How do you fight it? Its taken over my life at this point, all i can think about.
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I know what you mean some days it’s just like getting dog scraps
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You need some routine in your life
Structure ie change bedding on certain day, get showered, go for a walk, go shopping, phone somebody watch tv, do art, go to work if you can
Keep it all on your phone calendar with alarm
If i don’t have any Structure 8n my life it goes downhill pretty fast and 8 end up doing worse
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That is good advice but keep in mind when a person is down is hard to focus on anything the best thing to do is to promote positive thoughts and positive people recommending things like YouTube videos on positive and second recommendation get a peer support or case manager if Insurance allows if not drag a b u m your house
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You’re young enough to turn things around. I’ve been feeling hopeless recently myself. I feel like I’m trapped. My decisions have finally come back to bite me!
But I’m ancient, I’m 52.
At your age, there’s still a lot of time for things to dramatically improve, so keep a fighting spirit. That’s all you need.
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This and the despair were one of my symptoms since a kid in fact… The pdocs were scared of how severe i was, i was completely destroyed by that thing and after 20 years with it, i still try to change it… I grew up in so ■■■■■■ up family, that i was blaming myself before for my unhappiness, no matter, that meanwhile my father was occupied to beat till death my sister and my mother… I was also very unfunctional for years, still being it though…
What helps maybe is that you try to be aware, that even this is a symptom. Also try to have fun more. Me, i am closed in my house too now for the most of the time, but we can recover even at home around our things…
I know what it is though, you are not alone… I believe even, that i was almost with a killed soul around it, cause my hopelesness was smth that i knew totally and nothing else besides it for 20 years… Its a killer in a way, i destroyed myself like that 
Just dont be scared of it, yeap, always keep in mind, that even this is not true, theres really a recovery from this and the meds help a bit too 
stay well!!!
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The feeling of hopelessness can get better. I felt despair last few nights so sank heavily and slept.
Having something to do will help, try to get out occasionally its hard but keep trying don’t give in to it
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Fake it til you make it. I faked being positive until one day the switch flipped and I was positive. I had built a healthy new habit that replaced my old one of complaining and being miserable.
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Yeap, ok
Ive just am sick since kid, my mind and body were destroyed since early and its just up now, that i discover the sanity and the life, while i am 40 now…
I got used to be bad, but this destroyed me too and i now sometimes doubt my strengths to feel better, but whatever…
It was another hit also, that the meds never helped me really too feel better, i really tried them for 10 years, but if i’ll feel well one day, itll be because of my efforts… But i still take my ap, itll be worse without it, this is true too.
Oh well, now i feel guilty about the only friend, which i had for years, i blame her now for things which she was saying to me before, like that she would kill herself in my place, but she is sz too… Maybe my fault to have counted on someone so much, right? yeah, i still dont get her kind of illness, which is my fault…
Yeap, i distract myself still, but maybe i caught a bpd as well as the sz now, am not sure lol…
Thank you though. 
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Meds helped me. I always need an antidepressant, and without it I go downhill quite fast. Plus, having a therapist who made me laugh helped. Also, I had a peer support specialist, and went to group therapies including art therapy and ptsd therapy. It all helped.
Are you calling @Divergent that?
No the poster saying that
You mean the meme? Ok, was just making sure.
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I make myself useful and busy doing things I like
I still have my bad days but asking for help was the game changer for me. It took me years of suffering in silence til I said f it and sought out help. Took a few hospitalizations to find a team that fit me. Also routine is a big factor for me. I have groups for 2 hours Monday through Friday, a case manager, a peer support worker, therapist and psychiatrist. I am so lucky that I found the organization I did and that the hospital helped me get on state insurance. I just recently moved into my own place so my symptoms have flared up. Trying to get a new routine set where I don’t space out my meds. It’s tough though. I’ve tried everything. Oh well I’ll get it through my thick skull eventually.
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I took a shower this morning and took a walk and now I’m a little bit more relaxed but I don’t like the feeling I have in the moment and I’m thinking of it passing. I’m listening to Sinatra, maybe that’s it.
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I took my meds late today. It’s nice outside if I wasn’t yelled at so much I’d go. Hope you have a good day.
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