I hope someone who needs to read this takes something from it.
I am someone who occasionally goes through a dark patch. My only saving grace is a good support network which not everyone is lucky enough to have access to. This forum seems like a great place for people feeling a little bit lost.
I find for myself on days when it feels like nothing is good. I challenge myself to find one small thing or “thin sliver of joy” which stood out as a good thing. This might be something as small as enjoying a sip of a good coffee, receiving a text from a friend, a you tube video which caused you to smile even though you don’t feel like smiling. My brother and I both fight the black dog on occasion and he has taken to asking me about my own thin slice of joy for the day when he senses I’m not doing too well which forces me to concentrate on finding one tiny aspect which broke through. If you can contribute to being someone’s thin slice of sunshine it might be exactly what you both need to make it through the day.
