Thanks. I'll try the morning light thing; from experience it seems to help somewhat, but I can't keep it going for long.
If nothing else works, I'll ask you for the book. I'm skeptical since they tend to recommend unbootstrapable things such as exercise, but it could help.
There is one boot process that works well, which is to contract an overseer. For me, it was my father. I felt embarrassed to be a grown adult asking for his father's oversight, but it helped when I was at my worst. Now, I have him, my roommate, two ex-girlfriends, and my advisor who are all concerned about me and check up with me on a regular basis. I can be honest with them, and if I've stopped taking care of myself, they'll call or even come over to drag me out of bed, feed me, and/or take me for a run.
I have periodically been an immense burden on the pe...
We've had these for a year, I'm sure we all know what to do by now.
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