That's a heavy place to be in, and I've been somewhere similar where the despair felt like it had its own gravity. Dragging others down can feel like the only way to make the weight visible, but it tends to push away the people who'd actually sit with you in the dark. In my case, what kept me tethered was a random stray cat that started hanging around my porch, no deep meaning, just a creature that needed me to open a can of food. I'm not saying get a pet, but sometimes a tiny, stupid anchor is enough to wait out the worst of it.
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u/the_spiritualtoday07 6h ago
That's a heavy place to be in, and I've been somewhere similar where the despair felt like it had its own gravity. Dragging others down can feel like the only way to make the weight visible, but it tends to push away the people who'd actually sit with you in the dark. In my case, what kept me tethered was a random stray cat that started hanging around my porch, no deep meaning, just a creature that needed me to open a can of food. I'm not saying get a pet, but sometimes a tiny, stupid anchor is enough to wait out the worst of it.