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Hahahaha, yeah, let's call it BuJo better. I googled it; it's funny because it's basically what I was doing without knowing what it was. But now I have some tips on how to improve it. Thanks!!

Hahaha. Everybody hates the Lannisters but Jamie and Tyrion are one of my favourite characters. And, dammit, Cercei too, I love villains. Yeah, I was thinking of starting the challenge straight away but I'm still unsure about some goals, so Week 0 is perfect for testing. May I ask what is a Bujo? Never heard of that.

Thanks for your responses, guys. I'm not even sure if I have a character page and don't know how to check. I'm keeping track the old fashioned way: I keep a journal with a colour code (that's why my goals have colours assigned) and I write my XP there too. Should I get a character page too? I'll take this week as a transition week between my current challenge and my past one. I'll still try to accomplish my first challenge's goals and some of my new one but without tracking. I'm still trying to work out what works for me and what doesn't, and I thought a pressure-free week might be helpful.

I'll be following your challenge. I'm battling with anxiety and depression too and I know how that feels. I had the same problem with my SO, she's incredibly supporting but sometimes my anxiety was just too much and didn't know how to act to cheer me up and that made me both sad and mad with her without a reason. Since I started here, in my September challenge, I'm feeling much much better. I hope I can support you during your challenge, it looks pretty solid to me. A nice schedule full of activities but with some time to rest is really necessary for people that are in a situation like us. By the way, your profile pic is ace!

Uhh, sorry I haven't seen this before. I just finished my first challenge today successfully (check old challenges 1 on my signature). I'm quite happy, feeling much better although I still struggle some days with my anxiety, but this is definitely helping a lot. I have a new challenge, but I guess you already know because I've seen you commenting it. See you around!

Nice goals, I like the idea of 15 minutes of study a day. How do you make the most of your 15 minutes? When I was studying it was really hard for me to study for short periods of time, I needed at least 45-60 minutes just to focus on what I was doing and not getting distracted, and then I could study for hours as long as I didn't take any break. I know is not the best way to do it, and any tip would be helpful. I think I'll start studying something for my next challenge -language? history?-, I miss it sometimes. If you have any doubt about Spanish, you can ask me.

That's exactly what I'm trying to do. I'm battling with a minor depression-anxiety and this 3 are equally important to feel better.

My challenge comes to an end today. I thought it was going to be a bit more difficult to follow, as even though my goals were not that hard I had 6 separate goals to follow (and to remember to follow). I'm more aware now of what I need, what makes me feel better and what I have to improve for my next challenge. I braced myself for this coming winter, and now everybody is going to hear me roar. So, here we go for the last time: 1) START RUNNING: I ran only twice this week. I was supposed to run today but I try to accommodate my schedule so I can run with my partner at least once a week -I realised running with her improves my performance- and if I had ran today that'd meant running 3 days in a row. I'm still not doing too much effort while running with C25K because it implies walking too, but I've always had knee problems and I don't want to take any unnecessary risks. I really enjoy the stretching after running, so I added this to my next challenge. Total points this week (4/4): 5 XP (running 2 times). 2) FRESH AIR: I confess I have a lazy Sunday today, and I'm staying home in my new, comfy and scary kigurumi my partner bought me for Halloween. The rest of the days I had at least a 30 minute walk, so that's good. I think I made an habit of this now and I don't need to force myself using challenges to go out when I'm not working, so I won't include it in my next challenge. Total points this week (4/4): 7 XP (going out 6 days). 3) QUITTING DRUGS: I don't have too much sugar cravings anymore. I needed chocolate or sweets every single day before I started my challenge, and I feel clean for the first time in my life. This week I had my cheat day on Wednesday -my office is a bad influence, they keep offering me cake-. On Friday it was coffee morning at work, and they were raising money for a charity so I bought me some cake with my cuppa (hey, I did it for the children, not for me. :D). Nah, the truth is I ate some cake but I wasn't really craving for it, so even if I ate when I wasn't supposed to I'm happy. I'm still not sure about including this in my next challenge; I feel I'm in control now but maybe it can get out of hand if I don't restrict it. Drug addicts are unpredictable. Total points this week (4/4): 7 XP (ate sugar 2 days) 4) NOT SKIPPING MEALS: 6 out of 7 days I had breakfast-lunch-dinner. There was one day where I just wasn't hungry for dinner and I didn't want to force myself into eating. I've learnt to eat healthier -when you think of a vegetarian you expect them to eat really healthy with all the vegetables, but my meals were too messy and lacked proteins- and it's not difficult to me anymore to have 3 meals a day. Total points this week (4/4): 6 (6 full breakfast-lunch-dinner days) 5) AVOID PROCRASTINATION: I think I got rid of the procrastination virus!! I don't have much more to add, just to enjoy the successful feeling of making the most of my days!!! Total points this week (4/4): 7 (7 days procrastination-free) 6) MEDITATION: Three days of meditation. I'm finding really useful to 'meditate' while walking or running ( @darkfoxx gave me the idea and it works!) so I think I won't include this on my next challenge, or at least not as a goal by itself. Total points this week (4/4): 6 XP (3 days of meditation) TOTAL XP WEEK 4: 38 XP TOTAL XP: 151 XP That's all guys. Thank you for following this challenge, for the comments and hope to see you in my next one.

