thoughts

I've been thinking real depressing thoughts lately. I seem to no longer want to read anything for right now and feel slightly sad that I have nothing to do. Which is funny because i finished my spring term for college and I spent loads of time studying. The first time I got my panic attack I thought I was worthless and incapable of doing anything for myself.I have no need for death but this confuses me since I know life can be more wonderful than I think it is.

F.T.

I too am sorry to hear that you are down. Finishing a big project or term can lead to spinning your wheels sometimes.

I often flounder after completing a semester of my classes, or after a big performance (I am a dance teacher/choreographer)

If you can get motivated to do so...this is a great site to check out.

https://moodgym.anu.edu.au/welcome

It is easy to do, free and actually pretty entertaining. More importantly, it helps you to recognize the negative thinking patterns that feed depression and anxiety...and helps you to turn your thinking into positive and productive energy.;)

Check it out and see what you think.

Keep posting!

S.C.

Hi there

CBT will help you with the intrusive thoughts. It's just a by-product of stress & anxiety. I'm particularly dealing with these types of negetive thoughts today, it becomes easier to brush them off as your sharpen up on your self-management skills. CBT is very helpful with these self-management skills. Today I'm worried that I'm going to stop breathing or something is wrong with my heart-rate, although in reality this is just my anxiety spiking for some reason. So, CBT tells me to think better things to attribute this fear to my anxiety & stress and move along. Been struggling with it for about 45 minutes but I'm sure it will go away at some point when I get distracted with other things.

So these types of thoughts can be quite normal. Reality is what you see and do not what you are thinking, so try to get out of your head and into life. Keep yourself in engaged in the things around you, then anxiety might hang out in the background but its no longer the forefront of your concerns.

Joshua

Those are understandable emotions.

You aren't losing your mind, though. You have the ability to set yourself on the path to happier days, you just have to find a way to tap into it! That website S.C. is a great start - when you're up to it.

Sharing here is a big help for me, too. Sometimes, we just need to vent.

Try not to let yourself believe that this is the way things will always be, though. I've been through some hopeless times myself - sometimes for much longer periods of time than I can believe now. Looking back, they're just blips on the radar, but then it felt like an eternity.

I know I'm having issues right now, so it may sound hypocritical for me to tell you that things get better, but they do. I've had some gloriously happy years since those days! And now, the issues I'm facing are much different than depression.

We're here for you, there are so many great resources that the moderators have collected, and you have the strength in yourself to beat this. I believe in you!