Hello folks,

someone a while ago posted about morning depression. Sorry, I can't remember who that was. Does anyone else feel like a human zombie in the mornings...even after getting out of bed...really, really heavy and slow....pushing so hard just to get the shower done and clothes on etc Sometimes my body feels like lead. It wears off slowly as the day progresses.

Then on the other side, basically as soon as the sun goes down...I feel a sense of dread...even if everything is going fine. I feel it in my stomach...look outside at the darkness and then the anxious thoughts start because my mind? or body? thinks something terrible is about to happen. Even though it's not.

Best I can do is be mindful about these patterns and work very hard to push through.

Does this sound like any of you? If so, how do you deal with it? Any tricks you've learned to get yourself to move faster in the morning? Or to prevent or lessen the "dread" when the sun goes down? I should mention that I am in good physical health. I had all of that checked just in case. For a while I was convinced that a different diet could help me not to be a morning zombie but after hours and hours of research I gave up on that idea.

I don't take anti-depressants (never worked for me) and I'm not a huge fan of pharmaceuticals in general (though each to their own). Any holistic ideas...or herbal options that helped you...would be great. Thanks.

[Skeezyks]

Yes I'm pretty-much a human zombie in the morning. I've never been a morning person. I may get up early (more-so in the summer than in the winter.) But it takes me until around noon to actually wake up. Still I fight through it & do what needs to be done. I also tend to be flooded with a lot of compulsive intrusive & negative thoughts in the morning as well. I've tried various things to deal with this. But, over time, I've just come to accept that this is the way it is for me & I just allow it to be there... because it already is. (I'm also not on any psych med's, or any other types of med's either for that matter.)

I don't tend to experience a sense of dread as it gets dark. I've always loved the peace & quiet of the deep night. As I've aged, I do sometimes have gentle waves of a kind-of generalized fear & paranoia that wash over me. I presume it's all, to a large extent, related to getting old along with the high levels of generalized anxiety I've always had. They're not overwhelming or significantly disturbing. I don't have any suggestions for this sort of thing. I simply meet it all with mindfulness & compassionate abiding.

[MickeyCheeky]

I'm so sorry, HopefullyLost1211 I can relate to what you wrote. I feel a sense of dread as well when it gets dark. I don't know what may be the cause, unfortunately. Maybe it's because I know the day is over and tomorrow is going to be another busy day. Or maybe I just don't like the dark. Perhaps it just affects our moods. I'm sorry I don't have a lot of advice to give. I feel like these things are relatively normal though. Not everyone is a morning or night person. You're definitely not alone in this. I guess we just need to carry on with our day and find new ways to cope with it. It's not easy, I know. But it can be done. Please don't give up. Remember that we're here for you if you need it. We'll listen to what you have to say and won't judge you. Feel free to vent here as much as you want. Keep writing here if it helps. I'm here for you as well if you need it. Feel free to PM me anytime. Let me know if I can do something to help you. Wish you good luck! Let us know how it goes. Sending many hugs to you

I love the mornings/ evenings.

my problem is the afternoon

my depression is always worse from around 12 PM in the afternoon, until, I'd say, about 6 PM in the evening.

if their's anything I need doing, it's before 12 or after 6

I have dreadful feelings in the mornings, especially when I wake up before getting out of bed. After eating breakfast, I feel better but still have some dreadful feelings. If I'm busy during the day, my mind is off of myself, so that helps. If not busy, then I get centered around myself and that can get me into trouble with my mind. It's much better for me in the evenings. Probably because I feel like I made it through the whole day and nothing went very wrong.

[Carmina]

Originally Posted by HopefullyLost1211

Hello folks,

someone a while ago posted about morning depression. Sorry, I can't remember who that was. Does anyone else feel like a human zombie in the mornings...even after getting out of bed...really, really heavy and slow....pushing so hard just to get the shower done and clothes on etc Sometimes my body feels like lead. It wears off slowly as the day progresses.

Yes, really have to push through it most days.