Hello everybody! My last (and first!) challenge was a success and I want to keep leveling up my life this way. I am still not sure about my goals for my next challenge, I'll edit this post later, but I think I will keep some of my last challenge's goals and try new ones. I liked how my challenge worked, with fixed goals that give me XP depending on how I perform and I want to stick to that. This challenge allows me to get a max of 100 XP (25 every week), and I though it would be funny to add some bonus stages to collect extra XP. Here are my goals: 1) A LANNISTER ALWAYS PAYS HIS DEBTS: I promised I would finish C25K and run 5K for the first time in my life, and, in this challenge, I'm going to keep progressing onto that. I'll run three days a week. Total points for this goal: 20 XP (5 XP per week) Running 3 times: 5 XP Running 2 times: 2 XP Running 1 times: 1 XP 2) MAKING MY COAT OF ARMS: Or, in this case, a blanket. And not with a lion on it, but a mushroom, a Mario mushroom. I started a pixel art blanket months ago but I've been lazy to continue with it. I want to make at least 10 granny squares a week. Total points for this goal: 12 XP (3 XP per week) 10 or more granny squares: 3 XP 5-9 granny squares: 2 XP 1-4 granny squares: 1 XP 3) POISON-FREE: There are poisons more dangerous than the Tears of Lys. Sure, tears of Lys kills you instantly without leaving a trace, but sugar kills you slowly and painfully craving for more. As I did in my past challenge, I am going to avoid chocolates and sweets as much as I can. I'm only allowed to cheat one day a week. Total points for this goal: 20 XP (5 XP per week) 1 Day of sugar: 5 XP 2 Days of sugar: 4 XP 3 Days of sugar: 3 XP 4 Days of sugar: 1 XP >4 Days of sugar: 0 XP 4) FEELING FLEXIBLE AND YOUNG: My flexibility is not what it used to be, and this old lion wants to feel like a cub again. I found a stretching routine on YouTube that helps you to gain some flexibility. I am going to stretch at least 3 times a week. Total points for this goal: 20 XP (5 XP per week) 3 Days of stretching: 5 XP 2 Days of stretching: 2 XP 1 Day of stretching: 1 XP 5) READING AND WRITING: My favourite Lannister is, of course, Tyrion. To be more like him, I need to read and write more. I want to read for 30 minutes at least 4 times a week. Writing is a bonus stage: I will get 5 extra XP if I write at least 5 posts on my blog. Total points for this goal: 16 XP (4 XP per week) One point for every day I read, with a maximum of 4 XP 6) YOGA: OK, I confess I don't know how to Lannisterize it, but I definitely want to try it. I've never done it before, so I'm not sure if I'm foing to like it or find it too difficult to me, so I'll only need to practice twice a week to get the max XP. Total points for this goal: 12 XP (3 XP per week) 2 days of yoga: 3 XP 1 days of yoga: 1 XP Bonus stages: 5 XP each - Writing 5 posts on my blog - Run in a ParkRun - Learn Reduced Fridrich for Rubik's Cube. - Visit a new city Cheers! Lady Gx

