there’s nothing I could say or do that could even remotely assure you. I’ll try my best though.
you know how to build a campfire? you start with small straw/sticks and move on to twigs, and so on until you have a raging warm fire. building joy in life was kind of like that for me.
find the joy in the small things. one a day or a week. I remember when I was battling a bad episode of depression the first thing I found joy in was the peace and quiet of my house. kids were gone, wife was gone, and that first sip of coffee hit me just right. it reminded me of my dad, who also struggled with bipolarity. although he wasn’t always the best father, I know he loved me in his own fucked up way.
I found new joys the next week and the week after that. eventually over months I found that I was finding joy in larger things and eventually I didn’t have to look for the joy anymore, but I still took the time to appreciate the little things in my routines.
so please, find your small joys. could be anything from putting on some fuzzy socks to how the sunlight refracts through the window. it doesn’t matter what it is, only that you get something positive out of it.
I’m sorry you have to go through that.
there’s nothing I could say or do that could even remotely assure you. I’ll try my best though.
you know how to build a campfire? you start with small straw/sticks and move on to twigs, and so on until you have a raging warm fire. building joy in life was kind of like that for me.
find the joy in the small things. one a day or a week. I remember when I was battling a bad episode of depression the first thing I found joy in was the peace and quiet of my house. kids were gone, wife was gone, and that first sip of coffee hit me just right. it reminded me of my dad, who also struggled with bipolarity. although he wasn’t always the best father, I know he loved me in his own fucked up way.
I found new joys the next week and the week after that. eventually over months I found that I was finding joy in larger things and eventually I didn’t have to look for the joy anymore, but I still took the time to appreciate the little things in my routines.
so please, find your small joys. could be anything from putting on some fuzzy socks to how the sunlight refracts through the window. it doesn’t matter what it is, only that you get something positive out of it.