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I Accept Show Purposes. Tips on Disclosing Your Depression to Friends. Seek therapy or a different therapist. Your hopelessness might be a sign of depression. Voice your concerns. And maybe you need to work with someone else. Maybe you need a different medication, or a different combination of medication. And feelings are fleeting, he said. Boyd noted that all of us have the ability to rewire our brains.
Sometimes, it feels like your sense of hope is so shaky, so fragile. But this shakiness, this fragility may be pointing to a false story you need to revise. It might be pointing to a change you need to make or a goal you need to adjust. It might be pointing to an unmet need. Neuroplasticity may mean your brain can grow and heal all the time.
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Remember that there are still things to appreciate. Which areas of your life are you struggling with right now? How do you cope and stay resilient? See more Posts. About Sylvia Huang Sylvia Huang is a blogger on life ideas that make everyday feel good. More Posts. See a typo or inaccuracy? Please contact us so we can fix it! Individuals in such a state of mind feel stuck in a deep and dark hole that feels impossible to climb out of.
It may lead individuals to lose interest in activities, events or people that they once found pleasurable. Hopelessness is frequently associated with a desire to isolate, and with negative feelings such as helplessness and powerlessness. Feelings of hopelessness may be caused by a variety of events such as financial issues, relationship problems, health concerns, or other such negative circumstances. Hopelessness also may be a symptom of a mental health issue such as depression or anxiety, or a symptom of an addiction to drugs, alcohol, gambling, food, sex or other behavioral addictions.
Ultimately feelings of hopelessness may lead to suicide if the individual feels that their situation is severe enough and will never improve. Hopelessness can be a vicious cycle in that when one feels hopeless, they may engage in behaviors such as oversleeping, isolating, drinking alcohol, or overeating that usually only end up exacerbating feelings of hopelessness.
As such, when feeling hopeless one must often push themselves to do things that they might not feel like doing such as getting out of bed in the morning, talking to a friend, exercising, or eating a healthy meal. Fortunately, there is hope for anyone that feels hopeless and is struggling with a mental health issue.
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