Habit

It becomes a habit of mine to reflect on life long after anybody important to me has retired to sleep. It is currently 1:22am, everyone is in their own space or asleep, and my mind is alive with thoughts. Thoughts that you shouldn't be thinking of - that you wouldn't be thinking of if your friends were around. This brings me to the next point - Distraction.

Distraction is key to survival, in my opinion. Take the Summer Holidays, for example. You look forward to freedom then spend a month and a half or even longer bored witless. Boredom can sometimes lead to depression as you become disheartened with the lifestyle or begin critically analysing things as something to do.

Hence, we need to distract ourselves. Jobs, exercise, games, communication. All methods of keeping oneself sane.

It's a large ask, but if you find yourself slipping then please consider one of these methods. Distraction is undeniably a temporary method, but through that distraction it's entirely possible to find something life-fulfilling.

Food for thought.

B.