Hello, Anita. Looking back at my post, I suppose I could have worded things better. I guess what I was meaning to say is that a lot of people with depression are trying to find things that will help them feel better about themselves again. In my case, I am theoretically doing things that should make me feel better about myself, and they do, but it’s only for a short while until I am back from my default mode of thinking.

Today was a rather good day. I worked at a pre-school and got to help young kids learn. At one point, one of the very shy ones came up to me and gave me a hug. It warmed my heart, truth be told.

I need to learn to hang onto these moments while I still have them because if I don’t, they will be gone, and I will remain a prisoner to my own mind.