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Dec 21, 2013, 03:12 PM
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Member Since: Mar 2011
Location: USA
Posts: 12,732
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My heart goes out to those above who are beset by depression this Christmas season. Last year, I hadn't much of a holiday season as I was ground down with depression. This year finds me feeling the best I've felt in 3 years. I am so grateful to find myself in some sort of recovery.
Try not to despair. Things can change. My house is cleaned and decorated and I am happy, planning on having guests in. I remember when days would go by that I couldn't even brush my teeth. The drapes were drawn because I was embarrassed for anyone to even see into my apartment. It can be so awful and feel inescapable. But I've gotten better . . . at least, for now. It can happen to you, too.
I know I can lose this new found "health" of mind, if I don't keep making myself function. That's still hard at times. I start to slip back and get scared that I'm going back into the hole. The anxiety threatens to become awful, until I get doing something. It is kind of starting now, so I will finish the vacuuming I planned to do today. That's how I'm getting my life back . . . one little accomplishment at a time. I hope this keeps working for me.
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