There are many challenges that come with progressing through anxiety and depression. One of the main challenges I am feeling at the moment is the loss of my love and zest for life. Those of you who know me know that I (usually) love life. I maintain a sense of almost childlike wonder for this beautiful world we live in and particularly nature. There’s nothing I enjoy quite so much as being out in the world, encountering all of nature’s beauty.
I also love to laugh, and smile, and talk to anyone and everyone and hear their stories.
Anxiety and depression have overtaken this love and passion that I have for life. I find it difficult to find joy in anything because anxiety and depression become so all-encompassing.
I find myself longing for the day when I once again find joy in the little (and the big) things. It will be a clear sign that I am successfully overcoming this mental illness and finding my old self again.