[goodgirl62]

Is sleeping a natural way for the body to cope with stress and depression? The more stress I absorb the more I want to sleep. I can sleep even after taking 20mg of Adderall. This sleeping issue is the worst symptom of my depression. I seriously can not control it. I have to force myself to get up and go because of guilt. I hate making my daughter suffer because of my condition. I would like to know how many of you are suffering from the same thing and how are you coping, meds etc.

[FeelingHopeful]

Goodgirl 62 i can def understand, I am having a very rough time lately too,been very depressed and I find i too like to sleep to keep my mind off the sadness i feel, I cope by reading alot of books,I wish i had great advice to help,im feeling the same way at times,Maybe try reading ?

[NuckingFutz]

Goodgirl62, when dealing with depression and stress, it eats up our energy levels like a half starved pack of varmits. But there are things you can do to get things a little more balanced. One is to slow down your pace when you feel stressed. I don't think we relize how much of a hurry we have all gotten ourselves into. The second thing to figure out is where to draw the line on healthy extra rest and sleeping to cope. Sleeping too much can make the depression worse. Ie you have questions you know where to find me!

[Ascension]

Depression is a tricky beast to handle in a healthy way. The trick is, and very hard to do, hence I still struggle with it, to allow yourself recovery without allowing it to become festering. What I mean by that is when you need to rest you need to allow yourself to do it without guilt or shame. That's the rub though. If you allow yourself to use it as a negative coping skill it is bad. We, as people who struggle with emotional limitations don't often allow ourselves to recover because while we are resting, we are waging an internal war over ?Not being more productive, not doing more with our lives, not working hard enough." but sometimes we just CAN'T. When you can't you can't... Now, getting your rest in when you can is hard too. You need to find time in your life when you can and allow yourself to decompress and do so WITHOUT feeling bad about it. Life can wait for you. I need more rest through my day/week then a lot of others but I know my limitations and operate in them. I don't allow myself to wallow or take advantage of others "picking up the slack" but I do need more down time then others. I have found that I make up for it when I get back to work and I am better for it. I hope this makes sense, because I am a bit manic lately and I can run on at times.

I hope you allow yourself to rest and then get back in there with both fists flying.

[lonegael]

Running to stand still is tiring, and that is just what stress does to us. Make sure that you cut out as much identifyable stress from your life that you can and sleep regular, sufficiant hours. Hang in there and I hope it gets easier for you soon. HUGGSSSS

When was the last time your meds were adjusted?

[lynn P.]

I also think you should look at whether you're getting a good quality sleep - -do you snore, frequently wake up or have sleep apnea. People who have these problems can sleep 12 hrs and still feel tired.

[goodgirl62]

I am unemployed and have no insurance. I am looking for an agency that might assist me in therapy and meds.

I have noticed that this only happpens when I get really stressed out. I don't seem to be able to control it much.

I have a ton of weight on my shoulders right now. I try to work on one thing at at time but it's becoming a huge chore. I wish I had HELP ...

[Ascension]

You may have to look to government agencies for insurance. There is no shame in asking for help when you need it. Also look around for a mental health clinic that charges on an income scale. You sound like you have your head on your shoulders you just need a little balance. Good luck .

[Stranger2]

I have learned to go with it.. I usually wake up 3:00 or 4:00 get on the computer for an hour and then go back to bed..During the day I take a two hour power nap.. I think I sleep better in those two hours than I do at night.. My afternoon meds help with that..Now if you are sleeping all the time then you need to talk to your pdoc and tell him whats going on..They may need to change your meds..I hope you get it figured out because sleeping too much can have a negative reaction on you..Good Luck..

[Miracle1986]

I can definately relate.
Sometimes I go to bed at 10pm and don't get up until 4pm the next day!

[sun_flower]

Originally Posted by goodgirl62

Is sleeping a natural way for the body to cope with stress and depression? The more stress I absorb the more I want to sleep. I can sleep even after taking 20mg of Adderall. This sleeping issue is the worst symptom of my depression. I seriously can not control it. I have to force myself to get up and go because of guilt. I hate making my daughter suffer because of my condition. I would like to know how many of you are suffering from the same thing and how are you coping, meds etc.

I sleep a lot. So much so that I think that my family (3 kid's and husband) are sick of it. I feel that it is an escape for me, when I'm sleeping I'm not depressed or worried or stressed.
I have done this for at least 20 years.

[timeforsleep]

yes it is. Since 2003 if I am not drunk or at work I am sleeping. Try not to get into the cycle of it because it is not pleasant to look back at all the years of life wasted.