I was recently thinking about writing a bucket list with things to achieve before I turn 30, i.e. in 3 years, then I discovered this forum that gave me the inspiration I needed. Fitness quests - Be able to run 5K - Finish the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge - Run a 5K race - Run a 10K race - Run a half-marathon - Start Roller Derby lessons Travel quests - Visit Japan - Visit Edinburgh - Visit Lake District - Visit somewhere where you can see the Milky Way Life quests - Get my Bachelor's Degree (completed June 2014) - Get my Master's Degree (completed September 2015) - Live abroad (completed, living in the UK October 2015-currently) - Get Certificate of Proficiency in English - Get my first tattoo - Get a driving license - Be comfortable enough with my body to wear a bikini in a crowded beach (completed September 2016) - Adopt/rescue an animal Other quests - Write 100 posts on my blog - Write a short-novel - Solve Rubik's Cube in under 1 minute - Finish a blanket More to come

Congrats on your 5K!!! How was it? I'm eager to know!

Week 3 finished!! 1) START RUNNING: I ran 4 times this week! It's hard to put on my running clothes and go out when it's raining and cold but the feeling after that is sooooo good. I made a habit of going out for a run, stretching using a full body stretching video I found on YouTube that works for me and do some meditation before heading to the shower. Total points this week (3/4): 10 XP (running 3 times). 2) FRESH AIR: Just as last week, I went out every day of the week. Compared to 3-4 straight days staying at home and doing NOTHING, this feels much better. Total points this week (3/4): 7 XP (going out 7 days). 3) QUITTING DRUGS: I had my cheat day -some sweet popcorn and nerds watching a movie- and one palmier at work another day -couldn't resist-. But yesterday, oh man, the cravings were so bad and I ate a lot of Cadbury chocolates and peanut butter brownies... The good thing is I didn't feel guilty after that. I have a history of eating disorders and can help but going from one extreme to the other. It just happened, I enjoyed it, and there's no shame in that nor I need to over-compensate it. Total points this week (3/4): 5 (ate sugar 3 days) 4) NOT SKIPPING MEALS: Obviously, after my chocolate feast I was so full to have a proper dinner later, so I skipped that one. However, I feel I am doing great with this because I am more hungry lately because of the exercise and being active -my problems with skipping meals are not because eating too much shit but because I started being so depressed that I wasn't even hungry. I am a bit underweight and want to put on some healthy weight in the future. Total points this week (3/4): 6 (6 full breakfast-lunch-dinner days) 5) AVOID PROCRASTINATION: Procrastination is gone! Going out and being active is killing it. Total points this week (3/4): 7 (7 days procrastination-free) 6) MEDITATION: With the running-stretching-meditating routine I seems like I am doing much better with meditation and I am starting to feel what you are supposed to feel when you do it. Total points this week (3/4): 6 XP (3 days of meditation) TOTAL XP WEEK 3: 43 XP TOTAL XP: 113 XP, LEVEL UP

I hope you smashed your run. =D I haven't signed up for a race yet, because it's my first time running (well, I tried it a few years ago but wasn't motivated) and I have never been able to run for more than 8 minutes. My plan is to join one of the ParkRuns they do every Saturday in a nearby park in a few weeks and run 5k every other week there. It's not an 'official race' but it's a good training, I think, and it will help me with my anxiety too. If it goes alright my goal is to train and run for a charity in one of the 10K Great Runs in the UK.

