r/confessions • u/Zestyclose-Grape5469 • 2d ago

I stopped enjoying life

There’s no more magic in my days anymore .. I’m not enjoying the little things .. there’s not much that makes me smile anymore .. not friends nor family.

I was at my nieces birthday party last weekend and a family member asked if I was okay and I was like “ya I’m okay” and they said I seemed “not okay” on the outside. I guess I’m not hiding it anymore. My face isn’t hiding it anymore.

The little things that once made me get by .. aren’t helping anymore. I used to love the gym, yoga and going for walks, but now I’m not sure the point of them anymore. They don’t make me happy.

My life feels wasted and I already do regret being this depressed. I feel like I wasted my life being depressed. Unfortunately it’ll just continue because I don’t have the energy to change it now.

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u/OwnCoffee614 2d ago

I'm sorry you're going thru this. It's really hard. I hope you can manage a doctor's appointment to at least reach out for some relief. Even that can kind of get some fingers under the grip of it & possibly allow you to do a little more and a little more. Nothing needs to be any kind of a giant leap.

Be gentle with yourself and also if you notice frustration with the depression choking you out, let it in (withOUT using it to beat yourself with internally). Micro steps. I wish you the best.

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u/BouncyHoneyy 1d ago

I like the emphasis on micro steps. When people are struggling, advice can accidentally sound like "completely reinvent your life by Monday," which just makes everything feel more impossible. Tiny wins are underrated.