mh-, depression?
for the past week or two it's like... nothing has felt fun or enjoyable
we've been unable to do anything productive *or* enjoyable and i don't know why
it's really wearing on us and i don't know what to do about it and we just. i don't know
it feels like this is a culmination of stuff that's been building up for years. i don't know what to do about it. we need... something. but don't know what.
there are too many things we don't know
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@tedmayinquire thank you. I just don't know what to do to handle this, this wasn't a problem a few years ago. what changed?
i want to be able to enjoy things again
mh-, depression?
@Felthry [hugs]
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@sc *hugs*
mh-, depression?
@Felthry (Nuzzling.) I'm sorry, and I hope the feeling passes.
These have been extremely wearying times, even before the pandemic, and you've been holding up great against the stress.
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@Felthry *offers hugs* i know the feeling. i'm here if you need anything.
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@windyorigami *hugs tight*
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@Felthry 💙
mh-, depression?
@Felthry *hugs*
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@Felthry *offers virtual hugs if wanted*
ahedonia is a thing and a depression thing and it's hard as heck
I'm sorry you've had to deal with that and we're rooting for you to get through okay
- 💚 🔥
mh-, depression?
{hugs}
That does sound like depression to me, but keep in mind that the entire world got about 20 times as stressful over the past couple months and that being unable to enjoy things is a pretty common reaction to sustained stress. It's not just you, in other words. I've been getting the same feelings.
The way I've dealt with is is how I deal with any kind of stress - find reasons to be hopeful, no matter what's going on outside, and find other things to keep my attention. They don't necessarily have to be games, they can just be busywork. Chores work well for this, since these are things that need to get done anyway. Know that this will pass and things will get better eventually, even if it takes a while.
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@dodec *hugs* Thank you. This stuff feels hard right now, but I'm hoping it can be easier.
I realized after posting this that there's an element of dysphoria in it too. I look at multi art and just feel a deep sense of longing.
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@dodec thank you, though. it's good to know people care.
finding things to keep our attention is a hard part right now. eeven things we normally enjoy are hard to do at the moment.
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@Felthry *sits with* here for you if you need company, friend.