[i dont matter]

I woke up and I knew I was already in a pretty deep funk. Had to even sit down in the shower - too much effort to stand.

I am in DBT therapy and I know my therapist will ask me what triggered me. But I have no idea why I woke up like this. Does this happen to any of you?? Any thoughts on what I am supposed to tell my therapist (because she does not accept "I don't know").

[Rohag]

Hmmm... I'd be inclined to answer a therapist who won't accept "I don't know" with something like this:

My attempts to discern a specific trigger for my current mood have yielded nothing conclusive. Nevertheless, I speculate _______ may have had something to do with it. A more definitive answer may emerge in the coming days.

Fill in the blank with something plausible based on your history.

I hope your current therapist is genuinely trying to help you and not one of those people who is more interested in immediate answers than in the truth.

[Fuzzybear]

[Altered Moment]

In my opinion depression doesn't always need a trigger. For me it most often comes for no reason at all. Therapist tend not to believe in a biological basis it seems. I tend to come up with triggers just because I am baffled as to how it happened and they may have had nothing to do with it. It could be the damn alignment of the moon and venus for all I know. Mine has traditionally been very seasonal and three or four times a years things go whacko.

If there is no obvious trigger tell her my genes decided to flip on me and it is biological and no one knows the answer.

[Frankbtl]

Hi James (still not calling you I don't matter!! ), I totally agree with the- there doesn't have to be a trigger. And for plenty of people there are "worse times in the day", although for some these can change, or others weeks might be really bad until a week it unexplainably slackens off just a little. So, yes, it can come in waves for no obvious reason or even chemical imbalance reasons.
But, although it might not be linked (and maybe pointless when you try!! ) maybe you could think about anything/s that haven't really helped in the past day/s e.g. been busy? had a bit of stress here and there (or a little more than usual)? not slept as well as usual?.
And then maybe have a think about what might have helped a bit more in the past day/s e.g. being able to talk a little more to people who are more understanding?
And from that maybe you can try to find/put in place some more tools/coping strategies to help you just a little in coping with what might be going on for you??

Alison

[i dont matter]

thank you all for your input.....

[doyoutrustme]

I have the same thing sometimes. T will ask what the trigger was, and I'm like. Um, well, I was sleeping, and then I woke up, and I was sad already.

[i dont matter]

Thank you "doyoutrustme".... pretty much exactly what happened to me this morning.