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#1
Oct 05, 2010, 10:05 PM
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It seems like lately the only way I want to cope with my emotions is to sleep. If I stay awake I can't stop crying or worrying or becoming upset about even simple things.
I think to myself "If I could sleep all day I would never have to bother with feeling so awful" How do you guys gain the energy to face your emotions?
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Oct 06, 2010, 04:43 AM
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I do exactly what you have said when it all gets too much.. but I find that if I am doing as you described then I am in a depressive state and know that I have to pull myself out of it.
How I do that..?? I actually have not set path. Usually I try to got for a walk or I take the car to be washed... anything that enables me to firstly get out of bed and the house. Reading switches my mind to another place where I only momentarily think about what is going on.. There is some good posts on here about CBT... have a read of those perhaps.
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Oct 06, 2010, 05:32 AM
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I do exactly the same - my T does not think it's a great idea, but as therapy progresses, I believe we will explore ways in which I can learn to face and deal with my emotions
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Oct 10, 2010, 01:13 PM
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I switched to reading young adult fiction; Diana Wynne Jones, Madeleine L'Engle, etc. Reading "emotional"/hard books and focusing on them helped me identify my own feelings and gave me good examples and taught me I wasn't alone, etc. Over time, with lots of therapy, I got out of the books and into "Life" better.
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Oct 10, 2010, 02:54 PM
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well sometimes the only thing i can do is just stay quiet when i'm feeling overwhelmed. i do try to read even for a little bit, do other distractions like jigsaw puzzles, tv, etc. i tend to stay to myself when i'm like this cause little annoyances seem to upset me. i do avoid sleeping except at night. reasoning-i won't want to get out of the bed if i do. so that works for me. i was told the sleeping is an escape...which is understandable when we are upset. i just didn't want to use it as my crutch...too easy...so i stay up.
course if i'm like this, i call my pdoc. clearly i'm taking a nose dive and he will tweak my meds for a short short which usually avoids a worse disaster. hope u feel much better SOON...  OH and welcome to pc, momoko!
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Oct 11, 2010, 07:32 AM
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How are you today momoko? Sometimes we don't realize how run down we are, how tired our bodies are, and sleep is then a good thing. Of course, too much sleep can be a symptom of depression, so be sure to get up and get out into the weather outside, peaceably.
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Oct 11, 2010, 08:07 AM
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I do exactly what you do when I become severely depressed - sleep all the time to get away from my overwhelming emotions. Just wanted to let you know that you aren't alone.
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Oct 12, 2010, 09:23 AM
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I tend too sleep alot too. It is a great way to escape. I am escaping dealing with society as a whole & some people in particular. What I am finding out is that both I & those I am avoiding are better off. Probably not what I am supposed to be learning though. I wish I had something more constructive to add.
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Oct 13, 2010, 02:05 PM
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I was just talking about this with my bf last night. I was wondering why I can't just sleep my life away like my room mate seems to be able to do. I suppose, though, he's on enough psych meds to kill a small horse (imo), and I'm not on anything. I find myself wishing, quite often, to just sleep for days, but no, I get 6-8 hrs and am then up, wide awake for the rest of the day. This no-meds thing is getting really bad, I am a mess, all over the place, constantly freaking out, high-anxiety, super depressed, yet my doc won't write me a single script. I just don't know what to do anymore...
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Oct 14, 2010, 01:14 AM
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That how I spent most of my teenage life and twenties sleeping as it was the only way I got away from the depression but as soon as I awoke it all came back. I'm in my 50s now and all I want to do is sleep if I am not sleeping I stare at the wall I have no interest I used to enjoy reading but cant even do that now. I have to save what energy I have to go to work keep calm and I come home and hope for sleep. I dont like being like this its been so long since I had a good period when I felt I could cope felt normal I just want to fall asleep and not wake up.
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