Depression is getting worse

[EJ7215]

Its been a really tough couple weeks. The girl I fell head over heels for just started dating someone else. Work has been complete hell. Struggling to find anything good let alone anything not going bad. Really wish I could catch a break and have something good happen. Doesn't have to be much but all of this has mee feeling absolutely awful.

[Hidden]

Join a yoga class or gym or evening class plenty of people to meet?

[b1b1b1 in reply to Hidden]

These are good suggestions, and I would really like to try them, but the current covid situation holds me back. This may be the case for a lot of people.

[EJ7215 in reply to Hidden]

Not a bad idea. I'm in online classes but it doesn't have any interaction. Might look into doing something different at night to meet people

[ShadowChat]

That sounds really difficult, sorry you’re in this kind of pain! When we’re in it, it feels like things will never get better, and it looks like it’d be easier to just stop swimming altogether. Think of it this way, though: it will never get better if you give up. This is so much easier said than done, but if you can find one small thing to do each day that brings you closer to one of your goals, and it can be as simple as making a new Google calendar schedule or sending an email, you’ll ignite a sense of accomplishment and slowly pull yourself back onto the track you seek. Day by day, you’ll be able to do more. If you focus on the small steps, one at a time, all of the sudden you’ll look back and realize you’ve walked a mile. You’ve got this.You might also want to consider therapy! They could help you out with coping strategies for times like these.

[ShadowChat in reply to ShadowChat]

Or even medication to put you in a frame of mind where productivity is possible; with depression, it can viciously rob you of motivation, and the right drug from the right doc can help with this!

[EJ7215 in reply to ShadowChat]

Thank you I appreciate that a lot. It's been very difficult lately but I am in therapy and tried out medication recently. Can't say the meds made things better but I haven't stopped trying. Just been looking for that one good thing to hold onto...won't give up until I find it but I really hope it find something good soon. It's so draining waking up every morning feeling like nothing good will happen.