months ago

      Not OP but I personally don’t have enough patience to read entire book. I just can’t. I don’t know how other people read whole book in few days.

      • @[email protected]
        8•5 months ago

        Audiobooks. Libby app for local library and countless audiobooks already covered by your library card.

        I’ve listened to/read so many books. Short ones that are 4 hours or so to entire series where each book is about 20 hours or so.

        Long drive? Audiobook. Yard work? Audiobook.

        I find myself looking forward to the mundane chores because it gives me an excuse to get back into whatever story/book I’m enjoying.

      • @[email protected]OPEnglish
        5•5 months ago

        I’m the same. I read super slow, and I just don’t enjoy it really. Audiobooks are hard for me too. I like podcasts sometimes, and I read a lot of articles and stuff like that. But books are just too much for me.

        • @[email protected]
          2•5 months ago

          Have you ever tried listening to hardcore history by Dan Carlin? I find he’s the right level of captivating to keep me interested, but slow enough that I can still drift off to sleep

      • partial_accumen
        2•5 months ago

        Start with Short Stories or novellas. A whole story from beginning to end in as short as 3 pages or as many as 30 or so. There are entire books of short stories (anthologies) in every genre you can imagine. You say you don’t have the patience. However, in the time its taken you to read this entire thread, you could have finished a short story. You’ve proven you have the patience.