Hello! I've been vegetarian for 11 years now, while I was still in high-school. I wanted to become a vegetarian since I was a kid but my mum wouldn't let me until I turned 16, as she thought at that age I was old enough to choose. It was a piece of cake for me because I really never liked meat that much and I always hated fish, although my mum tried to trick me the first months by slipping some chopped meat into her meals and trying to convince me that it wasn't. Mums... Anyway, my reasons when I was a kid were I loved animals and I couldn't imagine why we needed to kill them to eat; for me it was as disgusting as eating a pet, and I still struggle to understand how people doesn't see there's no difference. Now I added environmental reasons and that, actually, after being so long without eating meat I don't like the taste/texture and it feels disgusting -yeah, I had a few bites of meat since then, for different reasons-. My partner is not a veggie, but when we eat at home we eat strictly vegetarian, mainly because I am the one who cooks 90% of the time but because it's easier than making 2 different meals and because she really doesn't care much. Although I respect meat eaters, I am secretly proud that she doesn't like pork, beef or lamb anymore, she only eats chicken or fish once in a while when we have take away or some jamón, lomo and such when we go to Spain. This makes me think about the animal activists and the approaches they have sometimes on non-veg people. I think having a nice, slow and supporting approach is more effective on "converting" people than being aggressive and blaming. Don't you think?

Hello! I just saw this post. ´How are you doing with C25K? Did you make it? I started C25K program four weeks ago. I've never ran in my life, I tried a few years ago but I lacked the motivation and a good planning so I dropped after a couple of weeks. Right now I am more motivated than ever and I think I am doing well. My partner started running too with C25K but she found the approach not motivational enough and couldn't improve with it, so she switched to Zombies Run 5K training and she's really enjoying it. I think the success in a specific program depends on your motivation before starting, your goals, your reasons for running... Luckily there are different apps to choose.

Coming home from work, wet and cold because of the raining, and finding out that my girlfriend just bought me the softest blanket ever -I was asking for one for a while- and made me a tea.

Thank you, @IAmInfinite. Btw, in your challenge post you mentioned ParkRun. I didn't know it before and I checked it and there are 3 parks where I live where they run 5K every Saturday! It wasn't a direct recommendation but I discovered that thanks to you, so I'm thankful for that. I'll try it in a few weeks -as soon as I am able to run for at least 10 minutes straight without having to walk-.

Time flies! I just finished my second week of this challenge. Half way through already! I think I'm overall proud about how things went this week, even if I couldn't accomplish all the goals . Let's see: 1) START RUNNING: I only ran 2 days this week, but it was because I didn't have enough time. My mother-in-law is visiting this week and I've been busy with that and work (and a bit stressed). But I am proud of myself because I managed to run with a cold and my period kicking hard, while in other circumstances I would just stayed at home whining. Total points this week (2/4): 5 XP (running 2 times). 2) FRESH AIR: I went out every day of the week! I ran, hiked, went to the city centre for a night light event, walked... I feel I have more energy now. Total points this week (2/4): 7 XP (going out for 6 days). 3) QUITTING DRUGS: Two days of sugar -my cheating day, and an extra day because I was so stressed at work-. Anyway, I am happy because I didn't have many cravings for sugar and I can control myself when eating sweets now. Total points this week (2/4): 7 (ate sugar 2 days) 4) NOT SKIPPING MEALS: Just one day when I didn't have my lunch -the day I ate chocolates because I was stressed-, yay! Total points this week (2/4): 6 (6 full breakfast-lunch-dinner days) 5) AVOID PROCRASTINATION: Maybe it's because I didn't have time, maybe because I'm feeling a bit more active but I am procrastination free this week, and proud. Total points this week (2/4): 7 (7 days procrastination-free) 6) MEDITATION: Meditated twice this week and I intend to do it today, so I'm giving myself 6 XP -and I hope I don't have to edit it later-. I tried an app for meditation as @darkfoxx suggested and it's going better, although I keep struggling (and learning!) a bit. Total points this week (2/4): 6 XP (3 days of meditation) TOTAL XP WEEK 2: 38 XP TOTAL XP: 70 XP That's been my week. It doesn't look like I accomplished much, as my goals are not THAT difficult, but for me is a huge step forward. Thanks for your tips and support, this forum is really helping me a lot so far. Cheers! Lady Gx

