🌧| Tips for coping with severe depression and isolation?

[SaddestDaughter]

Is it possible to cope when stuck in a daily, toxic environment, without transportation? It makes me feel like I don't deserve to be happy or make friends. Even finding comfort is a struggle, so I would especially like to hear from Caregivers. 😞 I have absolutely no emotional support. 

Edited August 22 by SaddestDaughter

[Daddy Bear 77]

Don't give up hope, don't learn to be comfortable somewhere that is bad for you. You feeling bad is your body telling you something is wrong and trying to motivate you to change it. 

[lillizzie24]

As someone who has been stuck in toxic relationships I urge u to find a way out and get help. There are help and resources out there to help you.  You can even call them and they will help you. if u ever want to chat feel free to add me as a friend and message

[BabyPoppy]

I really don't know anything about you or your circumstances,  but I do know trauma, sadness, loneliness very well. 

Just a suggestion,  but try to find one thing you are grateful for... like the forum, being able to go for a walk,  sitting outside for a few minutes or even for learning a new coping skill. 

When I am hurting the most, I shut out the world,  even though I need people the most.  Even asking one person for support, like maybe a friend to send you a silly joke everyday, could really change that stuck feeling of "I can't " to a feeling of "I can because I did" 

Hoping you are having a better day! 

Poppy 💕 

[redruffle41]

Awwww. Someone needs a hug from Daddy.

[Tendillo]

@SaddestDaughter

Please, never think that you don't deserve to find happiness or friends. Of course you do, but I know that it can feel that way when you're stuck in a toxic relationship, or a difficult situation with no easy anwers. 

Whatever you're going through, however bad it must feel right now, there's always hope, and a chance to find a better way. As others have said, don't be afraid to reach out. You've already made a start with this post, and you can see that people care about you and want to help you if possible. 

You're not alone, there is emotional support here for you, and people you can trust to talk to. Please don't let this current situation make you feel unworthy or unlovable, just because someone may be telling you that.

You don't have to suffer in silence, even if it's just talking to somebody on here to begin with, just to know they are there to hear you and listen to what you need to say.

Please stay safe and don't lose hope.

[PRINCESSNICKIE]

Hiya,

I don't know what you are going through but it sounds like my boyfriend/daddy has gone through something similar. He talks about it and it was one of the lowest times of his life. He felt trapped and isolated and came to hate where he was. However, he found his way out of the situation and found happiness once again. It may seem bad and hopeless now, but in time you will be living the life you are meant to live full of love, support, and joy. My boyfriend and I believe everybody has people out there for them, be it the one or lifelong friends. I'm sorry you feel you don't have any type of support and I have been there so if you are willing to reach out, I am willing to be a friend. I recently stopped talking to my closest friends who I realized weren't the friends I believed they were and at first I felt alone and lost most reason to leave my house. At the beginning I felt like I had no friends and that I didn't deserve any. I felt like it was my fault and with ADHD I blamed and questioned myself more than I should have. If it wasn't for my boyfriend I would probably be worse off. I have to remind myself daily I still have 3 friends but it still feels lonely since I am not close with either of them like my other friends. I also don't have a car at the moment and have ADHD and bipolar so being stuck in my head alone with nowhere to go is torture to the point of self harm becoming a regular thought. Comfort is hard to find, but a big one for me is music. A song that carried me is called "Brighter" by Patent Pending. I also have my plushies who are probably tear stained from all the crying. Crying is also a big comfort for me, it's not good to keep your energy or emotions pent up. Try to do something to relieve the stress of your emotions like wiggle, dance, sing, scream into a pillow, cry, or anything else that can help you.

I hope this helped at least a bit. You have support even if you sometimes don't believe it. You will always have people in your corner. It will all get better, everything is only making you stronger.