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Originally Posted by wildflowerchild25
I did not find DBT helpful when I did it last summer. It just seemed to exacerbate things, though I was not on the right meds at the time either.
Yes, trippin, that is what my husband meant. Not pull myself out of it per se but fight back. I did not do that today. I laid in bed from 9:30 to 3:30. Not sure if it was what I needed or not. I don't feel much better. The problem is I'm so tired I just don't want to fight it. Didn't you get tired of your every day life being a battle?
I know that's just me feeling sorry for myself. I have to do better than what I've been doing. I can't suffer like this anymore. Fighting is what I must do. I did take my son to the park when I picked him up from preschool. It was only for a half hour but I made sure I did it. I thought I can at least go to the park. I can at least do that.
And I did it.
Thanks for all your words of encouragement everyone. I need them. I feel so hopeless right now. I need to know all is not lost. I need to gather up the energy to fight.
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I understand you completely, as I feel the same way and the worst part is that I don't really have a support net to fall back on. You have a husband and family and that's good and helpful, in my opinion. I also have serious financial problems, trying to get back to work from disability, and other issues that greatly contribute to my depression. BUT all is not lost. That's what we need to remind ourselves of. Just because we feel this way right now, doesn't mean that it will be like this forever. It's very hard and it is a constant struggle and very tiring...I know.
It was a very good thing that you took your son to the park, despite feeling so badly. Little things like this can make us feel like we did accomplish something today.
