If I can borrow a somewhat strange line from another life , if you saw all of the food that you will ever eat in front of you , you ' d probably puke . Yes , your goals can be mental health and happiness but those will be in shades , in moments . They can sound like lofty goals and will remain as such until you have them . But the great thing about it is that you are literally one second away from them at any given time , even now . Don ' t believe that others walk around without their burdens , light or heavy . You just need to have one small victory . This will give you hope again . I can grant you this if you can summon the strength to do one thing . Go clean one dish , or fold one shirt , walk one block , or pay one bill online . Do anything that is even slightly considered progress . You will begin to feel better and crave more of the new energy that you begin to feel . Pain is in the mind . So is your strength . Choose one each moment . If you chose wrong that last moment , another one just began . Best wishes .