Published on 12, July, 2020
We all have really bad days and when I do I often feel I’m floundering and don’t know where to turn to find some comfort and make the world feel like a less completely hostile place. What strategies do you use on those days when everything feels completely overwhelming and bleak and you’re feeling hopeless about life? What helps?
I disappear into an audiobook and listen with noise cancelling earphones, I also need to be alone when I’m struggling.
I love audiobooks too. I sometimes feel the urge to be alone when I’m struggling but deep down I don’t think it really helps me. I sort of retreat into a mental black space and find it hard to get out, and hard to connect with my husband - even though we normally are so so close. I withdraw from everything and find it hard to move or do anything.