[pinkvilla]

Hi Everyone,

I was wondering if anyone here suffers from melancholic depression like me. It is hard for me in the mornings to face up to life as negativity and depressive thoughts fill my brain. It gets better as the day goes by. I'm able to do my routine work but there is always a lingering sadness in me. I'm in therapy and getting help. Depression runs in my family.

Any thoughts on this kind of depression and do you have any coping strategies that work??

[LostInParadise92]

Hello Pinkvilla,
I sometimes feel similar emotions. Like waking up in the morning but not wanting to get out of bed or do anything. I would try looking for things that make you happy, that could possibly motivate you to want to get up and seize the day. Try experimenting with new hobbies, meeting new people, etc. Set aside some time each day to focus on yourself. Journaling has personally helped me express my sadness and therapy is a good step as well. I hope you can find the help you need... try to stay positive, look for the beauty in the things most would overlook or take for granted.

[~rider]

Hmm funny cause a therapist said I had melancholia symptoms. Mine was triggered from a bad rship that ended then unusual obsessing and longing. Otherwise I don't have those symptoms. Did anything happen to cause this?

Sunlight and what I call 'high visibility conditions' makes me feel worse, but as the day grows older, and things get dark, I do feel better. I'm a night person, mostly because I can hide better at night, and it seems like the skies outside reflect how I feel, and I like that better than when it's sunny outside.

I do hate waking up and getting out of bed, but keeping busy somehow will help, I also have this 'lingering sadness' it seems it will never go away.

[pinkvilla]

Thank you guys for replying. It does get better on the days I talk out about my problems. It is caused by the problems in my relationship which I cannot leave due to various circumstances. But I am working on them and will try to move on if the relationship doesn't improve.