I’m really bad at sticking to things. Every time I try to do something slow and good for me, I do it for a month or two tops and I just revert back into the habits that are bad for me.
For example, I did weightlifting for 2-3 months and I had a lot of fun doing it but I just slowly lost interest and stopped. I did daily journaling and meditation and it gave me a lot of peace and clarity but it only took one mental breakdown for me to quit. I read books daily for a month but I eventually got sucked back into consuming mostly digital media.
I know that all of the former activities were good for me and I genuinely enjoyed doing all of them but I just eventually get sucked back into my old bad habits. How do you break away from that?
For some additional information: I get therapy every 2 weeks and I’m not on any medication. Clinically diagnosed with depression and anxiety
One other thing you can try is establishing triggers for your habbits. “When X happens, then I do Y.” That helps me keep to certain habits. “When I watch Dragon Ball, then I lift weights” and “When it is Sunday at 6:00pm, then I do the dishes.” It may not work for everyone, it may not work for you, but it has helped me. No more “Zero Days” also helps.
Yeah on that note OP read the book Atomic Habits, it has that tip in there and many more good ones, really great insights.