These posts are about maintaining mental health, not achieving it. If you’re deeply depressed or have other serious things going on, you should talk to a professional.

Everybody’s different, and each approach helps everyone differently. You might appreciate this perspective more:

What have you got to lose?

You know, you come from nothing

You’re going back to nothing

What have you lost? Nothing!

Always look on the bright side of life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJUhlRoBL8M

This post is about maintenance mode. Suicidal ideation is emergency mode, and these steps would not be appropriate. If you or anyone else reading this are having suicidal ideation, please talk to someone qualified. In the US, you can dial 9-8-8.

Sorry, missed the notification on this, but here’s a virtual hug for you: 🫂

Hopefully you got some in-person hugs as well

Note that like the 5 Stages of Grief that you’ve probably head of, this is an oversimplistic model. The reality involves a lot of bouncing between each of these at various times to various degrees. This book explains the process from the perspective of neuroscience and talks about a better model:

The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss

And this book talks about it more from a social perspective:

It’s Ok that You’re Not Ok