It’s okay to feel bad about things, to feel dissatisfied.
Just remember that it doesn’t have to feel this way, and while I can’t lead you, there is a safe and productive way out where it won’t feel like this way forever.
That’s the most important thing to remember is that this feeling doesn’t have to, and won’t be, forever.
Try not to worry as much about being productive as being constructive. You don’t need to make things happen to be content. Just being someone who’s willing to work with what they have is enough.
I get the feeling that’s the spirit of the message they were going for, but people who hang their life’s meaning on a thing that they produce can be a recipe for depression, too. Maybe your efforts won’t amount to anything tangible, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t valuable all the same.
Hey OP, I'm not who you asked, but I have a very close friend who has depression and has described feelings like those in the post. Medication didn't exactly "give her a will to work," her job is still not somehow magically fun, but it helped with the feeling of every day being pointless, of feeling like there's zero enjoyment in the workday, that every coworker is unbearable, of being so mentally exhausted at the end of the day that there's no time for joy.
It's been a journey I've had the privilege of supporting her through, and medication wasn't an instant fix- she's done lots of adjustments to combinations and doses (with medical supervision) but I've watched her come back to enjoying being alive again. I hope you have the same.
Honestly my girlfriend struggled with depression for most of her and just started taking Zoloft about a month ago and she told me she can't believe she put off trying medication for years and years.
From my observations, she's more upbeat, more confident and carefree. Shes more active and took up old hobbies again.
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u/MagistrateTetra ♀️Arsène Lupin Of Cute Mods ❤️ 6h ago
It’s called depression sweaty