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Originally Posted by hartbroken
Do you guys find it hard to find purpose, direction and meaning now that you're diagnosed with mental illness?
I have schizoaffective and diabetes, disabled and unable to work. I feel purposeless. I feel like I don't matter. All I can do is get on the computer, eat and sleep. I'm in a rut.
How have you handled this?
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Indeed we all have purpose, finding it can be the challenge:
1) Spiritual purpose can be identified by taking steps to find it, one is here
http://www.spiritualgiftstest.com/
2) If (1) does not apply to your beliefs then just Knowing that having a plan (a-b-c) each day regardless of the "worlds influence" has been a benefit for me.
a-make a difference in anyone's life daily, by stepping out of your immediate surrpundings
b-be the person I want others to become
c-know that no matter how the day ends, the next is a new beginning
3) Nothing is 99% certain in dealing with our feelings; take as many steps as you can to reverse these feelings of "needed purpose'.
This has helped me, not a statistically proven plan,,,,just mine!