Close your eyes and count to ten. I can't promise you that the truth is what you'll be met with, that the words won't get lost within the depths of your mind, or that your own doubt won't be put to blame for it's disappearance.
But at least for those ten seconds, you were able to drown yourself in hope. There's the reminder you were looking for - that you aren't so lost that you're not incapable of that anymore.