Coping with Hopelessness: Tips and Tricks

When I’m very low i remind myself of the people that love me, that i live on for. It could also be helpful to just write down all the things you’re feeling in a journal or online journal. I hope things get easier for you soon

I just know that I will feel hopeful again when the right chemicals are in my body, so it helps me discredit it. So I gotta fucking put up with it until then and avoid all triggers because my life depends on it. I still have suicidal episodes for days, but I'm lucky I've learned how to handle episodes and keep them short with the right support.

I try scheduling things to look forward to. I also consider what might be triggering that hopeless feeling and make a list small of things I could do to feel less hopeless. So if I'm intimidated by a pile of work or a lot of tasks that feels overwhelming, I'll break tasks into small bits and just start. Baby steps. If I feel hopeless about friends, I try nurturing my friendships or reaching out to new people. Or thinking about things I'm grateful for. So I guess I don't have a great saying, but I think "This feeling will pass. On Saturday it's going to be nice seeing my friend."

My mantra is I can do hard things. Like seriously. You're living each day with no hope? You're a freaking Bad@$$. My second mantra is This is Temporary. It won't last forever. Just one step at a time.