If you can’t help yourself or have no purpose, help others. Volunteer somewhere, help a charity, help an animal shelter. Doing good in the world will help give you purpose.

When I had cancer I felt real sorry for myself until I started talking to other cancer patients that were new to treatment. I helped so many people with their questions and just as support since I’d been through it, I was asked to work with the oncology social worker. It made me feel so much better, stronger, and it almost made me feel like what I went through had a purpose. At least if I had to go through such a hard time, I helped tons of people because of it.