I've been working on an online research 'journal' to earn a little money. This research asked about mental and physical health and wellness. It was super depressing. They asked alot of questions that were hard to answer. As people with chronic illnesses, we tend to gloss over the details of our days. I will tell someone I am having a good or bad day, if they ask. Because I cannot change it, I stop myself from thinking about how my life would be if I wasn't sick, or if I had a ton of money or even if I just had better health insurance coverage. We cope by focusing on the good things. For example, I have been doing so well I haven't spent a full day in bed in 2 years. A few a days I was only up for a few hours, but I was up. So, I pushed through the uncomfortable journal entries, thwn turn my mind back to the good things in my life.
Focus on the Can's, not the Can't's.
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