My Brain Doesn't Work Very Well
Most brains produce healthy amounts of serotonin, and dopamine, neurochemicals that basically help us stay happy. Mine doesn't—basically, some wires got crossed along the pathway in the picture below

BruceBlaus, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
To compensate for my serotonin and dopamine deficiencies, I try to do the following:
- Exercise (Zola likes to run with me!)
- Take my meds
- Go to therapy (my therapists have me a do a nightly check-in where I text them a Taylor Swift song that summarizes my day)
- Listen to the entirety of Taylor's Swift back catalogue
- Show up to work on time, and really throw myself into it (making ski boots is way more fun than it sounds)
- Spend time with friends
- Watch women's soccer and basketball
- Be honest when I'm not doing well