I was recently going through instagram and saw some people mention how their mental health took their hobbies and as a person who experienced this, i wanna write about it. I first started getting bad due to my mental health in 5th grade of elementary school, my passion for reading books started slowly fading. Everything started to seem overwhelming, I didn't like studying anymore, stopped answering in classes, my grades got lower, i stopped enjoying school. I stopped being talkative too. I still tried my best to study but it became more difficult to me, even at home every task started seeming more difficult than it usually was. I tried to hide how i felt cause I didnt want my mom to worry or anything. When she started being suspiciour about stuff I just told her it has to be early puberty and stuff like that. For the whole next 6 years it seemed to just be getting worse, I even started taking big breaks from making art, it became difficult for me to even go outside. I didn't read, didn't want to go outside, didn't even play games anymore, just strugggled, using mostly unhealthy ways to cope (ruining sleep schedule, not eating properly, sh, etc). I went through therapy and antidepressants, and I'm healing. I don't read books like I used to, I still struggle with it. I did manage to cope by drawing, but still struggle with writing and basic stuff like getting dressed and eating breakfast is sometimes draining already. And I lost the ability to answer any question at school, I get too stressed and end up trembling unable to say a word. Before depression I used to bake too, I don't anymore. Being a good student doesn't seem like an option either. I do make some creative art projects now just like I did before, and I actually am still good at being creative. I do enjoy going outside now but only sometimes. I think re-learning how to enjoy old hobbies is definitely worth it. I hope I get back to reading soon, I already have a pile of stuff I really wanna read.
alr thats it tyyy
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