I can relate to this, I’ve been blessed to have a very happy-go-lucky personality and a positive attitude in just about every phase of my life - that being said, I have very very low moments still.
I myself am a diagnosed schizophrenic, it doesn’t matter how incredible my wife is, or how sound my horses are, or how good my next meal is - I will always have my down times.
I like the “Ball in the Box” analogy for grief.
That basically our mental state is a bouncing ball in a box with a “Pain” button on one side.
In the beginning the ball is large, with almost every bounce the ball is hitting that Pain button
While the ball slowly shrinks in size over time, it hits the button less and less frequently, but when it does hit it - it still hurts just as much as it ever did
I’m the happiest I’ve been in my life but I’m having thoughts of suicide
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I can relate to this, I’ve been blessed to have a very happy-go-lucky personality and a positive attitude in just about every phase of my life - that being said, I have very very low moments still.
I myself am a diagnosed schizophrenic, it doesn’t matter how incredible my wife is, or how sound my horses are, or how good my next meal is - I will always have my down times.
I like the “Ball in the Box” analogy for grief.
That basically our mental state is a bouncing ball in a box with a “Pain” button on one side.
In the beginning the ball is large, with almost every bounce the ball is hitting that Pain button
While the ball slowly shrinks in size over time, it hits the button less and less frequently, but when it does hit it - it still hurts just as much as it ever did