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I feel hopelessly hopeless in life

I've never felt so alone, lost and scared of everything than right now... it's the worst to be alone with your thoughts :(

Does anyone ever feel this way? How do you make yourself feel okay?

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Serenitree · F Best Comment

Get to love yourself, unconditionally. Learn to love your thoughts. They are the only things that truly belong to you and no one else. I'm sorry you're feeling hopeless. I wish there was a magic spell that could fix what ails you, but only you can fix it.

Jan. 20/17
12:30 pm

Serenitree · F

💝🤗 Thanks for best answer.

Jan. 20/17
12:48 pm

Under1 · 26-30, F

@Serenitree: you're advice is good :) thank you. Just wish it was easy to love yourself.

Serenitree · F

@Under1: you know what? It just takes an internal stop sign. I learned it in a program called recovery after I ended on a psyche ward because I tried to kill myself. They taught us to, either silently, or if necessary, vocally, say "STOP" whenever negative thoughts started us feeling like losers. Then, we each had our own positive affirmation to get our thoughts on a less negative track. Mine was

"I don't need to be perfect, I just need to be me. I don't need to be liked by everybody, I just need to learn to like myself"

Then I made a list of what there was about me that I did like. In the beginning, the list was short, only two things were on it. But eventually, I was able to add more and more, until I discovered I was okay. Meanwhile, I did a lot of reading, and even more writing.

I think you should install your stop sign today.

Jan. 20/17
1:07 pm

Under1 · 26-30, F

Thank you for the advice!