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Originally Posted by rcat
DechanDawa - Actually it was the opposite. Activities I had hope to enjoy I wasn't enjoying at all (I would go into an art project expecting to enjoy it and get zero enjoyment).
However, some recent positive events have really turned my Depression around and my enjoyment in activities has greatly improved. My anxiety leads to a great deal of negative automatic thoughts but if I can manage to force myself to do the activity these days it has resulted in better than expected enjoyment.
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This is really interesting. It just goes to show that we need to do a lot of stuff and experiment. I would often do an art project as a kind of "go to" way to find enjoyment (painting), but this year everything is turned on its head. I usually start a knitting project this time of year, and right now that is the last thing I feel like doing. The anxiety has changed everything. It is always there like an irritating child saying, "Pay attention to me, me, me!" I need to (Snap!) start this tracking device thingie right now. I am going to get off my laptop, take a bath (snap), go to the library (snap), go grocery shopping (snap), cook a nice dinner (snap), clean up (snap) --- then see if I have enough motivation to get to the treadmill tonight for 30 minutes. I love the inspiration I get from the peeps on this site. Thanks for sharing.
