I have found that I get hope from listening to podcasts with recovery stories where they talk about their long journey and the excruciatingly slow path to feeling better. But they do make it to wellness, and I listen to these stories for inspiration. I like the Long Covid Podcast with Jackie Baxter. I tell myself that getting better might be SO slow that I won't realize it, one iota of energy better each day, and it will add up over time.