Ask HN: What insight or habit has led to a breakthrough in your mental health?

Having a daily routine. It helps you start your day well. But to have this routine, you need to get a lot of other stuff well too (ex: if you want to get up fresh, you need to go to bed on time. If you have to go to bed on time, you need to finish your work at least 30 min prior and so on). I wrote about my morning routine here: https://www.jjude.com/morning-routine/

As Ed Throp says, there are offense & defense mechanism to longevity (which includes mental health). He says,

> The goal is to have a long life that’s also a healthy, productive one. As opposed to being in assisted living somewhere.

defense: minimize chances of bad outcomes which includes regular check-ups offense: exercise + diet

His full interview is here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-04-10/anti-agin...

My summary is here: https://www.jjude.com/cpn/edward-thorp-on-longevity/

We all make mistakes. We all care about ourselves more than anyone. The idea that people are dwelling on your mistakes is crazy. They are dwelling on their lives and don't care about your mistakes unless it affects them. So, if you make a mistake or do something foolish, learn from it and move on. Don't for a minute think that others care about it. They do not. They already forgot it. Don't let it impact your mental health. Again, no one cares about it but you. Learn from it and let it go.

Walking in wooded areas twice daily allowed me to get my bipolar type 2 under control. Much better and quicker than meds or therapy.

Mental health-saving mental rewiring methods are readily accessible as a simple cookbook. Life-saving and literally so for once. See "DBT".

Exercise, sunshine, meditation.

That drugs are not bad, especially psilocybin. Changed my life for the better.

Stoicism and positive nihilism.