Hi!

So glad you've checked in.

It can be very tough to have a bad night! We can, if we are not careful, begin to believe our nights might be "bad" from there on out. This is fear and it can really take hold for any of us.

Of course, it is possible you might have another challenging night. If so, how are you going to handle it? What message will you be giving to yourself during this challenge? (What will you be thinking/saying to yourself?)

Have you ever been trained in CBT or DBT?
I honestly think you'd enjoy both and would find these skills life-changing.

I write this with utmost love and compassion: Your thought pattern is causing you much more grief than you need or deserve! It's very likely that your depression is talking. CBT and/or DBT skills help us to re-frame our experiences and prepare us for, give us expectations of, change in our lives.

Just for example: The Sylvia Plath quote you have listed in your signature is very self-defeating. I honestly think you can get to a place where you will, and will want to, make much more life-affirming decisions for yourself. You ARE worth it!

I do think most of us, if not all of us, could benefit greatly from using our CBT/DBT skill sets.

I am hoping you have a very restful night!
Please do keep us up to date on how you are doing?