Hey Sadmum96, this is a very sad post, I'm sorry that you're feeling this way! Big warm hugs!
I also want to extend an EXTRA warm welcome to the BB forums. I'm so glad you joined!
You'll find that the forums are a safe place for you to share and feel supported. 💜💜
So what's going on for you?
Do you have a partner, family?
I can see you're being invited to go out and you'll find over time that your network can be one avenue helpful towards your recovery.
Tbh, my intuition is telling me that something has happened (or many things) and these are the reasons for you feeling so low atm.
Do you know when we see a Dr and they say you have to take this revolting tasting medicine?
AND we really don't want to lol.... OR when we were at school and not very good at a subject and our teacher said we have to study THAT awful subject more to improve our marks?
OR when we were little and wanted to learn how to ride a bike and we kept crashing, falling off BUT we kept getting back on the bike?
Recovering from depression is NOT all about doing things we don't want to do, not at all, but there will be things you don't want to do that ARE GOOD for you!
So let's begin.... I'll invite you to visit the "Staying Well" section where we have a self-care thread! Please pop over and have peek.
Self-care, even "radical self-care" has been shown by research to be one of the major reasons why people recover from all sorts of Mental Health problems.
Sounds too simple lol I KNOW!
But DOING IT is not so simple for us, that's why I started that thread lol.
I became heavily depressed for along period of time during an extremely abusive marriage.
Gardening ended up being ONE positive thing towards my recovery.
The connections I made, as quirky as they could be sometimes, were also part of my recovery I see now.
Starting with YOU, what nice thing can you do for mum96 today?
When you're ready to share, we'd love you to come back and tell us more.
EMxxxx
