It's not always easy

How about writing a list of the things you have been able to do, achieve and overcome?

Having this to refer to when you are feeling negative may help your rational mind kick the negative thoughts out for a while at least.

Also, silly as it sounds, try making yourself smile for a bit. It has a remarkable ability to actively influence your mood in spite of it being artificial.

There is a good article on this here - points 3 and 5 apply here:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/changepower/201605/the-9-superpowers-of-your-smile

How about writing a list of the things you have been able to do, achieve and overcome?

Having this to refer to when you are feeling negative may help your rational mind kick the negative thoughts out for a while at least.

Also, silly as it sounds, try making yourself smile for a bit. It has a remarkable ability to actively influence your mood in spite of it being artificial.

There is a good article on this here - points 3 and 5 apply here:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/changepower/201605/the-9-superpowers-of-your-smile

Thank you. I'll try. In no particular order.

Was in a relationship for 22 years. Married for nearly 19 of them.

Have not been a psychiatric inpatient since March 8th 1983

Have not used alcohol to cope with intense,negative, emotions for well over a decade

Put my late  half aunt in touch with her half brothers and sisters

Have spent last 25 years posting articles from my RSS reader to try and help others

Have helped with research into aphantasia, and research into mental illness

Have used World community grid  for nearly 20 years

Am quite good at managing my finances

Avoided being permanently wheelchair bound after falls in October 2021

Schizophrenia/schizoaffective symptoms are much less than they used to be