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I, like most of us on Lemmy, live a better life than almost the entirety of the rest of human history.
Life is full of wonders and joy and there’s so much more to enjoy!
This is how I like to think about it. There’s so many cool things I haven’t gotten to experience, both natural and man-made. Giving up would mean I never get to see them and appreciate them.
Legs.
Adenosine triphosphate
Nicotine and spite.
Caffeine and anger.
My pets. They deserve the best. They’re all so spoiled.
Coffee. Scary amounts of it.
Surprise. Fear and surprise. And ruthless efficiency.
Dietary fiber.
Inertia, stopping everything and giving up would require slightly more emotional labor than the status quo.
Because this is the only ride in town, might as well buy a ticket.
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If nothing else, my family. I don’t have a good sense of the future or life goals, so I keep myself moving by setting small goals. Plans to bake something, working on a painting, just little things around the home.
Hello fellow non life goal setter! Having that life goal mentality fucked me up for years, went to therapy and learned to live in the present while trying not to obsess about the future. So now little things are what keeps me going: Getting to yoga class, fixing a nice plate of food if I feel like it, petting my dogs, crocheting so I feel thr burden of the stuff that has to get done a little less.
Landlord demands rent so I have to keep working to pay it
Waiting for the day we finally and collectively eat the rich.
Humanity has limitless stories to tell, and a lifetime of stories to experience already. There’s a lot I want to hear about~
Anti-depressants.
Do those really work though or do they take the edge off feeling absolute despair all the time?
Everyone’s different and some medications work better for one person than another. I can’t speak for OP, nor can I suggest that your experience would be the same as mine, but finding an antidepressant that works was a game changer for me.
It helps keep the “doom” thoughts from spinning in my head. That is, I can hear or read about something bad, but it won’t keep coming back to haunt me throughout the day. Ever lie down to sleep, but instead find your mind awake for hours with worries and anxieties? My antidepressant prevents that.
An interesting side-effect is that it also keeps songs from getting stuck in my head. Again, YMMV, but note that it does take time (usually at least 2 weeks, maybe more) for the full effects to kick in.
