Title: I see myself as someone who&#x27;s really interested in programming, and computer science more broadly. Like the kind of person who&#x27;s into it more as a hobby than a career choice; I was <i>almost</i> one of those kids who start hacking when they&#x27;re eight. But while I know I am really interested in that stuff, most of the time I just stare at the wall when I take my laptop to Starbucks.<p>Again, it&#x27;s not that I&#x27;m not interested in it. Most of the time, I just have this insurmountable mental block. I don&#x27;t know if it&#x27;s depression, or what, but it&#x27;s not merely a lack of energy. Many days I can barely even read; my brain just won&#x27;t process the words on the page, or on the screen. The occasional, completely random good days I have are marked not only by energy, but mental clarity. Most of the time there&#x27;s like an ugly fog hanging over my head. When that fog isn&#x27;t there I&#x27;m a twenty-five year old version of that curious eight year old hacker, but when it&#x27;s there I just stare at the wall.<p>I&#x27;ve tried all kinds of things, except professional help, which I can&#x27;t really do right now because of reasons: vitamins, caffeine, no caffeine, exercise, meditation, not eating carbs, getting more sunlight. None of it works. Maybe someone can point me in the right direction?
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