Such a stack of useful advice here! The other thing I’ve found important at is doing the work (preferably with support) to identify the kinds of triggers that set off those feeling of helplessness and despair - the Abyss, I call it. And so much of it involves actually just doing tho gs which we know are good for us - exercise, sleep, eating well, avoiding stimulants… And not to look down on the idea of routine. I’m always comforted by a certain quote - "Be settled in your life and as ordinary as the bourgeois, in order to be violent and original in your work." Gustave Flaubert
Such a stack of useful advice here! The other thing I’ve found important at is doing the work (preferably with support) to identify the kinds of triggers that set off those feeling of helplessness and despair - the Abyss, I call it. And so much of it involves actually just doing tho gs which we know are good for us - exercise, sleep, eating well, avoiding stimulants… And not to look down on the idea of routine. I’m always comforted by a certain quote - "Be settled in your life and as ordinary as the bourgeois, in order to be violent and original in your work." Gustave Flaubert
I feel I should clarify that this is just my personal experience of dealing with this sort of crap and everyone is different, mind!
Yes, being able to identify the triggers is very important. Great quote by Flaubert!