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I would like to explain that, intellectually, I understand that I have severe akrasia and likely clinical depression. However, it primarily manifests itself in the form of the phrase, "I don't care," and it is a recursive lack of caring, such that I do not care that I do not care; at least, that's how it feels. I find it very difficult to acquire motivation under such conditions.
How does one start to care? I've thought about it a great deal, and never came up with an answer outside of, "you just do."
I don't know about you, but if I eat too much high glycemic food, I get "I don't care, I don't care" running in my mind, and it's very hard for me to do things.
I've got akrasia problems anyway, but too much refined carbs makes it worse, and it took me quite a while to find out that the "I don't care" soundtrack wasn't just an emotional problem-- I was poisoned.
The other traps in this are that it's hard to remember that I need to eat more carefully if I'm knocked out, and the taste of sweetness does a good job of briefly cutting through the depressive haze.