• @peanut_koala@lemmy.ml
    12•2 years ago

    There’s a part of me that really wants something to take over my body or replace myself with an entirely different person who does all of the things I struggle with. Even if it wasn’t a person, if it did work and made my family and friends proud then I could stop struggling.

    • @Jordan_U@lemmy.ml
      4•2 years ago

      Oof.

      I feel this all to well.

      I highly recommend reading https://www.strugglecare.com/book .

      It’s not self-help. It’s not going to “fix” you.

      But reading it was some of the best therapy I’ve ever received. If you’re at all like me, maybe it will help you too. I am happier, as are the people I love and who love me, in large part because of K.C. Davis’ philosophy. (The people I love and who love me are also very empathetic and understanding, which I know is definitely not true for most people unfortunately).

      It’s less than $20.

      It’s short.

      Buy it. If you can’t afford it, I might even be willing to buy it for you / venmo you $20 to get it.

      Also available in your library / Libby.

      Also available as an audiobook.