Even with depression, do you throw yourself into your work?

[WildAtHeart]

I'm trying to make my way into the film industry but even crafting emails, applications and so on makes me tired and agitated

 

[Duality]

Yes I do. I maintain an exercise routine, I eat properly but also enjoy my cheat days, and I try my best to focus on work though I do slack off a little bit.

I go to all of my appointments, and I have concentrated on not putting anything off unless if I am actually, truly sick. I used to make excuses earlier in my life, and it can be a struggle to get out of bed at times - lately a lot due to winter coming and the days getting shorter - but I have been able to largely successfully stave off the 'I'll just do this later' mindset.

It's definitely hard. Trying to find a job is a job itself, and I understand the struggle. I hope that you're able to find something, and once you do that you'll find some stability and peace. I know that, for myself, once I got my job I was still stressed out about being fired for no reason at all. After all these years, I still find myself worrying about a possible layoff and what I'll do next. But, I've learned how to not let it affect me all the time, so it's more like a nagging thought that I can let go once I focus on something else, like my actual work or when thinking about a weekly grocery list, or something else that's mundane.

You got this.