Special interests and depression

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I was doing well until the world collapsed on me, I don't want to talk about it, but I came close to giving up. My husband keeps encouraging me, but I also started looking at my bird stuff again. I even put an app on my phone I had on my other phone over a year ago and found out that either they updated it or there were features I never noticed, it seems special interests can be important to sanitty sometimes.

I often find my special interests are a form of escape.

I take a lot of pleasure in my special interests (gardening, genealogy). They enhance a good mood and buffer against a bad one.

Feel better soon, Angnix.

My special interests keep me sane/happy and alive it feels like sometimes.
I wouldn't be me without them.

I even remember once describing it to someone as falling deeply and helplessly in love with a subject/topic/area. I liken it to that crazy limerance in the honeymoon phase of dating... except it never wears off. haha.

My special interests keep me from being lonely, they also distract me from how much my life sucks.