sad

[harmony77]

feeling worthless and that my life is not going to get better.

[Vegetarian Marshmallow]

Why, what would make it better?  What would make you have worth?

[Doolhof]

Hi Harmony,

Would you like to share your story further with us? We might be able to offer you some advice and help to get back on track.

If you need to talk to someone you can use the Beyond Blue phone number or use the webchat to have a connection with someone that way who can give you help and advice.

Getting stuff out of your head is a big help on it's own. Please feel free to share if you need to.

From Mrs. Dools

[white knight]

Hi Harmony,

Mrs Dools is right. And there are many of us ready to listen.  take care

[AGrace]

Hi Harmony,

Feelings of worthlessness are common when one is experiencing mental ill health. It is possible, however, to improve feelings of self worth and self esteem. What sorts of things have you already tried to improve this?

The what if questions around whether life will always be like this, or whether there is hope for the future are often depression/anxiety based. I think mental health needs to be tackled from a number of different angles: professional support, medication, support of family/friends, lifestyle changes, acceptance, awareness, and action.

Have you had a lokk at any of the following threads:

SELF HELP TIPS FOR MANAGING DEPRESSION under the depression section of the forums

SELF HELP TIPS FOR MANAGING ANXIETY under the anxiety section

Finding Joy when times are dark

You might find some of the info in these threads useful. Many of us can attest to the fact that feelings of worth and recovery are possible.

AGrace

[geoff]

dear Harmony, it's been 2 days since you have posted, so we are becoming concerned about you, please remember that you won't be criticised on this site, all we want to do is help you, as all of us have been in exactly the same situation as what you are in, and don't be frightened as it can be quite daunting to open up. Geoff.