depressed and struggling

[Doggielover16]

hi, I’m really struggling with depression and I don’t know how to cope with it. It makes me so tired and I always feel like I need to cry. In a relationship currently but my overthinking makes things hard for the both of us. He always reassured me that our relationship is going good and that I’ll get better, but I’m not so sure. Anyone have any advice?

[BrokenPromise]

Do you know your triggers?Maybe understanding what triggers you can be helpful in trying to somewhat curve it.

Is there any little thing that makes you feel slightly happy?

Knowing what makes you slightly happy, can at least provide some relief.

Crying can be good, I say take a minute to yourself to realese it all.

When I'm in my depressive mood, it's because I'm super stressed. Which is almost always because I struggle so much, with just about everything. I try to help myself by doing little things I can control. Breaking things down, like cleaning up as I go here and there to prevent myself from feeling worse. Cleaning can be therapeutic for me and having a neat environment helps.

Self care too, is a big plus. Work on a routine, develop a habit. I'm trying to learn this because I know depression is debilitating, there's no quick fix and it's a struggle to even get out of bed sometimes, but baby steps!

Small things that make me happy can help shift my mood, like Esa pup, or finding funny vids, creating fun/funny art work with molding clay. Happy Distractions!

And to release built up emotions, I like to watch, or hear sad songs so I can cry it all out. These are things that tend to help me from time to time. I hope maybe something here can help you too 💖

Reaching out is always a good start, there is good support here. I wish you the best ✨

[BrokenPromise in reply to BrokenPromise]

I knew something looked off, I meant **release** lolMaybe do little creative projects with your bf. Like funny paintings, molding clay, meditation, or self care together. Take it day by day. It's a daily work of effort. Someday it will get better 🌹

[Doggielover16 in reply to BrokenPromise]

Thanks! I’ll try some of that! I like art so maybe it can help me.