[Whoaminoone]

I realized last night while laying in bed staring at the ceiling that I spend an absurd amount of time 'living in my head'. Replaying past events as far back as young childhood and wishing I had done this or that differently. Wondering how things would be now if only I'd made more of an effort to stand up for myself. Regretting giving into pressures of how I 'should' be. It's like my mind is stuck in the past; desperately trying to find a 'redo' switch. Even when new events occur I'm immediately stuck in the loop of 'Why didn't I say/do *this* instead??'. It's like a movie playing in my mind. I can SEE it as though I'm watching a movie and the emotions are overwhelming at times. Sometimes, I'm so stuck in that place that others will have to repeat something a few times or physically touch me before I even notice they've said anything at all. Even then, I don't stay in the present for long before my mind cycles back. It's like I just got through the days on auto-pilot.
Does this happen to anyone else? Is there something more wrong with me than my diagnosis (severe depression, general anxiety disorder, PTSD)? Is there some way to get out of the past and into the present?

[Denman]

I can totally relate to what you are experiencing, I do the same thing. I'm stuck in the past and keep replaying the past over and over again in my head, which makes me end up "living in my head" all the time. Replaying past events. I'm stuck. Just like you. I don't know what the answer. Perhaps therapy would help me. I have the same dx. as you. I suffer alot from severe anxiety, more so than depression. I was treated also for PTSD following a heart attack. You and I definitely have to stay in touch.

[Altered Moment]

They say that meds can't do anything for that and that it takes therapy. At least that is what my pdoc just told me.

Yuuuup. I've set up a personal alternate universe where I grow up to an awesome well rounded individual who is prepared for society and can manage their depression well haha. But yes. I've realized that spending to much time in your head is actually a pretty bad thing :/ it's kind of dark in there and I get lost easily. Now I've been trying not to wander in there too much because I just loose sooooo many hours to it and come out with nothing but a pile of regrets.