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Originally Posted by Perna
Feelings are like the weather and will change; sounds like you are having a dreary sort of pattern this week :-) I try things that usually help, like finding/reading a good book or wandering around "observing" and thinking deep thoughts  for a bit. Sometimes it turns out I'm just recharging my battery and an idea of something I want to do will show up. Making sure I'm going out each day and talking to a live person (not just radio/TV), even if only at the convenience store, helps.
If you are feeling a bit down, think of one little thing you want. I was in the middle of the zoo by myself and decided I wanted an ice cream cone and this was back before very many Baskin Robbins and I was in a place that didn't have any other outlets and it was a Sunday afternoon I think, back when things were closed on Sundays. I ended up having to go to the grocery store and get ice cream and my own cones and making a whole production of it but I got my ice cream cone! and ended up proud of myself and out of my funk. Just "doing something" doesn't matter what can sometimes help. |
Pretty funny about the ice cream cone!!
What do I want?? Well, I sure would like my kitchen to be cleaner than it is right now. I want...to cook a roast. But even knowing it would take less than an hour to get everything cleaned up and moved around (including my fridge which does need weeding out), I just...give up. I have this zero energy. But I got a verrry helpful newletter from this site in my email about the hidden signs of depression, and some of them sound exactly like me. But I have new insurance, with a $1500 deductable, which means I'm expected to pay for $1500 worth of therapy before my insurance covers any of it. Same with prescriptions. And I can't afford that. If I had my old HMO, I'd already be at the doctor. But with BCBS, I can't afford to get sick with my insurance..even if paying my premiums makes me sick with worry.