My Dark Night of the Soul

[Lorna]

I think most people on this forum have been though lows that have ultimately resulted in growth. Frustration at a system we don't fit into seems particularly common. My suggestion is to forget about the system and focus on your brothers and sisters who are also just trying to get through today. What can you do today to help make someone else's life easier? Are the volunteering or mentoring programmes you could give an hour of your time to? Could you offer to help an elderly neighbour do their groceries or tidy their garden? Looking outwards and actively seeking opportunities to serve others can be enormously cathartic, helping to halt the inward, downward, depressive cycle.