I looooove Parks and Rec and I am trying to slay the sugar dragon in my challenge too (I loved the expression), so I am going to follow your challenge. I can only wish you good luck. Sugar is a drug, no matter what they say, and I am an addict too and I know how hard it is to quit.

First week UPDATE: 1) START RUNNING: I finished my first C25K week! Hurray! I thought I was going struggle a lot more -I'm in a really bad shape- but I found it really easy and satisfying. Total points this week (1/4): 10 XP (running 3 times). 2) FRESH AIR: I stayed home on Saturday, I didn´t feel like going out because it was raining a lot, but the rest of the days I managed to go out for at least 30 minutes (I even met some friends that I hadn't seen for a while!!). Total points this week (1/4): 7 XP (going out for 6 days). 3) QUITTING DRUGS: I could've done better. One day a friend offered me cake and I totally forgot about the challenge (it was a R2D2 cake, for God's sake). Or my boss just came back from Amsterdam and brought me some stroopwafels and I couldn't resist. I mean, stroopwafels! And other day I was just naughty I ate unecessary sugar (see 4). Plus the day I ate sugar before starting the challenge. Oh, man... Total points this week (1/4): 3 (ate sugar 4 days) 4) NOT SKIPPING MEALS: I technically haven't skipped any meal, but yesterday I only had a cuppa tea with a gingerbread man (well, half; my girlfriend stole the other half) for dinner. That's definitely not a proper meal. Total points this week (1/4): 6 (6 full breakfast-lunch-dinner days) 5) AVOID PROCRASTINATION: I stayed in on Saturday, as I said, and I procrastinated more than I should -I consider procrastination everything that I feel as wasting my time, basically pointless internet time like 9gag, youtube, gaming, facebook... The rest of the days I had time for continuing my blanket, going out, meeting friends and reading -this one is my greatest achievement, it's been a while since I read. I'm currently reading Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, by Susan Cain; The Last Kingdom, by Bernard Cornwell; and I've been reading a lot about the first kings of England Alfred the Great, Edward the Elder and Æthelstan and the historical contex on Wikipedia. I am currently fascinated by the last two centuries of the anglo-saxon period, and I can't stop reading about it. English real history is better than Game of Thrones. Total points this week (1/4): 6 (6 days procrastination-free) 6) MEDITATION: Ok, I've tried twice but my mind is so loud, I can't stop worrying and thinking, and it feels impossible to meditate. I just gave up both times. Any tips? Total points for this goal: 0 XP (I tried but didn't stuck to the meditation, I don´t deserve any points) XP per week) TOTAL XP WEEK 1: 32

That is actually a great idea and I will do it next week for sure. Thanks for the advice. Well, I think it may be related with an eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS) I suffered for years and since then my appetite hasn't been the same. I'm sometimes just too bored/lazy to eat, sometimes the opposite. I do enjoy food, though, a lot, but I tend to eat less than the average people do. I'll check the app! Thanks. I thought meditation was going to be my easiest goal but it turned out to be the hardest. The blanket is going really slowly (still >200 granny squares left) but I'll post a pic as soon as I finish it.

