I have three wonderful dogs, I listen to lots of music, and I have a loving partner.
In no particular order, these are the three things I involve myself with every day.
They each help me to be happy.
And, happiness takes work!
Now, to do better with my personal hygiene…
I wish that those of us struggling with severe mental illness had it easier in this realm.
There are other areas in which I struggle with my illness, and for the longest time, my goal has been to close the gap on the struggles that are in my control.
I’ve made some progress, but not nearly as much as I’d like.
For instance, right now I am very depressed. And, have been for a few weeks.
I haven’t been able to do enough to make things better for myself. I may get momentary relief, but that’s about it.
Is goal setting a thing for you when you’re symptomatic? Are you able to do things that bring you closer to accomplishing the things you want to accomplish?
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That sucks that the depression has been bad. When I’m feeling quite unwell, I don’t really do goal-setting; I just do what I feel able to do and leave it at that.
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Agreed. I do entirely too much overthinking, and that is much of my problem. The depression is present, but then again, so is my overthinking.
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That’s tough.
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Sorry to hear about the past few weeks – I wish goal-setting was more of a thing when I’m depressed, but I usually end up creating unrealistic goals which continues the cycle, which I’m trying to change.
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Yeah, I work on things all the time it seems. I probably could gauge things a little better.
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