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Jul 28, 2014, 12:29 AM
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My depression is so severe that I find it difficult or impossible to motivate myself to do things that I've read might be helpful, such as exercise or volunteering. Sometimes it feels like it's all for nothing, as our society puts such a high premium on youth, and I'm at the far end of middle age.
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Jul 28, 2014, 05:18 PM
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Hello, deadpoet. Does your treatment team know how you feel? Whatever the team is doing is not working. Adjustments are in order.
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Jul 28, 2014, 06:38 PM
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That is how it is for me. When it is real severe I cannot even get enough motivation to shower. Forcing myself to do those suggested things is impossible or if I can they don't help. They do very much help if it is moderate. Then it does make a difference.
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Jul 28, 2014, 06:45 PM
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I have had many times feeling as you describe...
Right now, I am 61yo and on an upswing----feeling good, getting out and about, I think working at summer camp (I am an RN) is really helpful, as is doing school nursing when I can----(& being grandma helps too)----kids really don't care about your age when it comes down to it, as long as you are interested in them---and the energy is contagious.....I walk, I sprint, I ride a bicycle and jump in the lake to swim---it feels damn good. (...hard to imagine those days of going to work, to come home and nesting in the corner of the couch...talking myself out of doing anything...nothing mattering...-----though I know it could happen again...) Hang in there, try to push something, dancing to music that makes you happy, in private if need be...climb a tree...silly things sometimes are the best...
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Jul 28, 2014, 06:50 PM
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#6
Jul 28, 2014, 07:12 PM
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I can so relate!
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Jul 28, 2014, 09:50 PM
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I feel exactly the same and it is getting worse everyday. I have moments of feeling good, but these are becoming very small. I have been suffering from depression for several years now.
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Jul 29, 2014, 05:16 AM
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When I notice I just get up and get in the shower naturally for no reason it means I am starting to come out of it.
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The "paradox" is only a conflict between reality and your feeling of what reality "ought to be." -- Richard Feynman Major Depressive Disorder Anxiety Disorder with some paranoid delusions thrown in for fun. Recovering Alcoholic and Addict Possibly on low end of bi polar spectrum...trying to decide. Male, 50 Fetzima 80mg Lamictal 100mg Remeron 30mg for sleep Klonopin .5mg twice a day, cutting this back |
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Jul 29, 2014, 05:59 AM
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Wow that is me no anything without tremendous effort and that is to brush my teeth but I am just starting on a new treatment after being med free for a couple mths. I would think your dr's need to change something or if your like me not on anything maybe it's time to try something.
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Jul 29, 2014, 11:01 AM
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I'm treatment resistant, so I routinely try new meds. Nothing works.
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Jul 29, 2014, 07:39 PM
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hey OP, hey guys you are not alone I feel the same way sometimes. I feel I don't want to get out off bed, feel like sleeping, tossing can't concentrate on sleeping, ect...these are all symptoms of depression obviously. I have learned to conditioned my brain on how to react in situations like these. I try to cheat my self that instead of going through this down state, I'm actually in fact just having a headache, a bad stomach digestion or some other non-depressive related reaction and I get myself up, and go do an activity even though I don't feel like doing it.
Like right now for instance I'm at barnes&noble with my 7yrs old kid enjoying with him and at the same time venting my mind. All these things help. I'm very tired being at work for 8hrs like everybody else, the alternative is to stay at home, lay down and do nothing considered non-productive. please hang in there and make such efforts to go out for a jogging or bike ride trip or just go to a nearby starbucks or b&n and little by little try doing such activities more often.
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