[Interested]

I'm a 26 year old female who's just moved in with my wonderful boyfriend into a great apartment that we renivated ourselves. I've also started a new job with good prospects recently.
Everything seems to be going right.

Only it isn't.
I've been feeling emotionally dead for weeks now although I've going at it business as usual. Nothing makes me happy anymore. I'm moody and snappish, I've been sleeping more, but I'm still fatigued. I've been eating less, but I'm not hungry.

I used to love taking long walks and writing, but this is the first time in months that I've written anything and most evenings I perfer sitting at home in front of the tv.

I started feeling like this 6-7 months ago when I returned from a long trip from the far east (I spent 9 incredible months there). Things started loosing their luster when I returned, but I thought I was shell shocked and things would get better.

I don't know what to do anymore.
Please help.

[heatherm]

Hello Interested and welcome

We all understand how you are feeling and you have found a great site.

Have you been to your doctor to tell him/her how you are feeling. Just from reading your post....I can sense depression but I am not a doctor You are very wise to know that something isn't right and I am proud of you for reaching out looking for answers.

Don't be afraid to talk to him/her and let them know what you are feeling. They are there to help you.

Keep posting to us and let us know. Take care of yourself.


Heather

"The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change and the REALIST adjusts his sails." ~~~author unknown

[Fuzzybear]

Welcome to the site, Interested.

I think Heather gave you very good advice. I just wanted to add my welcome. I hope you keep posting, there are some really great people here, who understand.

Hugs,
Fuzzy

[nowheretorun]

Hi there

You've done well to articulate what you feel. Besides mentioning a trip to the east, what happened there that might have changed your mood? I'm very interested in the culture question. Is there something you noticed on your return that has made being here less attractive for some reason?

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but rising every time we fall." Confucius

[LadyDragus]

HI and welcome to our borad, of helpful people.

Have you talked to your docotor, are you under any kind of new stress, IE job, living with boyfrined, bills ect..
All of these things can bring a person down, and can lead to something even more dangerous, Talking to you doctor will help him to understand what is going on and to see if you need to be on medicane or seek counsluing (sp) for you to get the life back inside of you

<font color=purple>The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost.
- G.K. Chesterton
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[Interested]

Thank you guys so much for caring!

I think nowheretorun really hit the main issue here - the change of lifestyle.

When I was travelling I felt like I was experiencing the ultimate freedom -did what I wanted, when and where I wanted to do it.
And knowing that it couldn't last forever was also part of the fun. Kind of a condensed life experience.

Now I'm back in 'civilization' and I feel like I'm stuck in a rut. Though my job isn't bad the tought that this is what I'll be doing from now until retirement...

It's a far cry from walking down the golden beaches of Thailand.

The fact that I've stopped writing is also depressing me. I always thought I would become a published writer someday and I've completely lost the urge to sit down and commit words to paper.

Thank you guys for allowing me to vent here.

[LadyDragus]

That is what the forum was made for, for all to be able to vent, talk, and other fun stuff, so you can get what ever is wrong off your cheset and mabye one of us can help. Or at least get you going in a better direction

<font color=purple>The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost.
- G.K. Chesterton
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[somebody]

Leaving the states and then having to come back is really a shock to the system. We lived in Italy for 3 years. When we were there we couldn't wait to get back to the states... when we got back here things had changed so much we really wanted to return to Italy where life was so laid back. I had depression before moving to Italy but it only surfaced when my husband went to sea on the ship he was deployed on other then that I could hide my feelings well and always looked happy on the outside.
After about a month of being back and really not wanting to be back here my depression got much worse..

Somebody

The longest journey begins with a single step...Howard Dean