Saw a post telling people they need to take care of their brains (which you do) but the tone of the first post was weird and rude and the addition was written by a terf, and then the comments were full of learned helplessness so.
Hey yes you need to treat your brain (which is your body) well, or as well as you can. That means hydrating, and it means providing fun stimulation, and it means eating and sleeping as regularly as you can, and it means exercising *if you can* and the number of people insisting they cannot do these things all the time and therefore cannot do them at all is.....
Your brain requires energy, a lot of it. I recognize that capitalism exists and that disabilities exist. Nobody is saying they don't. They are saying you are piloting your body and you need to do *the best you can* to take care of it so that you, a human person who deserves the best, can thrive.
So for the record, audiobooks count as reading. Watching new movies or listening to new podcasts count as new stimuli. Go sit or stand outside for a while, even on a balcony. Try your best to feed yourself regularly. (So many famous authors have routines that include meals and snacks *before* they start writing because writing is exercise for your brain. So are puzzles. So is learning a new skill, be that how to chop veggies properly or needlepoint or a dance move.) Any food is better than no food. Water is good. If you don't like water or have sensory issues with it, then figure out juices or homemade Popsicles or whatever you need to do to make your wretched beast self a little less wretched.
Having to adapt everything to fit your needs is exhausting. Feeling like all advice is not aimed at you in all respects is real. Because yeah, not all advice is exactly for you. But if you don't take care of you, who will? Your brain (which is your body) functions better with proper rest, food, and care. That is just a fact. I have a bad hip. I have been depressed. I have worked two jobs that did not include writing, which would make three. I have days where I still cannot get my brain to focus no matter what. I still try my best (and sometimes fail) to drink water, eat, exercise, go to bed at some sort of scheduled time, and to expose myself to new things or do the nyt Connections every day. And I am better for doing that. And I get more writing done when I manage it, which makes me feel better too.
If someone says reading or learning to watch movies critically is good for your brain, you do not have to do those things. But you should consider whether you ought to do *something* if you are unhappy or in a rut. Start small. You don't need to do it all at once. In fact, making a bunch of major changes all at once tends to doom people to failure. Doing small changes repetitively until they stick is much easier. Figure out what works for you, but yes, feed your brain (which is your body).
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