New Jersey is not a good place to be. I am surrounded by liberals, leftists and communists. I am locked down and have nothing to do, and virtual school is just a killer. I have no motivation to do any assignments. I am failing and behind in many of my classes. My family all voted Biden. I see our society decaying to the point of no return. They cheated Trump out of being president. Our government is corrupt. I can't think of many positives going on right now and its really affecting me. I don't know how a lot of you stay high energy. If any of you can help me out, a morale boost or something, I would really appreciate it.
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First, get in a routine of getting some exercise first thing in the morning. Even just walking for a while will help get your blood flowing and change your mood. Second, start thinking about what you're grateful for every day, no matter how small you think it is. Just being able to see with your eyes is a blessing. Ask a blind person how grateful they would be just to be able to see. Third, think about who you want to be 5 years from now, and concentrate on doing the things that will get you there. Tough times don't last, tough people do.
I second the exercise suggestion. I went through 'the digesting of the red pill' phase in 2016 ( after I understood how twisted things are but before the election). I forced myself to exercise right out of the bunk - BEFORE my brain had kicked in with the frustrations/energy suck, of knowledge.
'In-digestion' lasted for about 2 months. At first, I could barely gather the energy/interest to speak. I was overwhelmed by how mindless and NAIVE we all were about so many important things. At the same time, I understood what an asshole I had been in my judgements about 'conspiracy theorists' and others with strong opinions (even those I had agreed with in principle).
About two week in, I was sick of myself and my low energy. Exercise started as a kind of punishment to my usually-resilient mind. But soon after starting my out-of-bed-and-onto-the-mat routine, the heaviness in my mind got lighter. I still felt the weight of knowledge, but it had shrunk to a manageable pocket size.
Pocket-sized troubles are easier to park on a shelf, to accidentally put through the laundry, to lose for days before remembering where you put them.