The Feeling of Worthlessness

Guest_485 · ‎03-01-2016

How do you keep going, when it feels like everything is failing. How do you keep getting out of bed every single morning, when there is no point to it. I have read a thousand times that happiness and fulfillment are choices, and yet I have not chosen this life. It seems to have chosen me. I work myself into the ground, days filled with busyness, rude customers and other people's problems, just so I can spend as little time as possible at home with my own mind. When I crave sleep, I can't get it. But when I do get it, it is so broken and plagued that I don't want it. I have an incredibly talented and supportive professional team behind me, and I recognize how lucky I am in that. But I am honestly at a stage where I feel so darkly alone, and I don’t think things can get better. I don’t know what to do anymore.

white knight · ‎03-01-2016

Hi Kaitosaurus, welcome

I covered this topic a little in a thread a while ago. You can google the following for a read- "Topic: when all has failed, what can you do-be radical -beyondblue"

It depicts the many options you can try in your attempt to find peace. Apart from the obvious like medical help- GP visits psychiatrist/therapists etc there is self help.

eg Anxiety...muscle tensioning exercises , I've been doing them every night for 27 years and 4 years ago my anxiety had ceased altogether.

With depression, things like- finding spiritual peace be it religion, yoga, music, etc. I found a lot of peace from reading quotes by the Dali Lama, Churchill etc and my favourite speaker Maharaji (Prem Rawat) Google him and the word "sunset" after his name and you'll likely be blown away by wisdom.

Environment change can spark you into a new life frame of mind (I moved to the country with no parking meters or crowds), ridding your life of toxic troublemakers, change of employment/profession if needed.

Get fit, join a gym. Have a good balanced diet.

Meditation. Find a hill and sit on the peak. Relax. Break the hustle and bustle of your daily routine.

Read the many threads here on the topic.

There might be other things you can think of.

A cocktail of remedies. A sound management of your illness rather than an expectation of a cure.

A positive attitude. I got mine from a 30 minute lecture in 1982. I have had it ever since. Perhaps attend a motivation speaker. Better investment than a Hollywood movie.

Cheers Tony WK

Guest_485 · ‎03-01-2016

Unfortunately, and like I have said in past participation, I don't a text book. You have no idea how much I wanted to fit a text book.

Mindfulness isn't encouraged unless within a supervised envirolment, Philanthropic Ventures feed the same burnout principle as working. My social anxiety doesn't appreciate the trigger of locale change. I am extremely fit, but can't use the gym, I have done a million of these. 20 years and counting. So unfortunately your mixes are well and truly tried, and ruled out. But thank you.

And just to clarify, in case you missed it, I don't expect a cure. I am hopeful for improvement.

Wow - do I feel 10 second summised. Thanks anyway though. Good luck.

white knight · ‎04-01-2016

Hi,

I'm sorry but I don't recall any past posts you have made. I more often than not go purely on the post posted and usually don't connect the post to previous threads.

The assistance/advice that we give is only based on our own experiences and we are the bearers of illness also.

Nevertheless, at least you have tried many things in the past. And you are in a more uncommon situation.

If there is anything we can do, we'll say it. I hope you stay hopeful.

Tony WK