hi Lily
You are not alone.

There is a time for all things including feeling hopeless. The danger is in attaching the sense of self to the emotion allowing the feeling of hopelessness to define you as being hopeless. Such a attachment tends to end in stuckness.  A mindfulness practice could help with that.

What kind of therapy were you trying?

Getting a handle on how the past may be influencing your present can be very helpful. Such work is a life long process that everyone should spend time on – Know thyself.  That said it is possible to, at the same time work on the smaller doable tasks. For example, putting things off is an issue you can work on without having to attach it to how you feel about yourself. In fact, one of the steps is learning how not to attach judgments about the self to the tasks you set for yourself. One small step at a time.  In that regard working with a life coach could be helpful – such a coach would help you focus on your goals.

The Power of Acceptance: Stop Resisting and Find the Lesson