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Originally Posted by ThisWayOut
I've been struggling with really severe depression for over 2 months now. A lot has played into it, but yesterday's therapy session kinda helped me feel more "ok" than I had in a long time. That feeling is fading fast (not even 24 hours  ). I feel like a huge crash back to the bottom is coming. I can feel it "brewing" inside (anxiety, hoplessness, helplessness, sadness), and it feels liek it will take me farther down than I had been these past few months. It's like a cruel joke: get a moment of relief just to be slammed harder in a few... It feels like something is trying to make sure I break.
Does anyone else ever feel like that? I hate the feeling of impending doom... |
Yes, ThisWayOut, I think many if not most individuals who struggle with major depression have had this experience at one time or another. I know I have. In fact, I was kind-of in that sort of place yesterday. For the most part, I've been doing rather well recently. But yesterday, for some reason, I sensed there was a dark fog trying to settle in around me.
The thing is, over time, I've learned to pay attention to what's going on within my psyche & to question why things such as this dark fog are occurring. So when something like this happens if I ask myself why it's occurring, & the answer comes back: "no particular reason" then I know it's just my old nemesis "depression" flexing its muscles. Realizing that seems to dissipate much of it's power.
I hope that you can also find a way of draining the power out of your crash so that you can turn it instead into a soft landing.
