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Originally Posted by snowflake36
Hi! I’m in high school (going into 11th grade this year) and I also suffer from depression. Every school year since 7th grade has been extremely stressful because I have such horrible attendance due to my depression. Even with antidepressants, my depression makes it feel almost impossible to get out of bed in the morning and spend like 7 long hours in public. But this year, I’m determined not to be truant anymore. So does anyone have any tips for forcing yourself to wake up and get to school on time? Thanks.
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Hello. I am also going to grade 11 and when I had a MDD episode, I didn't want to get out of bed at all and I have never gotten enough sleep. I usually get 6-7 hours of sleep, but I am trying to change that. I'm sorry you deal with this everyday.
I have read by getting up immediately. You don't want to lay in bed for 30 minutes or so, you need to get up as soon as you are up. Try having a shower in the morning also. A cold shower is probably better. Also, try to eat food that has high energy in it like fruit, yogurt.
Hope this helps
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