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Originally Posted by Rosi700
I have generally been in good mood and felt happy the last weeks. Yesterday I felt tired and wanted to rest a bit. Guess what? I slept for almost three hours in the middle of the day.
I stayed up two hours longer than usual before bedtime and slept for nine hours. Today I feel drowsy and tired. I try to use what I learned in the neuroscience book about depression and say to myself: "It is only your limbic system ( the inner parts of the brain) that has become out of control because you slept too much yesterday. To overcome this you have to use your "prefrontal cortex" ( parts of the brain that are on the front) to decide to overrule your " limbic system".
Put in other words: "Use your thinking power to be stronger than the parts that control your emotions".
The book on neuroscience appeals to me. It is not about pulling oneself together, but about using knowledge to try to not fall downward.
I read it as if it is a map of Europe or America, and not a map only, but a book about how to help some parts of the brain to overrule other parts, and in essence create new habits (teach the brain to act differntly). I love it! It is good that we are all differnt and can use our different interests to help ouselves to some degree.
The sun is shining, so I am going outside for a walk.  |
I can relate to what you said about creating new habits and helping yourself. I learned a lot about that when I was in the IOP program earlier this summer.
It's not a cure or even a sure way out, but the skills help with coping so that things don't escalate. And if things don't escalate, that builds some confidence in yourself to maybe to be able to try other things.
I'm still depressed and anxious but I find it more manageable. They're still present but I feel I can navigate with them.