If that is your story, then maybe it is time to get some help and rediscover hope.  That may happen as you connect with friends, get outside more, or reconnect with a community (church, volunteer organization, softball team…).  But if you still can’t seem to find your emotional footing, then I encourage you to find a good therapist.  Sometimes just a few sessions can make a world of difference.

Sometimes the issues and experiences that weigh you down are significant and have a very long history.  For you, therapy might last quite a long time.

Discovering the right way for doing therapy is a bit like discovering the right way for making chicken.  Usually the right way for you is the way you like it – the way that best fits your personality and your needs.  Good therapists are able to adjust their style and utilize their knowledge and skill set to help you figure some things out.

What is common and foundational to all good therapy is the importance of the relationship that develops between you and your therapist.  When shopping around for a therapist, look for one who has good training and good credentials.  But don’t stop there.  Also look for a therapist you connect with – for someone you can relate to and who you believe can relate to you.  The quality of that collaborative relationship with your therapist can pave the way to new insights, deep internal transformation, and increased personal skills in coping and relational function. 

Spring’s failure to release you from your sense of dullness and lack of motivation can be dealt with and overcome in the context of a good therapy relationship.  Take good care of yourself and get the help that is available to you.  You don’t have to live with unending “gray around the edges of your life.”