I struggle with this daily I think.

It's like my brain is stuck in a groove. No matter how much I try to challenge the behavior, it's like my brain falls back into a groove. i know the anxiety well. Happiness is foreign because it seems like something that will easily be snuffed out, or destroyed.

Has anyone ever gotten out of this kind of rut? What do you do that changes it? I realize I am depressed and anxious but it's like I can't ever just feel free of it. It's like I have created small safe spaces to protect me from the anxiety, but it feels like I have room for nothing else.

Medication is not a cure all, and often feels like it only fixes half the problem.