Sunday depression

I get this way. I am not on any meds right now. I was at one point and they made me worse than without. I understand where you are coming from. From what I understand there are good days and not so good days. My opinion is don't get to worried until the not so good days out weigh the good ones. I have found that if I talk to someone it helps. Again these are my past expereiences and opinions. Keep on smiling.

Just adding my welcome and concerence to Rosie's comments. If the problem only occurs once a week there are several alternatives to meds. Changes in routine activities on that day can also help alot. Good luck and hope you find the answers you are looking for.

I have an email friend who had difficulty with sadness and depression on Sunday.   After reading about her many unhappy Sunday's in a row, I decided to tell her that I was going to make my Sundays as depressed as  hers.  I was going to do a big or nasty cleaning job every Sunday. 

Since then I have done many the jobs I always let go before that.  I cleaned my car top to bottom, front to back (it was bad; that took 2 Sundays), I washed every wall and ceiling, scrubbed and waxed the wood floors (many sundays), I sewed a see through cover for utiltity shelving (one sunday) and reoganized a giantic geological collection (still in progress).

My Black Sundays help me feel better all week long.  If I begin to fret about not having done some big nasty job--I quit thinking about it, because Black Sunday is coming.  Maybe, I'll do it, maybe I'll do something else.  It doesn't matter, but there will be more Black Sundays.  Mondays are the best--that's when I see the results of Black Sunday--and it sure does make me feel good.

I sent my sad friend reports of what ever work I did.  By the third week, she was going places and doing things, and was happier.  By then I was estatic that I had three jobs done.  I wouldn't give up Black Sunday for anything.  You might just wind up liking Sundays too.

bev

 

I actually had a very good Sunday, thanks for asking. I spent the day with my boyfriend, which is a mood elevater for me.

He actually gets depresses, too, on Sunday nights.....but often prefers to be alone. I left his house at 7:00pm.....

I never know when it's going to hit. I'd say it hits more than it doesn't, though. And when it hits, it hits hard.

 I think one should get to the reason for the Sunday depression.  If the depression is not due to brain chemistry one should not take medicine, but should find the reason.  Maybe it is due to some worries about the week that lies ahead or a religious thing?  I'd reflect on my life - do you enjoy your job, is the stress levels to high, are there enough challenges, are there to many challenges, what was the weekend like:  did you achieve something, did you use the time constuctively, did you rest, etc?  I get depressed and I know there is a reason for it.  I'd rather deal with the cause of the depression than to tollerate the depression and trying different methods to avoid it.  My suggestion is probably the more difficult one, but it might be worth it...

desire

Then maybe you should do something to make the week beter and not only change what you do on Sundays?

I do have to agree that Sundays bring me down because knowing Monday is around the corner. It mostly comes though from the thought that I wasted my weekend. If I get up late on Sunday, its even worse. I will get up around 6am now on Sunday, do all the cleaning and its done way before noon and then I can veg or play all day and try not to let the thought of Monday bring me down. I also think that it is because everything falls on your lap on Sunday that you had to get done over the weekend (laundry, grocery shopping, cleaning) and it causes stress.

My hubby slept most of the day on Sunday. He got up & watched alittle Tv, ate dinner & went back to bed. Monday believe it or not was a pretty good day for him. He came home from work in a good mood. He didn't seem angry when he came home from Therapy. He even layed inbetween me & my daughter & watched Surface with us. It was so nice.

Thanks for *keeping up* with me, even though I haven't been around much. I appreciate your support.

I have noticed, that when I am out and about I am not as depressed. I like to go to church, and talk to people so I don't feel as lonely. It's fun. And at church, people want you to be happy so you will. Just a suggestion.

-Sweety

So far, so good today.....I know it's only 7:57 a.m. I am forcing myself to go to the gym....then this afternoon I'll head to my favorite home away from home, Barnes & Noble to drink some of their amazing pumpkin latte and read all about fixing myself....lol.

I hope all you Sunday haters (is that too strong a word?) have a better day today.

hello all, newbie to the site but i found it because on sundays when i get bummed i always google "sunday depression"- cuz i read this article about it a few years ago, that its this legit depression a ton of ppl suffer from and it makes me feel better to read about it- and i found all your guys posts! ive been getting depressed on sundays forever, since kindergarten.  i always figured it was due to some sort of separation anxiety from everyone i love, you know? everyone is home and all around all wknd, and its so nice, its so cozy, and then BAM sunday hits and suddenly everyone was anxious, we had to go to bed early, make lunch, do hw, blahblah AND, to top it off, no one would be around the next day. That sucks, that feeling as a kid that everyone is going their separate ways and you dont get to do whatever you feel like...... so when i get hit reallllllyyy badly (like tonight), i get a bunch of movies together that i love- they have to be cheerful, dont have to be movies, can be tv or whatever- and i just stay up til i feel okay.  because i absolutely cant go to sleep if i feel sad or anxious. the feeling is like this awful choked up panicky thing where i want to cry and need someone to cling to, but i figured out how to be okay alone with it.  and i stretch and i definitely sleep on the downstairs pull out sofa and not my room, because my room makes me bummed duringthe sunday depressions for some reason.  so thats what im doing right now :) hope everyone is pulling through and that monday doesnt bite......

<3 NL Cole