question of the day...

How do you fight against the part of you that doesn't want to fight anymore???

i dont know the answer, hope somone would reply with better answer

Just telling it to shut up over and over. I give the part of me that wants to live an extra boost with telling it how things can get better. We are all different so I hope you find what works for you.

For me, I accept that it is there and go along with my day anyway. I treat it like a weight I have to carry on my back, it will slow me down, even have me stop sometimes. I recognize it is there, accept it and allow it to be there without fighting it. Meaning I say it's here, I don't want to fight, I don't want to hang on but will anyway. Fighting some days may mean being still and enduring as sad as that is. While certainly there is treatment and meds that may help.

By recognizing that it is only part of me that doesn't want to fight, it helps to remember there is in fact another part of me and that does.

I hope it gets easier for you.

Three suggestions from someone who has experienced little success in this fight:

1. Refreshing/restorative rest (not simply idleness)
2. Chocolate or personal-taste equivalent
3. Puppies! (real or imaginary)

Ask if you can give them a hand.

Sabra

Wonderful, Sabra!

Unless it's a form of anhedonia I would think that you might be glad not to want
to fight anymore, especially if it's a personal situation involving disagreement with
someone. If it's a lack of effort to fight an exhausting illness, that's another matter.

Sabra's idea that the best way to fight no emotional reactions is to try to help someone else.

There's information available about anhedonia.

Hate is not the opposite of love; hate is an emotion, too, and represents the frustration of the drive for love. The real opposite of love is indifference, which is the withdrawal of emotion. Too much of either might be the cause, possibly.

I try to remember that there are people it would hurt if I let that part win. Also, if that part of me wins, then this part of me loses. I'm competitive enough to not want to give in to 'sickness' - I don't want it to be stronger than me.

Me too.

I think about our kids. We are a blended family and have 7 kids all together. To the 4 that are out on their own, I'm "the best dad". Even the children that are not mine biologically love me.
To the 3 left at home, I'm an @ss and have stupid rules, I'm okay, or I'm the target of their hormonal frustrations, as they plunge headlong into puberty. Lol.

I'm so thankful I don't have puberty to look forward to..

I'm thankful for you, my homies here on the forum.


woundedhealer7

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