What worked for me was
'I know you feel horrible. I know you believe there is no hope for improvement. People who are depressed believe that - truly believe that. It's a delusion the brain plays on you. Right now, you can't trust your own brain, so please .. trust mine?'
At a point where my delusions were faded, I made a short list of people whose decisions I would trust when I was delusional. I might hate leaving the house when they tell me I need to. I often need to go cuddling a stuffed toy, and sometimes doped up on anti-anxiety pills. But I KNOW I can't trust me. So I trust them.
'I know you feel horrible. I know you believe there is no hope for improvement. People who are depressed believe that - truly believe that. It's a delusion the brain plays on you. Right now, you can't trust your own brain, so please .. trust mine?'
At a point where my delusions were faded, I made a short list of people whose decisions I would trust when I was delusional. I might hate leaving the house when they tell me I need to. I often need to go cuddling a stuffed toy, and sometimes doped up on anti-anxiety pills. But I KNOW I can't trust me. So I trust them.
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