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Posted 5/22/2016 11:29 PM (GMT 0)
I'm not feeling good at all today... I'm soooo tired of depression!!!!
Posted 5/23/2016 12:39 PM (GMT 0)
I think we all are tired of it too. It is sometimes a life long struggle. Find some things to do that you enjoy. No matter how simple. The simple things seem to be more meaningful at times.

Remember to breathe, in through the nose and out through the mouth. This helps to relax you.

I hope you feel better soon Crispy.

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 5/23/2016 1:38 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for your response Karen. I went to the Crisis Residential program again. It's a place where you can go for up to 23 hours and they have counselors there to talk to as well as other things. It helped to talk to a counselor.. I stayed for a few hours, talked to a counselor and relaxed in a comfy recliner for a bit. I felt a little better afterward.

Still feeling a little like I lost a boxing match tho :(
Posted 5/23/2016 1:39 PM (GMT 0)
Chris, fight it like you would fight a bully.

Do not let it control your daily life. Hard as it is, we all can find that one thing, that one coping skill that pulls us out and into the light.

Holding ice
Music
Walking
Movie
Reading
Cooking
etc....

Fight it Chris...
Peace
Trina
Posted 5/23/2016 1:43 PM (GMT 0)
Sometimes calming music like Enya helps, or doing a guided meditation. Sometimes it feels like there is nothing that helps... that's when I seek professional help.
Posted 5/23/2016 2:10 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, we all have that feeling.

I wake up with it a lot of mornings and it crushes me to stay in bed.

Sometimes it takes me 1-3 hours to get out of bed, I finally do it though. Don't always make to the shower though.

Guess I have reached the point where I know the depression is chronic just like the nerve pain in my head. I will always have both.

Good days, bad days.

I decided the depression, like my pain, if at all possible would not control my life. In reality of course it does, I am disabled, I struggle, I have to use skills. I have to keep an ice pack in the car, carry water with my everywhere I go!.

I have learned that living with depression is about adjustments. It is almost a relationship. YOU have depression, IT does not have you. Get what I and trying to say? That you have more power?

Peace and strength
Trina
Posted 5/23/2016 4:05 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, I get what you're saying.. I'm just coming to the point in my life where I'm realizing that it's will not necessarily going away forever. It's a hard pill to swallow. There have been times in my life when it was better and that is why I hang on to the hope that I can make it go away. Some days are so hard.. I hate those days.
Posted 5/23/2016 4:36 PM (GMT 0)
i know
Posted 5/23/2016 4:40 PM (GMT 0)
:)
Posted 5/23/2016 5:08 PM (GMT 0)
Try not to look at the big picture with this. Take each day as it comes. Fight for that day. For that moment. If you think about how you may always have to deal with depression, it makes us more depressed. I know I will have to take medication for the rest of my life, I hate it. But I only worry about one day at a time. Mindfulness...

I hope you feel better soon. Hang in there, never give up!

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 5/23/2016 5:24 PM (GMT 0)
I can relate so well, Chris...but then a better day comes, and it is SUCH a relief. Those hard ones sneak in and are difficult to cope with, but we have our tools, and it sounds like your Crisis center is a good place when that happens.

I sure hope you are feeling better soon! Glad that you have found Enya and guided meditations help. I also like doing something mindless with my hands or going for walks. Keep looking for more and more things to do. My very favorite is petting my dogs. If you don't have an animal, try going to an animal shelter. They are desperate for love and you get back when you give.

Also, at this point, you may want to avoid trying to get better forever and focus on smaller periods of time. Getting through the next hour. Or even less if you need to...just an idea. Blessings!
Posted 5/23/2016 8:15 PM (GMT 0)
LOL I have 4 cats and there are currently 3 dogs at my house. Not at a loss for pets right now. I was able to schedule an appt with my therapist today. I'm hoping I feel better after that.
Posted 5/23/2016 9:24 PM (GMT 0)
Awesome Chris. I hope you continue to feel better. Good luck at the therapist.

Keep us posted.

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 5/24/2016 12:30 AM (GMT 0)
I have a headache and feel drained but it's better than where I was.
Posted 5/24/2016 8:48 AM (GMT 0)
Glad you feel a bit better. Headaches are no fun. But feeling a bit better makes up for it I think. As long as the headache doesn't get too bad.

I hope you have a good day today. Early here, no brain yet. Ha...

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 5/24/2016 9:34 AM (GMT 0)
I'm not feeling as good as I thought. I'm still feeling down. I will see my therapist again today and my boyfriend is going with me.
Posted 5/24/2016 11:27 AM (GMT 0)
Good deal Chris. It can help having our SO go with us. Is he going to the session too? It is a good way to let them know what you are going through.

I hope that you feel better soon. Maybe a med change is in order???

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 5/24/2016 2:18 PM (GMT 0)
Therapy is more draining than we realize each time. That night and the day after can be exhausting.

However, it is because we are processing the crap that has come up.

It is akin to putting hot compresses on an infected wound. The pus starts to ooze out.

Gross, but true.

Hang in there, greet the emotions, say good day, I am stronger now, this is now, you were yesterday. BE GONE!

Peace and strength
Trina
Posted 5/24/2016 3:40 PM (GMT 0)
Karen - Yes, my boyfriend will go to the session with me. I'm not sure if my doc will want to do a med change but I'm open to it. It's just that i've tried so many and they haven't worked. I don't even know if there is anything else out there for me to try... but I'm willing.

Trina - You are right about therapy being draining. I think a lot came up when I went to the Crisis Respite center as well.

I almost went to the hospital this morning even though that isn't really what I want to do but it seems like I'm not getting better. I'm going to try and hang in there until therapy this afternoon. If I am still feeling really bad I will go to the hospital.
Posted 5/24/2016 6:06 PM (GMT 0)
Hang in there, Chris! Like they said, you are working through things and that is exhausting. I'm glad your boyfriend is supporting you.

I've tried a lot of different meds, and fortunately, they keep coming out with better things all the time. Don't give up on them.

If you have to go to the hospital, know that it is just another step on your feeling better, and don't feel bad about it. You are taking care of yourself which is the most important thing you can do. Hope your session went well today!
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