This quarantine has been the catalyst to my mental state going into a downward spiral.

Hey, I’m not really someone who uses reddit often but I stumbled upon this post and it reminded me of how I felt last summer break. What you describe is EXACTLY what I was going through. Being out of school and away from my friends destroyed my mental well-being. I felt so incredibly unmotivated to do anything, even if it was getting out of bed, eating etc.. Every morning I woke up with a great sense of dread and despair. That same summer was when I first went to therapy and got prescribed an SSRI which I’m still taking to this day and has subsequently changed my life for the better. I’m not saying that taking an antidepressant is the only way to go, but in my case it helped tremendously. It’s tough being in an endless loop of feeling trapped inside your own head. What I did before I sought help was to just power through it and know that better days will come, however unlikely they seem right now. Also maybe try exercising and sticking to a routine, i.e. waking up at the same time every morning and sleeping at the same time every night, a regular eating cycle if you can help it, fresh air etc.. Anyway I hope some of this was helpful and do your best to hang in there.

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