I’m 30, transfem, and to be quite honest, I feel my will to live slowly slipping away. I’m trying to find the willpower to finish my PhD thesis and to get into a better living situation after that, but I find myself frozen and wanting to curl up into a tiny ball of nothingness instead. And there are LOTS of reasons for that, mostly centered around trauma, guilt, and shame.
I don’t think I can fit everything I need to say in a succinct post, so if it isn’t against the rules, would any of you fellow girlies be willing to shoot me a DM and give some advice? I don’t think I can really explain without having a back-and-forth conversation… thanks in advance. 🏳️⚧️💜
Seconding this! I’ve been living with depression long enough that the coping mechanisms are automatic (for better or worse), so it’s easy to forget that not everyone may have had the time to learn them. (I’m guessing I may not be the only one?)
There’s a big overlap between ‘coping with dysphoria’ and ‘coping with depression’, but because I learnt the latter long before I became aware of the former, it never even occurred to me to offer advice on that topic!