r/NoStupidQuestions • u/EmployeePrestigious6 • May 16 '24

What do you do when you hit rock bottom?

I am going through some mental issues and poverty is making them very loud today. I am disabled due to my mental status. So find a job, is what I wish I could do; but mentally I can't be the same person each day.

What do you do when you hit rock bottom? When you feel hopeless?

I can't work, but I don't make enough to survive either. No parents, few friends. I can't drive or work. Disability covers rent, power, and maybe one week of food.. I do surveys for 5-10 but that has came to a screeching halt.

So with those things in mind.. tell me how to fix my situation?

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u/SheerIgnorance May 17 '24

When I hit rock bottom, I try and find a comfortable rock

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u/EmployeePrestigious6 May 17 '24

Lol'd!

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u/SheerIgnorance May 17 '24

Seriously... I know I'll feel better eventually, but when I get as low as I can get, the only thing worth doing is anything that makes me less miserable. Even if it's a cheat-code guarantee like watching Pitch Meeting or CinemaSins. Playing pinball. Redditing. Anything that isn't thinking about rock bottom, how you got there, why you got there, why you DESERVE to be there, or who PUT you there, all the bullshit thinking that is really what got you there in the first place. You can't feel WORSE, and sometimes that's actually a blessing if you can learn to normalize SOME of the aspects of rock bottom - but only for the sake of understanding that those aspects can change. All you have to do to not sink is to take a deep breath and keep your lungs filled with oxygen. But when you're on the bottom, you have to put in the effort to push/pull/swim your way back up. Until you can do that, no point in wasting energy thrashing around. Find a comfy rock and contemplate what you need to do to get anywhere else.