Break it into pieces.

Take 5 minutes to just be happy about...something.

For me...it's a cup of tea. (I like coffee too, but when it comes to just "joy"...it's tea.) I'll just hold my cup and wonder at it. The taste, the warmth. The flavors. If I've added lemon, honey or mint. Heck the weight of the tea on my tongue.

I don't think that I ever thought of it before, but I guess you could call it a sort of mindfulness exercise with tea.

Myself, I'm mostly alone. But I'm a very happy alone person. Peace is a wonderful wonderful thing.

In any case, if you can't manage 5 minutes...try 1. All the crap in the world will still be waiting outside your window.

For what little it's worth, that's what I do,
Wishing you the best, Patti

Hoping with you, LostandAlone.

I hope things get better for you too. I'm kind of the same way right now. I've been strong for so long and it's like everything is hitting me all at once. It seems like it'll never get better.

I hope you are feeling a bit better today.

Thanks everyone

Life is like the roller coaster Simpsons describes. It's hard to hear that and wonder when we will go back up again but trust that you will. In the mean time, know there are things you can do to help yourself get by while you're low. Do you have any favorite things? How can you make time for them? Do you exercise? It helps tremendously - even just walking 20 minutes a day. I also enjoy yoga but there's hardly time for it. What is your diet look like? If your body is healthy your brain will be better able to cope. Are you sleeping (as I type this at 2am, not the best example)? Without sleep, depression and anxiety will feel amplified. Do you need to talk about some of the stuff that has you feeling this way? You're in the right place to do just that. I hope you're sleeping right now. I hope tomorrow is a little brighter for you.

Thank you all for being kind

I'm so sorry you're going through this right now. I hope you're feeling better today. Do you have a faith/belief system? Do you have a support network? Whenever I'm feeling low, I always try to make a list of the things I'm thankful for. This never ceases to help me find joy in my day. There is so much to be thankful for -- the sun outside, the roof over my head, my family, the food in my fridge, etc. It's easy to lose sight of the little things; things that truly are not little in the scheme of life. I hope your day today is better than yesterday.

I have some faith I have family but I don't really talk to them they have their own lives same with the friends I do have they all have their own things going on so I just deal with things on my own the best I can. I am grateful for the little things in this life just wish all the bad that's happened didn't happen and that I'm pretty much alone in this