[Warrioress]

There's something seriously wrong with me. I can hardly enjoy anything. I have no goal, no wish, no dream. I cry for the smallest and silliest things ever. I was just thinking how pleasant it would be to go to sleep and never wake up. Or wake up and see that I am no longer bound to my body or to this world. Also I have a very sore throat and I can't sleep.

In addition to the above, I have the constant feeling that it's very silly and ridiculous of me to be depressed as I have a great family and a really good life overall. I feel I'm so weak. There are many others in worse situations than me and here I am moaning about my monotonous life. Argh.

[A Red Panda]

I think it would be neat to spend some time not connected to our bodies...I find it rather freeing to imagine that scenario.

And it isn't silly or ridiculous to be feeling depressed. If you could choose NOT to feel that way, you would choose to not feel that way! But since you do, you have to remember that you can't control that. Feelings are allowed. Any feelings. We can't control those. But we can control our actions.

If you aren't currently enjoying anything and feel worthless.. why not do things that would be helpful or pleasureable for the people that you care about? I find that when I won't do things for myself, I can still do them if it's for someone else. Like... I can be wanting to cry or scream and just give up on everything.... but when I remember that my students need me to be a good teacher for them, I'm able to work for that. I might not be at my A-game, but I'll make myself get things done that I feel need to be done for their benefit.