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I wish I was still optimistic...

CaptainFibro
CaptainFibro
I used to be such an optimistic person. I would always see the best in people, situations, and the future. Now I just see "optimistic" as a synonym for "naive". What others call cynical, I now see as merely realistic. I long for the days of yore when the world still looked like a place of hope and promise rather than one of only pain and despair.
In this, my moment of agony, I am holding on by a string just waiting for it to snap and send me plunging in the abyss of total apathy for what becomes of me.
mynameisD
mynameisD
It sounds like you are depressed. Perhaps you should seek some professional help.

There is no reason not to, and you may gain a lot
CaptainFibro
CaptainFibro
I am depressed. I have sought professional help which has yet to be of help. I meant to post this in the Bipolar forum but I don't know how to remove it from here.
mynameisD
mynameisD
I am sorry to read this. I sincerely hope that things improve for you
skinnybinny
skinnybinny
I feel that way on my low days as well. You are not alone. Fibro is a dream crusher and it can be hard to come to terms with it.
emf6874
emf6874
I feel sort of the same way too. I notice that I've become more "cynical" & I used to be pretty optimistic.
Maika
Maika
I was feeling like this too, when I lost hope I lost happiness, optimism, motivation and all the other good stuff.
I am getting counselling to accept my limitations and my current life. So even if I am not going to get better, I can cheer for the good days and pray the bad days a few and far between.
Essentially I guess I am trying to find a new avenue to renew my hope in, I need hope to keep me going.
PeaceN2You
PeaceN2You
I am currently in a similar place but hanging on to hope that the most depressing thing, my jobless state, will change. I was doing OK until I was laid off two weeks ago but right now my mental state is pretty rough.

I hope you can find some help through your counseling, and that reality won't always look so bleak.
CaptainFibro
CaptainFibro
One of my fears is that the job that I do have now, will soon be gone and cause a domino effect of screwing up the other stuff in my life. I'm still paying off school loans and if I lose my job, I will probably default on them which messes up other plans as well and etc, etc.