Yep, you're right, maybe I aimed too high but, as I said, it was my first challenge so I am just experimenting. I'll see how easy or hard is to keep up with the goals and I'll change it if I need to next time. Thanks for the advise =) About rewards... I´ve been reading different challenges and I think a reward for goal that I acomplish would be encouraging. At first I thought about giving myself marks (A-F) depending on how I do but I then rule it out, as I think the bad connotations of giving myseld an F and saying that I failed could discourage me in the future. Then I thought: oh, this is my challenge, this is my own game, so I can tailor it the way I feel more comfortable with. So my second choice, which I am going to stick to for now, is a point system with the opportunity of leveling up after 100 points. I think it's a more possitive way of facing my challenges, because by doing this I am always getting rewarded with points and never punished (negative connotations -> loss of faith in myself --> giving up the challenge) besides the fact of obviously getting less points if I do less things. Does this make any sense? I'll edit my original post with the "rules" of my own challenge.

Thank you, guys! I'm starting my first 4 week challenge.

Hello! I just joined this community and I´ve been encouraged in my introducton post by @Raxie to join the 4 week challenge. This is my first challenge and I'm trying to get out of a really dark period of my life, so the goals are not going to be too ambitious, just small steps to start managing my life again. EDIT: After IAmInfinite's comment I decided to update my challenge with a reward system. I'll level up every 100 XP (experience points), and this challenge allows me to score a maximum of 200 XP (it's my first challenge so I decided to double the points, but next challenges will probably be 100-120 XP). 1) START RUNNING: I just started with C25K and I intend to keep exercising 3 times a week. Total points for this goal: 40 XP (10 XP per week) Running 3 times: 10 XP Running 2 times: 5 XP Running 1 times: 2 XP 2) FRESH AIR: I work 3 days a week and lately I'm avoiding going out of the house on my off days (art thou there, depression?). I want to get out, even if it's just for a 30 minute walk, at least 5 times a week. Total points for this goal: 28 XP (7 XP per week) Going out >5 times: 7 XP Going out 4-5 times: 5 XP Going out 3 times: 2 XP (this would be the 3 times a week I go to work. I walk 30 min to work and 30 minutes back those days, so I though that I deserve 2 points even if I only go out these 3 days). 3) QUITTING DRUGS: And by drugs I mean sugar, the most addictive drug I've ever tried. I don´t feel like totally quitting, but I am going to avoid chocolates and sweets as much as I can. I'm only allowed to cheat one day a week (I've already cheated this week, so no more sugar for me). Total points for this goal: 40 XP (10 XP per week) 1 Day of sugar: 10 XP 2 Days of sugar: 7 XP 3 Days of sugar: 5 XP 4 Days of sugar: 3 XP >4 Days of sugar: 0 XP 4) NOT SKIPPING MEALS: I'm skipping a lot of meals lately, so my goal is to have real Breakfast-Lunch-Tea every day. Just eat like normal people do. Total points for this goal: 28 XP (7 XP per week) 1 XP for every day I don´t skip my meals. 5) AVOID PROCRASTINATION: I find it easier to restrict procrastination hours (i.e. Netflix, browsing, movies, videogames) in order to use that time for more useful things (reading, walking, studying, finishing this SuperMario pixel blanket I started months ago). I'm only allowed 3 hours a day -well, when I'm working I don't have time for procrastination but the rest of the days it gets out of control-. I think trying to force me to do the things that I mentioned is not going to work for me right now. Total points for this goal: 40 XP (10 XP per week) 7 days procrastination-free: 10 XP 5-6 days procrastination-free: 6 XP 3-4 days procrastination-free: 3 XP <3 days procrastination-free: 0 XP 6) MEDITATION: God, I really need this. I'm struggling with anxiety/depression and I numb my brain with sugar and procrastination almost every day. Thirty minutes of meditation at least 3 times a week will probably do. I know it's not too much but I've never done it before and I don't know how to do it properly yet. Total points for this goal: 24 XP (6 XP per week) 3 days of meditation: 6 XP 2 days of meditation: 4 XP 1 day of meditation: 2 XP That's it. Easy, huh? Not for me! But winter is coming, you know, and it gets dark and cold here during winter, oh, it does... And you know what they say, the night is dark and full of terrors. I better prepare for the long winter and darkness. OK, maybe I'm over reacting, but I come from a warm and sunny country and North England is too cold and dark for us, sweet summer children. It can get (moar) depressing. Feel free to post some suggestions, as this is my first challenge and anything that may help me to improve is welcomed. Cheers! Lady Gx

