I have been there. It’s tough to find meaning in your life when you’re bombarded with the world’s problems. The first step in this process is finding a way to make meaning out of little things. If there’s a small task that you have been putting off, try doing it one step at a time. Talk to yourself about what it means to you, write it down if you have to. Ask yourself what makes this task important for you. If you can find meaning in what you’re doing, you can find it in other places and things.

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I’m there now facing a divorce after 20 years and my last kids moving out all at once. My depression and anxiety have never been worse. I want to go underwater and never come up. I know things will get better with time but it doesn’t feel like it now.

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