Having very bad day

Having a very bad day today. One thing that is really bothering me and making me anxious is I need to renew my driver license on or before next Tuesday. I wanted to go today, but I'm so tired and weak and depressed. I know the tiredness and weakness is most likely part of the depression and I guess I feel guilty, like I shouldn't let it stop me. I don't think I could answer the questions today anyway. My brain feels dead. There are other things complicating the eye test that I don't have the energy/words to describe.

Just unloading here. Maybe it'll make things feel not so bleak to share this with you here.

Hi Rose,

I am sorry you are feeling the way you are. I understand the anxiety of doing things. I have to get my driver's license this year too. Not until November, but that is coming up. I get very anxious before going places, so I know how you feel. Remember breathing. In through the nose and out through the mouth. Called smelling the roses and blowing out the candles. It relaxes us. As for the energy, I take Adderall. It helps with chronic fatigue. Though there are supplements that you can take that are suppose to give you energy. But now and then I still get very fatigued. I try to go with it, and not do so much on them days. I hope that you feel better soon.

Hugs, Karen...

Breathing has helped me a lot, too. I found an iphone breathing app (free!) called Pranayama that has different levels and breathing patterns to go through. You can set the time and the pattern, relax, close your eyes, and go through the breathing exercise. There are also several breathing websites available. They can really help you focus more than just sitting and breathing on your own.

Thank you for the information on breathing. I don't have an iphone, but found some instructional videos on youtube. Am going to look through some and find a good one and learn about how to do the pranayama breathing.