life help: When your life is stale and snapping out of it isn’t working. - Help.com

If life throws you a lemon, make lemonade. That is a little saying a heard once and i just thought it was cute.
I don’t try to understand your problem as even though allot of problems sound the same here i know each one is unique.
Maybe you are right, your dreams have been dampened and its made a dent on your being, you may need time for it to heal.
Try makeing a list of all the things you have done that make you feel happy, or worthwhile and try pinpoint why they made you feel happy, also the things that you would love to try and see if you can come up with another dream to reach for.
I know i don’t have the answers to your dilema and it feels like a rock you have to carry but just try and know that there is always a light at the end of the tunnel however bleak it may seem, you will get there

if life hands you lemons, ask for tequila and salt.

im not too sure i wanna help you, not after you tried to pass depression off as being too needy…

hey try reading my reply, i gave a nice quote to help didnt i? you know what, i actually think its your attitude thats holding you back, you come across as very hostile.

At this point all I could say, although used alot and pretty cliche in my opinion, I think it’s your outlook on it. Everyone has times where their life seems mundane, like it’s purposeless to get excited about anything, because it’s the same thingas always. What I usually do is look around in a new sorta way. You don’t need to go to another country, or even town, to have more excitement. It sounds completely cheezy, but instead of aeeing things, think about the,. Anything you want to do, do it. If it’s late at night and you want to go somewhere, go. You only live once, so instead of thinking about what you’re not doing, just do it.
and btw
These brain chemicals—in varying amounts—are responsible for our emotional state. Depression happens when these chemical messages aren’t delivered correctly between brain cells, disrupting communication.
Think of a telephone: if your phone has a weak signal, you may not hear the person on the other end. Their communication is muted or unclear.
–It’s similar to bipolar disorder or ther brain disfunctions. People who have no imbalance in the brain and still say they have “depression, wel say what you wat. But don’t deny there is a serious mental disorder here.

In regards to your post - you need something to challenge yourself and fuel a passion. Why can’t you pursue being a religious leader if that’s what you want?

In regards to depression, it is very real and it stems from as Elexa Rose indicates a chemical imbalance within the brain. It is a form of mental illness because it is related to the functions of the brain.

Depression is also brought on by tragic events which may or may not affect the chemicals in the brain.

Please do not disregard depression as a serious matter, it is something which was brushed under the carpet for too long and is now finally becoming accepted within society as something more than ‘crazy’.

Hmmm.. no offense was meant. I can only speak from what I witnessed…

I watched my ex husband suffer from severe depression, he was on meds- not placebo’s,
he would occasionally forget to take his medication for days at a time and the difference was very drastic.

As soon as he was on them again for a few days, the change was again dramatic.

This is why I believe that is related to a chemical imbalance.

I suffered from depression after my mother died, It took me a year, I was offered meds but refused them for I wanted to feel my grief, not numb it. There was no chemical imbalance associated with that depression. which is why I stated that it’s also traumatically induced.

Again, my apologies.