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Old Feb 26, 2014, 06:25 PM
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Beyond exhausted right? Dragging yourself around is the most tiring thing I have ever had the displeasure of doing. At my worst I was sleeping 21 hours a day. AKA a bear in hibernation =_=

I guess. The most important part is to really give yourself off days to let yourself recover. Trying is so much work and you make improvements everyday that you get through. And then rev yourself up to fight again. Take plenty of breaks and grow slowly. I feel like your ability to handle depression is like weight training. You have to exhaust and tear the muscle to let it grow bigger and stronger. It's really tough but it happens. Now I've really dealt with depression in the past year and I've made a lot of headway. Going from almost 0% functioning to 35%. Which is pretty impressive! (I would like to think so at least haha). And so now, if I downward spiral I know how to latch onto my surroundings with grappling hooks so I don't fall as deeply and I have leveled up my arms because it takes me a lot shorter to climb to where I was than before.

Best of luck! Don't let depression win!
Yes 35% from zero, you deserve it's indeed progress.
And now when you feel it coming on you have insight to see it.
What do you mean that you leveled up your arms?

Suggestion, The body and mind heals itself while we sleep.
I get it when other poster said they slept for 21 hour, specially in winter. I feel like there are times when my body is on a twisted 24 hour day/night shift. I need more sleep than others.
What I do is have a v8/banana in the morning which I will have before i get out of bed. Giving me some quick & easy energy.
What gets you outa bed?
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