Is it normal to not want to get better?

Sometimes we are scared to get better, because getting better involves change and changing something that's been consistent in you're life is pretty hard and challenging sometimes. We all want to get better in some way, but maybe aren't ready to change yet. Another thing is that getting better requires you to seek help and maybe you feel as if you don't really know where to seek for that help, you feel as if your problem is not that hard compared to others so you keep it to yourself, fearing that people maybe aren't going to take you serious. After all we all want our lives to be good, but maybe we just don't know where and how to start the change.

A lot of people won’t ‘get better’. It is easier to get help and learn how to deal with the problems that you are dealing with than to put pressure on yourself to stop them! Keep working on figuring out what personally helps you to get through any problems that you are dealing with and if that stops working over time, just look for some new ones! everyone is able to be happy even if it means not being able to be fully recovered! You will get through this no matter what! I believe in you u til the end!

It's definitely normal. Sometimes you get into a routine of your depression and it can be scary to try and escape that. Change is scary, and sometimes we perceive our fears as not wanting it to happen. It's not that you don't want to get better. You probably just do not know how to, which can be daunting. Also a big part of depression is just feeling numb. Feeling numb to everything and it makes you just not care. It truly sucks and it isn't easy either. It's hard to even attempt to get better, but it is definitely worth it :)

We tend to feel comfortable as soon as we are in a certain position in life. When there is this thinking that what might happen after you "got better" you could be scared by it. You don't know what's to come and the way to get there will be hard, that's why we tend to accept our current situation without even questioning it. But let me tell you, that's not the way to go. What will come will be so much better than what you have now. Imagine waking up, feeling good and starting the day almost godlike just because you feel so good. Or just in general have your sh*t together and not get the feeling of messing up again. I hope you understand what I mean. The attention of a mental illness can be addictive but it isn't healthy in a long-term. Take care of yourself. You got this!

It is normal. But what your body does to you when you don't want to get better may not be so normal. It's natural that when you're in your shell, in the cocoon where you know that things are already quite messed up and that there's nothing worse that could happen, when you know that you have hit the rock bottom, it's just so much easier to stay in that state than trying to change things up because any change for the better requires huge amount of effort and will power. It's just not too comfortable for the mind to get out of the comfort zone and actually take that effort when all it wants to do is to wallow in it's misery and drown in it. But if you really want to get better, you can still do it by managing your time better. Just start by devoting some amount fo time towards the change in situation and then gradually keep increasing that time. And all of this doesn't mean that you would have to let go of all the things or habits you've formed during your time in the shell. If you really cherish your activities, you can still keep up with them while doing other things and that is where time management comes in. And this is the part requiring the effort and will. And we know you're strong enough. Just do it now. Start today. Right now.

I suppose getting better regards you as yourself. Its only you what's going to be able to do that! Think to yourself you can do this by moving on. Its difficult but its achievable people never know how lucky they are until that person helps. I'm almost sure if you reach out for help and ask for it, it may be a comfort. I understand how difficult it will be but its nice to have that bit of friendship and guidance. Maybe speak to family or if you don't have that a person you can trust and make it work for both of you.

Depending on the situation or the problem that you are facing. Many times we feel like we have exhausted our resources and we already did everything we could, and we naturally feel the need to step back. We get tired, we get resentful, sometimes we feel that there is no point in trying, no hope that things will ever change. When this happens it is really important to acknowledge our emotions and give ourselves some space. Taking some time off, taking care of yourself and spending time with supportive people can be really beneficial. Being under pressure to get better or to change 24/7 is not going to help you, it's just going to stress you out even more.

After you've been one way for so long, it is hard to imagine being any other way. Maybe even scary. I think to a certain extent, yes, we do have to accept that this is part of who we are, because it will always be there. We can get better in order to function and hold healthier relationships, and the hope is for these things to impact you less, but there is no way to cure mental illness. We can only treat it and work on it. This only happens if that is what you want. If you don't want to get any better, you don't have to, and no one can make you. And this is a feeling many people who have battled it, or have lived with it for their entire lives, feel. It is normal, but that doesn't necessarily mean it is good or healthy to avoid or refuse help for something that is impacting your quality of life or the lives of the people around you.

It is definitely normal because even when we know it's tough to deal with our problems, but they give us a sense of comfort. A lot of times, we want to stay with things that we are familiar with, and not getting better helps you stay in that comfortable area and sense of peace, even if it is hurting you in other ways. Your feelings are definitely valid; you are not alone in not wanting to get better. I have felt this way many many times, as well, dealing with multiple different mental health issues because I was used to feeling this way and felt okay with it and accepted it. In the end, getting help was really beneficial, but give yourself as much time as you need to make that decision. Do not worry. You will get through this.

I think you can be at a place where it feels like it is unattainable or that the effort of getting better would be difficult, so I can understand how frustrating it would seem. But by coming on here, you are working to get better, and in my own life when I thought things could never improve, they did get better. So I think that the same is possible for you and you are already working towards that goal. But I can definitely understand that feeling and think that a lot of people have it especially when they are making progress.