At a time when you felt all hope was lost, what helped you through?

Chocolate.

And reading some good books – escape reading – to get my mind off of whatever the issue was.

Aish Assured income for the severely disabled. Also my mom let me stay at her apartment for 17 years. Answerbag and Fluther.

At the moment, the only things that soothes me is watching old programmes that I loved as a child like Fraggle Rock.

Talking to friends and joining a walking group.

Laughing.

The few people who are closest to me.

Close friends I could talk with, after that, only the passing of time, though not such a comforting thought in the heat of things, time really is a wonderful healer.

Lots and lots of ammo.

Gutted it out and generally came out wiser on the other side.

Distraction, it can be anything: a sleep, a game, a trip outside… And my tendency to seek for help as much as possible.

My faith and Paxel.

Glenfiddich 18.

Sounds weird, but the kindness of strangers.. I’m trying to pay it back .

@rojo yeah

Love, but that was a stupid move at the time and I sometimes kick myself for not grasping onto a goal that’d have been a bit more concrete since I almost fell right back into that spot of despair when my friends and my significant other all turned away.

On the bright side, the experience taught me that hope has just as much potential for destruction as it does for construction and that hope really is the first step on the road to despair. And so I learned to stop hope from ever arising again within me. And now that pit of despair is a million miles away.

Also I learned who my friends really are.

Realizing that while at that period in ones life seems hopless.. that things will change and give you hope again.
Sometimes at periods in our lives we are strengthened through our trials and tribulations.
Realizing this and understanding helps overcome and become stronger.

Good friends. Helped me more than I thought I needed. More help than I knew to ask for.

Knowing that I am a strong and tough person has helped me through many tough times. I am not a person who whines or feels sorry for myself. I have inner strength, determination, and moxie. I know myself.

Sleep, food, driving around and blasting my music, watching my favorite shows, drawing and writing…

This may sound facetious but I am being honest here; this song What would Willie Do has pulled me out of a funk more than once.