One of the core problems of depression is that we lose touch with who we are because we don't know what we like and we don't know what we don't like because we're divorced from our feelings. 💙

So we just feel numb and that makes it a giant problem to try to start recovery because we get no positive feedback from doing things that would help to alleviate the depression! 💙

So it's a bit of a catch-22 situation. Why would you exercise or eat healthily or go out for a walk, get some exposure to light and to fresh air and to things like that when you don't get any positive feedback?💙

It's important to pause when a strong positive feeling should be present, like when someone opens your gift. Search your feelings for some happiness, pride, enjoyment. Find where you feel warmer, lighter, more expansive. This reconnection takes work, but it's vital because this is how you recapture the ability to feel positive feedback which will enormously help your recovery journey.💙