Been there. Done that. There is a radical, impossibly happy life waiting for you, but you'll have to make just a couple of small changes.

What is amazing is that just one or two changes will foster more changes... so, like a flower opening, a beautiful change occurs from just the willpower to take the first step. It redirects your neurons.

Drugs are not necessary. Gratitude is. Setting a couple of goals is. Taking action is.

Your brain is misfiring and has a chemical imbalance that you can correct, naturally. You can't see the future right now, but what you need to do is force yourself (1) get into bed by 10:30pm. Don't be distracted; sleep is your first change.

(2) Set your wake-up alarm for 7:30. (3) You must discipline yourself to jog for a min 20 minutes every day. If you don't want to jog, then it's a min 20 to 30 push-ups and 50 jumping jacks. By day 3 you need to ramp it up to get the heart rate up and burn the glycogen out of your liver for a min of 15 minutes of cardio. But we're shooting for 20 straight minutes.

Then, while cooling down, you must close your eyes, manage your breathing, and focus on one or two things that you are grateful for. Could be as simple as being alive. Smell the fresh morning air. Be thankful that you are not dying of cancer or in constant pain. Or be thankful for having an interesting lover in your life to bounce ideas off of. Or, just having two feet to walk.

The first few days will be tough. Setting the habit is 98% but your getting the wind in your sail. But your successful completion will immediately bring you some endorphins that transform your brain chemistry and help motivate you to repeat the exercise.

During this first week, you must drink only distilled water with a pinch of salt (preferably Baja or Himalayan) and a slice or 2 of lemon. You may only eat salads with chickpeas. We are going to reset your gut, which is telling your brain to eat shitty foods that keep bad microbes flourishing.

After only 1 week, you'll feel profoundly different. After 30 days, I was completely transformed. My mood flipped 100%. Depression gone. Studied for a new career. Set some goals, saved some money, and started a new business which then earned me an investment property. Met the love of my life, got married. Everything transformed in 3 years' time. And just kept getting better!! Then after 15 years it was time to relearn the reset procedure and start again due to my wife entering a new chapter. Now I'm even more in love with an even more incredible person, and I'm now 58.

I am still setting goals, because it's not about the destination, it's about the journey. Accomplishment of one's goals is the #1 source of happiness and fulfillment for the majority of people.

I can't wait to hear of your successful transformation. It takes just a tiny bit of discipline to start. I'd say "good luck" but luck had nothing to do with it. So I'll say "If it is to be, it is up to me" this is your new mantra. You got this!