>>81914577 (OP)32 y.o. man. Single. Haven't had sex in over a year, no relationship in 5 years. No real desire for pursuing either anymore, at least not until I've learned to love myself.
I haven't an hero'd yet because I realized that through all the bullshit, pain, anxiety about the future, and abject loneliness, I still wake up in the morning looking forward to something small. It really is the little things that you can find solace in when everything else is depressing. The shining sun. Light rain. The praying mantis on a tree in the park trail staring back at you as you walk close by. Small details. Those are what keep me going. Not because they're innately meaningful to my existence, but because they are expressions of nature still alive and well.
It gives me some hope (not joy, happiness, or even pleasure) to see the small things in life every day. You just have to start looking with more open eyes for nothing in particular. It's humbling. That's really what keeps me going now.