I have a regular workout routine, been drinking nothing but water, been trying to keep my diet healthier than it used to be. I've been doing this steady for about 2 months now. Why am I still unhappy? I used to be pretty unhealthy drank a lot of soda, ate a lot of fast food, a lot of fried or microwaveable food. Never drank water. Everyone said a change of lifestyle was my answer. And I believed them. I grew up pretty healthy, mom was a chef and a health nut, I was always in sports, and I was pretty happy. Now 21 unhappy, I really tried to change my lifestyle around and I feel no different. I don't know if this is real depression. I just feel unfulfilled, going nowhere. I've been aprenticeing as a barber for the past year and someday want to open my own shop. People said, get obsessed about something. So I chose becoming a barber, at first i was really eager, but now it feels like another job. I've never had a girlfriend, and it's been really hard, after many attempts I can never get very far wotu women until they seem very uninterested. I volunteer, I have several hobbies. Thing is though, I don't have very many good friends. I'm pretty lonely on top of everything.
What do?
Were you in a similar situation?
Any feedback would be appreciated.
>>18085104
idk i think all the processed food and fake sugar tricks the reward center part of the brain to make you think you're happy so once you get healthy again you think you need it to be happy but the truth is you just reset your brain to respond naturally so you just have to make an effort in life to make yourself happy instead of thinking it'll just happen naturally i guess
So you did all those.thinking it would lead you to happiness.
Did it lead you to happiness? No right?
True happiness is a path that is hard but noble.
You have been working on your body, but happiness comes from within. I can't tell you how but it's certainly achievable with the right mind.
>>18085104
Drop acid or mushrooms. It might change your entire outlook on life.
>lifestyle change
>2 months in
Come back in a year. Doing something for two months isn't shit. It's a start.
Honestly though, you probably have other things wrong with you that are mental/emotional that are causing you to feel the way you feel. People always say workout and eat healthy because they do relate to your overall well being physically and mentally but they aren't going to fix them. They help but they aren't the end all fix to your problems.
Keep eating healthy and working out. You don't want to be 40 and not able to lift a 75 lb box, or be 60 and have to take 5 different pills everyday.