I find when the pain just doesn’t want to leave for longer periods than I used to experience I become very down. I want to curl up in a ball and isolate but then reality sinks in and I try to do some healthy things. Small but therapeutic. Play with our dogs, have a nice bath, listen to music. I wish that I could read but I cannot concentrate. I try to not beat myself up but that is really hard. If I could I would walk along the beach. It is so cathartic. Love the sound of the waves and my feet in the sand.
Wishing you sunshine

You’re not going crazy. I think anyone who goes through what we do will feel empty or helpless sometimes.

I'm pretty sure everyone, fibro or not, has felt this.
For me I find that it's difficult to keep my spirits up when I'm in constant pain- going through the same thing right now, watching "friends " , it does help to laugh. Not being depressed to at least some extent is like asking a person getting beaten why they're not smiling. I don't have any answers, just know you're not alone.

I'm certain that I'm not the only one who can say "yes, I get it". It's hard sometimes, feeling that our worth is based on what we can achieve.
Knowing that you bring value and worth just by being is sometimes difficult in the face of a world filled with expectations and a body that won't let us get as much done as we feel we are capable of.
It is true though; you are worthy of love and value just because you are you.

Yes, I do off and on. I need to get out of my own head sometimes and I think what keeps me going is my faith and that I always have hope. For me, the more alkaline my body is the less I feel depressed. I think with me all the inflammation caused anxiety and depression. I firmly think my issue is leaky gut. Anyhow, I pray and pray and then pray some more. I am not always nice to God when I pray but I am sure he forgives me. lol.. I hope you feel better. You are not alone.