Slept in past noon again.
Despite screwing myself out of a(nother) morning, I'm fully rested again, and whatever depression there was hiding under my radar for the past couple days has dispersed. I could tell I was affected: My eyes felt like empty sockets, and I was seriously dis-motivated even for fun stuff, to the point of actually avoiding fun activities or even going for a walk. Not a full-on depression, but enough to cause inconvenience. I think taking time off from doing some work, screwing around and finishing Borderlands against my dismotivated will, and getting a good 12 hours of sleep in does wonders for the psyche. I think it also helps that I also managed to complete a Minecraft adventure or 2. I love puzzles that require some thinking, or good knowledge of quirky physics. That, and destroying tons of crap in a simulated environment.
At least now I can be fully happy, and be in a "screw the consequences" (though still being responsible) attitude again. Perfect mindset for the kinds of things I need to do anyhow (yard work and such). I might jump in the ocean to rinse off anything still clinging on my mind. An addendum to my happiness is realizing how long it has been since my last depression cycle/spiral. Went from once a month (~7 days to recover) to semi-annual (once every 6 months, >3 days recovery). Like getting sick, my emotional immunity system needed an update, so an infection to the attitude/mindset was imminent.
I guess it would also help that I missed out on what was going on earlier today; not that I would have much to contribute to it anyhow.
And lastly:
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