u/Mels1997-

My name is Mels, I'm a 29-year-old motion designer.
A person I completely trusted betrayed me. As a result, I lost all my money and ended up in heavy debt. Right now, I have zero money, severe burnout, and constant panic about tomorrow.
I know I have to rebuild everything from scratch, but my brain keeps looping the betrayal and I barely have energy to get out of bed.
I need advice on two real things:

How did you mentally force yourself to start working when you felt completely broken?
If you survived total debt and zero balance
— what was your very first step?
I'm open to chatting or talking with anyone who has been through this. Thanks for reading.e. Thanks for reading, any advice or words of support mean a lot right now.

Betrayed, in heavy debt, and lost. Don't know how to survive this.