[Mogeii]

Reasons I am feeling pretty crappy last 2 weeks.
1) Not eating well
2) Had a cold
3) Bad sleep hygiene- some nights 10 hours some nights 6 hours of sleep
4) No exercise
5) Holidays
6) Obsessing over health anxiety
7) Putting off responsibilities

Symptoms:
1) Fatigue
2) Random pains in chest, head, stomach
3) Anxiety
4) Low Mood
5) Lack of appetite

Goal: Turning this around before it becomes a relapse. Eating and responsibilities are an easy fix, just a little effort. Holidays I can't control, just deal with the stresses as they come. Health anxiety comes and goes with everything else depending on well being. Motivation for better sleep system and exercise are tough ones . Maybe start taking walks again instead of jumping right back into a gym? And as for sleep, I dunno some nights at 1 AM a movie sounds really good! Other nights at 11pm surfing the web sounds relaxing. Either way 3 AM comes around and i finally spend 30 mins falling asleep. Then I wake up at 9, 10, 11, 11:30, and 12 and fall back asleep. Meh its bad just typing it, terrible sleep pattern. Gonna try a 2AM limit on all tv, computer, electronics starting tonight and HOPEFULLY work that to midnight. Let's be fair here I am a night owl with no job atm. Baby steps right? Oh ya, and does anyone else find a bit of amazement in the fact that you can spend 3 month convinced you have a thyroid or heart or brain or watever medical issue causing symptoms, realize its anxiety and have them disappear completely, then in the future they return and your brain refuses to believe its just anxiety again? lol I cant even self talk myself out of catastrophic medical issues when I am not feeling well. Then when I feel better, I cant self talk myself back INTO catastrophic medical issues if I tried. Depression and Anxiety really are strong illusionary forces.

good luck.

it's good that you notice what's going on, and that you want to change.

wish you the best..

[roads]

You seem to have great insight into this, Mogeii--a good analytical mind complemented by lots of self-honesty. Of course, since you're dealing with depression everything is complicated by also taking place on an uphill path with a hundred-pound backpack tied on ...

My experience has been that the combination of good diet plus exercise goes a long way in helping with the sleep problem. I know, exercise is so hard for most of us to accomplish--walking is a good one though. Unless the gym "thing" is something you really like, it generally adds to life's overall problems--stress and anxiety and displeasure at "having" to do it. Have you explored the exercise programs on TV? Do you have a Wii or Xbox? ... If so, there are an array of exercise programs for those you can check out at your public library.

The relation of self-talk to physical health fascinates me. Sometimes I feel better as soon as I know exactly what my problem is & I can focus on my cure. Many times, like you, I will realize that I'm anxious about something--that anxiety is causing the problem--& immediately physical symptoms vanish ... but "knowing it away" seldom works for me more than once. IDK why, but reading in the literature supports my experience & yours too apparently.

Keep posting. I'm glad you've found PsychCentral ... Keep in touch.
Roadie