Make an Appointment: Are you tired of dating and having no luck in relationships? Or do you worry that your partner is going to get fed up and leave you? Maybe you struggle with low self-esteem.
As much as you try to grin and bear it and drag yourself from one day to the next, there are times you want to just collapse and cry. The people around you may not realize how sad you are. Hanging out with friends brings no enjoyment. Your hobbies no longer interest you. As much as you want to level up at work, a lack of motivation holds you back.
And although you desire to eat right, work out, and get enough sleep, none of it seems to matter. A little voice in your head says: Nothing will ever work out, so why bother? And while relationships are certainly a soothing balm for sadness and loneliness, they do not magically erase depression.
Everyone has times when it feels impossible to have the life they want. No matter how hard they try, things just never seem to work out. As a result, many people feel like they should stop trying altogether and accept life the way it is. Depression often looks exactly like thatβa resignation to pain and sadness, an acceptance of a future with no silver lining.
Because our culture has such a poor understanding of how depression works, depressed people often feel profoundly lonely and alienated. We live in a very individualistic society that tells people to work through their problems alone. As a result, talking to a counselor is often seen as a sign of weakness.
