I just wanna catch a break

[Bluetj]

I seem to have gotten stuck n a pit. For a while I have been n a depress mode & can't get out of it. Everyday is an on going struggle. Every day I have to get up & go to work where it feels like someone unplug time because it stops. I come home & try to get school work done, that's a struggle. Every time we have church service, online if course, I fall asleep which has never been me. What is going on with me. Every day all day seems like will be my last. How can I catch a break?

[Sunnidayz1]

Catch a break by giving yourself a break. Take better care of yourself. Get rest. Eat healthy. Be around supportive people. If it gets bad talk to a professional and use this site to talk

[Bluetj in reply to Sunnidayz1]

I don't know how to take better care of myself. There was a time when I was exercising, eating better & getting rest, none of it helped cause I still would slide back n2 the pit. As far as staying around positive people, where r they? Everyone is going thru something tryn to keep their heads above water & then came corona to add to the problems. I c a therapist every week, we talk & then wat? Some times it seems like it helps some times it doesn't. I post on here, even have tried to b positive to others when n the mist of it all, I'm tryn not to sink myself. But thx 4 ur response.

[Sunnidayz1 in reply to Bluetj]

I understand. Learn to take better care. Learn to know that you are worth it. You attract what is inside of you. So if u feel bad aboit ypurself ir depressed, you'll attract those people. But if you feel proud and happy about yourself u will attract better people. Eat right, exercise, get enough sleep, get a hobby, make better friends.. it's possible to change your life and it doesnt take a lot of work just time and effort

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Hi there, I am sorry to hear that you are feeling this way. I don't know that if you feel better about yourself, that it follows that you'll attract better people. That has not been my experience. I've attracted people who want to leech my positivity from me in the last few years. I do agree, though, you need to give yourself a break. Only you can do that. Only you can set a schedule of things that you believe will lead you to eventually feel better: eating better foods; exercising; positive self-talk; etc. Only you can set the discipline to do this if you want to feel better at the end of the day, week, month or however long it takes. I do know that acting is the best way I've ever found to combat depression (and anxiety; they often go hand in hand). Changing the language you use might be a good start. You focus on the struggle, not that you actually participated in work, school, church, etc. Focus on the good things that you have been able to accomplish. Some believe that life is meant to be easy. I do not know that that is true. I hope you find some solace today.