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Apr 13, 2016, 07:03 PM
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Lately I have been getting out more and being more social. I have felt pretty good. However, I have felt like there's something that stops me from experiencing full happiness. I thought about it for awhile and came to the conclusion that it's me.
I got so used to laying around all day being depressed that I actually miss it in a way as odd as that sounds. I have had a huge lifestyle change recently moving to another state and am now in a day treatment program 4 days a week. Maybe part of it is it's a little overwhelming, going from doing nothing to being busy most of the week and I'm not letting myself feel joy fully because I'm kinda sad about the loss of my former lazy lifestyle? Does that make any sense at all? LOL Probably not. If anyone relates feel free to share. Not sure why I made this thread. Just felt like putting it here out of my mind I guess. Sent from my A463BG using Tapatalk
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“All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.” -St. Francis of Assisi Diagnosis: Schizoaffective disorder Bipolar type PTSD Social Anxiety Disorder Anorexia Binge/Purge type |
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Apr 13, 2016, 07:10 PM
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Actually, it makes total sense, just a weird kind of sense.
It became your normal. Now that that normal is being shaken up, your mind isn't totally sure how to adjust. Maybe some of the lingering negativity too makes you feel like it's wrong for you to be happy (at least, that's what happens to me when I'm in a less-depressed state). I don't know how to get past it, but I can tell you it's not that weird. |
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Apr 13, 2016, 07:54 PM
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Apr 13, 2016, 07:56 PM
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Yes, it is possible to be comfortable with your condition even if you don't like it or are in pain with it. That does not mean you don't want to get better, but it is usually painful to make big changes even positive ones. Like anything else in life, the more you do the things you thought you couldn't do the easier it will be and one day you will look back and see how far you have come.
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Apr 14, 2016, 08:32 AM
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I understand completely. I, too, have been doing better lately. But it has hit me that i'm scared to take the next steps into wellness. I don't like my depression, but i'm scared of what's on the other side of that doorway. What if I fail? What if I let other people down again? What if I let myself down again? I don't know where to go from here. How do we keep walking forward when the fear is dragging us back?!
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