Sleep..

Rocketman, the “four food groups” (meat, fish, cheese, vegetables) were debunked 20 years ago. Nobody “needs” to eat meat. Do it if you want to.

Darkwillow, erratic sleep is the #1 symptom, and often the cause, of depression. Since you’re on a suicide forum I’m guessing that’s your culprit. That said, dietary changes can have short term effects, but your body eventually finds its own rhythm just like recovering from jet lag.

Oddly, I’ve found being a vegetarian (10 years) has given me way more energy and clarity of thought, and unfortunately this often leads to insomnia. But that’s a good thing because I can put in tons of overtime at work.

My point in all this is, we can try to blame physiological factors (dietary, stress, etc) for our sleep patterns, but the bottom line is our brains. Maybe try to get to the root of why you don’t want to leap out of bed and take on the day? For example, if you had a new job, new girlfriend, new car, etc would that give you a reason to get active?

Note how I purposely did not suggest taking antidepressants because those tend to make things worse.