Hi, mates! I just landed here after looking for some fitness/diet information and this looks like a nice support group that could work for me. After some days of just reading now it´s my chance to introduce myself and get involved. I´m 26 years old and I live in the UK. I´ve been struggling with a lot of anxiety all my life, and just when I thought I got over it, it's striking again stronger than ever. In the past I´ve found it really useful to excercise in order to find the piece of mind that I needed, but it´s been a while since I´ve done some physical activity besides the odd times I´ve done some hiking exploring the amazing countryside this country has to offer. I think I have an average body, a little underweight right now, so my purpose is not to lose weight but to gain some muscle and I hope that some physical activiy might help me with the rest of my personal problems. My main goals here are: 1) Get my ass out of the couch: I´m currently starting with Couch To 5k programme, and I´m doing well, yay!. My goal is to be able to run 5K three times a week. Maybe I´ll join a gym if my economy helps. 2) Eat healthier: I'm a sugar junkie, I can´t help it. And this country has MORE and CHEAPER sweets and chocolates than my native country has. It´s getting impossible to avoid the long chocolates aisle at the store without buying something. I want to cut chocolates -maybe I´ll treat myself with something once a week. Besides that, the days I´m not eating chocolates I´m skipping a lot of meals because I´m just not in the mood for eating. I´m aware this way of eating can affect my mood as much as not excersicing, so I want to change it. 3) Feel better in general: I have to addmit it, I´m on the verge of needing professional help. I try to convince myself I´m OK but I have huge anxiety and social problems right now. I work part-time and therefore have a lot of free time and I can´t stop my brain from over-thinking every single detail of my life. I´m numbing myself with activities like binge-watching Netflix or spending hours in 9 gag. My partner thinks I might have some REAL anxiety problems and wants me to seek professional help but I´m kind of a lone wolf sometimes and it´s really hard for me to ask for help. So, as I know goals 1&2 have worked in the past to boost my self-steem and help with anxiety, I´m going to give it a shot. If I don´t overcome my anxiety and depression in three months after starting goals 1 and 2, I´m going to change the approach and go to a doctor (funny thing, my partner is a psyhologist -not a clinical one, tho- and I kinda fear them). 4) Learn-do more things: I´ve always taken pride in my curiosity that made me spend hours reading and learning about something until I found something else that grabbed my attention -I guess I tend to obsess. The thing is, I have a lot of free time now and, as I said, I´m wasting it in passive activities that empty my brain. I haven´t been able to finish a book in a year (not that I don´t try), and now I don´t use YouTube for useful tutorials or documentaries but for junk vlogs that nobody cares about. My goals here are basically getting in touch with my old self, and that will involve some reading, some learning -English, basically, and probably some history/philosophy-, and some meditation. 5) Social life: I made some friends while living here but they´re all moving to different places, I´m THAT unlucky. Besides that, I´m in a 'don´t need anyone, everybody makes me anxious' fase and that makes it more difficult. I don´t feel lonely, I´m this kind of introvert that enjoys being alone, but the more I avoid a social life the more difficult is going to be in the future. I have to get out of the house more and try to meet new people. I´m still a bit lost here, I don´t know which class I belong or anything but I´m going to try to learn more and ask if necessary, you seem all really nice and helpful. Sorry for my long post, I wanted to write a short presentation but I guess I needed this, now I´m more aware of what I need. Cheers!