Good that you recognize it. Our brains are sneaky little assholes, so shining the spotlight on their bullshit when it starts to pop up is a HUGE first step.
Took me half a lifetime to get there, and I still don’t have any real coping mechanisms, but yeah, at least I can tell the wife that things aren’t doing so well.
Yeah, this. I have a history of depression, and the first two are, no kidding, legitimately how I know I’m spiralling down.
Good that you recognize it. Our brains are sneaky little assholes, so shining the spotlight on their bullshit when it starts to pop up is a HUGE first step.
Took me half a lifetime to get there, and I still don’t have any real coping mechanisms, but yeah, at least I can tell the wife that things aren’t doing so well.