I have listened several times now to the book Rest is Resistance by Tricia Hersey. I don’t do a lot of book recommendations, something I used to do a lot of before I was published. But I wanted to write about this as regarding my depression, specifically the problem I have with my brain repeating ad nauseum, “I wish I was dead,” in particular when I’m tired or in some kind of pain. I’ve had a pretty remarkable change over the last couple of weeks of practicing more intentional rest on a daily basis, and purposely inviting myself to “dream” while resting. Dream about the future, dream about things that are unlikely to happen and that I’ve been repressing for a long time, dreams about my writing career, about my family life, even (dare I say) about romance. I don’t think I’ve ever felt so confident about my brain’s ability to solve problems on my own, or about the possibility of getting back to a life I love. So here goes . . .
Many times, I feel exactly the same way. Thank you for posting this—now I don’t feel so alone. I’m going to get that book!