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submitted 8 months ago by Subject6051@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

I should be studying right now, but everytime I sit to study, I can't sit there long enough, I want food even though I am not hungry, I want to watch TV/youtube, self-pleasure... etc...

No matter what productive work I want to do, I will try to not do that and do something which gives me momentary pleasure. I want to masturbate, eat lots of food even though I am not hungry while watching TV/Youtube and I don't seem to be able to break the cycle and it's destroying me. How can I break the cycle and do something good for a change instead of pleasuring myself in the moment meaninglessly?

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[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 7 points 8 months ago

Start with tiny goals. Not just achievable but almost trivially achievable.

Goal 1 could be: wait ten seconds before the next time I open social media

This is what’s meant by “baby steps”

[-] fine_sandy_bottom@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 8 months ago

Yeah I do this to break my inertia.

"I'm not actually going to do any work, just clear my desk, then 5 minutes youtube"

"I'm not actually going to do any work, I'm just going to get my books / laptop out, then do whatever thing for 5 minutes"

... and so on ...

this post was submitted on 07 Jan 2024
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