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Animals are the best therapy tbh

 

if you don’t have a kitten handy, a cat will do

 

every day write down three good things you did that day and set one small goal for the next day. the good things can be as small as getting out of bed or showering, smiling at a stranger, cooking yourself a healthy meal etc.
when I'm depressed the thought that repeats in my head is that I'm useless/good for nothing, so seeing the evidence that I'm not those things helps. setting and accomplishing small goals is always good for the self esteem.

 

Same I find that even a little outing with friends or something to look forward to keeps me going. Concerts or trips ideally but yeah those are more cost prohibitive.

I do this too when it's too hard to talk but I want to feel like I am having some social interaction lol. But then of course picking up the phone and doing the hard thing in those moments when I am feeling strong enough before I get too overwhelmed again. Sometimes it's just about finding windows and forcing yourself through them.

 

Man do I really want to adopt a couple cats, but I'm just sort of worried I'll fail.

 

you sound like my dad and he's old as hell

 

Adopt a cat that's a bit older and more established! They're usually harder to adopt out but require less maintenance than say a kitten.

 

buy a self-help book and glance at it occasionally saying “one day I’ll read you”

 

on New Year’s Eve say things like “new year, new me”

 

I don't think I could take care of a pet it would be like fuck you guys need food don't you plus I have OCD and they're messy

 

this is me with like half the books on my bookshelf tbh lmao

 

@Kate I got this book called Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig and it is such a great little book that talks about this guy's serious depressive episode that last years and how he climbed out of it. The way he writes is so specific to those feelings and for anybody who has had depression it is very relatable. It's also the little things he does that start to make differences that he explains and you can almost feel the fog lifting for him as you read. I really loved it.

 

I think we’re all probably a little guilty of that if it makes you feel any better

 

Lmao

 

It also doesn't read like a "self-help" book which helps. It's a story but it not only articulates the wide range of depression symptoms but a whole load of ways to deal with things, through his experience.

 

Yeah, that's something I'm leaning toward. I kind of also want to do a bonded pair to allow them to not be lonely during the work week.

I adopted a kitten a few years ago and I just felt overwhelmed by myself--was exacerbated with everyone i was close with having moved away and I was feeling lonely and struggling handling things all by myself. I'm much better with that aspect now. I ended up returning the kitten, which had someone ready for it immediately, so while it destroyed me emotionally to fail, the kitten was going into a situation (with its littermate, too).

 

adopting a cat from a shelter is such a rewarding experience. to know you changed their life for the better is like the greatest feeling honestly

 

What kind of books are you into

I read like one book a year lol

 

if you have any questions let me know!! I’ve had my dingus cat since he was a kitten and he is 8 now. Being a cat owner is pretty easy tbh. Depends on the breed but a lot of I have come across are pretty low maintenance.

 

books about spies mostly

 

I'm currently reading a book called awareness by Anthony De mello. I'm on page 20/184.

I started the book two years ago. It's pretty good from what I've read so far.