I think this is the first time I actually posted on the correct day. This is probably due to the fact that I literally have done everything that I needed to do in one day. I have this new feeling of motivation back ever since I started taking economics again and I want to talk about this before I get into being a vegetarian.
A few weeks ago, I became very depressed because my major heavily involves economics. It's even my minor. I've read tons of books and have loved the subject for years. This semester is the first time I ever took and econ class. I was doing exceptionally well at first but it got to a point where I was studying 3 hours a night for this class and not understanding the topic. I am taking 6 other classes as well so I was extremely overwhelmed and worn out. I started flunking quizzes (they're 90% of my grade) and believed I just wasn't good at the subject. I did some research and I found that I developed something called learned helplessness, which means I developed a mental illness from the perception that I had no control over the situation; in this case, I believed that I just wasn't good at economics and there was nothing I could do about it.
What a stupid thing for me to believe that I couldn't understand a subject. All I had to do to solve this problem was go into my professors office and here him say I am doing a fine job in his class. My pride held me back before but I'm proud of myself for finally reaching out for help.
Now, back to vegetarianism. Since I have been extremely focused the past 4 days, I would either eat a lot at once or not at all. I notice that I have been eating really healthy meals with lots of fruits and vegetables with low carbs but my snacking has consisted of two bags of Duritos in 3 days, also chips and salsa. I don't know why I keep eating this day. I think I should research it. It would probably be an interesting perspective to see if vegetarians experience more cravings than meat eaters, who I like to call normal people.
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