Does the emptiness ever go away?
Question / DiscussionThat's very encouraging. Great work by you for getting there!
Thank you! My recovery’s been an ongoing journey for many years, and its been very challenging. But I find it important to let people know that these deeper rooted symptoms can go away too. Many people don’t think remission is possible, and many of those who do still only believe the best we can do is learn to control our emotions and manage symptoms. It’s true that that’s usually where remission begins, but you can go beyond that and heal those other parts of yourself as well. It leads to much better quality of life and reduces the risk of relapse as well.
I totally agree with you! Alot of people think you cannot train and change your brain but you absolutely can!
'These deeper rooted symptoms can go away too'. That is HUGE. I'm so desperate to recover, and seeing that recovery can go beyond just learning to 'control and cope' everyday is encouraging. I want to thrive, and be successful and have an active community. Thats the type of life I want again. I want it all back, but this time having self-love at my core.
Thank God. These days I feel 1000x better.
Yes, it does, as you learn to be mindful of it. That is understanding what it is and tolerating it, therefore processing it.
Yes you just need stamina to stick with something. Try to find a task where you are taking care of something, something where you see how something you did measurable made something better. There are no quick fixes, it’s a lifestyle change. There is a quote, fake it to you make it. Over time you well kind of sense of fulfillment instead of that emptiness
Great advice. Thank you!
For me, it really doesn’t. I enjoy my alone time, but the second i’ve been alone for too long I start spiraling. But since I know, 1. This is just a feeling in result of my disorder, it is not real and will pass. and 2. The solution is to socialize, I try to plan out socialization in advance on my days off. So i have a healthy mix of alone and not alone time. I have no idea if this is relatable but it’s how it is for me!
It has for me. I still get very lonely at times depending on my circumstances but I’m alone MUCH more often than I’m lonely, and I don’t feel that general emptiness. I used to feel like I hardly even existed outside of other people, but I have a strong sense of self now and find life fulfilling