Recently I have seen a number of statements and general topics on social media formats which show what I see as a resignation by sufferers of mental illnesses to a belief that the point at which they are now is where they’re going to be for life. Examples of statements include:
“It’s beyond happiness now, I just have to exist”
“Getting better is no longer an option”
“I will be depressed for the rest of my life.”
I am the first to say that I have been at that point myself. Ten years ago I simply believed that happiness was not an option for me, and that yes, how my life was then would be how it always would be.
Nothing took away any sense of hope more than these statements. Actually there was no hope (in my mind) , and I was simply existing. If I had read a post like…
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