Not Able To Function???

Very much so for me Ocean, the smallest job can seem too hard sometimes.

Depression can be paralyzing...and the less we do, the guiltier we feel so it can become a vicious cycle. It is essential that you set one very small goal ( a load of laundry, or vacuum or even shower) and do that each day, and add one more when it seems realistic. Otherwise total inertia will set in. Take it from an expert-LOL!!!

Eventually, you will have good days, sometimes we just have to muddle thru the best we can. Try to get outside for 10-15 minutes, for the sun and fresh air, listen to music, breathe deep, on my worst days, I cannot seem to be able to read (and books are my passion) so I have to do other things, mindless chores...but try to push youurself a little...every little bit helps

Take care-i really understand
Maggie

Uh-oh that's a big argh!!!! Are we having a bad day? I was hoping it was a passing thing

Love to you jamie
Maggie

thx, maggie, thx karen. i hope it passess, soon!! love ya's jamie.

Ditto. I have that same problem, especially when anxiety sets in on top of it. After several days of the anxiety where I could hardly sit still, or lie still, I had a work day that started out reluctantly, a little shaky, but ended pretty well. At the moment I'm feeling better than I have in over a week. Still I'm keeping my Dr. appointment Tuesday because I want to be stable. It's all the more difficult because this is a brand new game for me. 60 years of trials and tribulations with only headaches. I started cracking up when I got the boss from hell. I can always tell I'm on the upswing when my appetite comes back and I start thinking about what I want to do next. Right now I'm just marveling at the sense of peace I feel and wondering how I got it. I have been practicing the Healing Codes. Maybe they're finally kicking in?!

And yes, the last few days I did only what I felt up to, which wasn't much. Sometimes it was plot to go to the bathroom, then wash my face, and so on.

Post Edited (artblue) : 1/1/2012 7:36:24 PM (GMT-7)