[rrr1]

i am finding it really hard to get out of bed everyday.seems like when im sleeping and thats if i get any sleep that thats the only time im not depressed.and all i want to do is stay home i dont even wanna go out.i hate being like this.if i do get any sleep i wake up 4 times or more a nite for some reason.any of you feel the same way?

I can identify in a lot of ways. It's just that my preferred location is the sofa instead of the bed. And no, I don't want to go anywhere. Most weeks, the only place I go is to my T's office. And even then, showering and doing all the things that I need to do to get ready feels overwhelming and makes me tired. I already don't sleep much due to a recurring nightmare, so I'm tired enough to begin with! My T is telling me to push myself a little harder about the going out. I did last night, so that she won't think of me as uncooperative. But I spent a lot of the time feeling pissed at her for "making" me do this.

[rrr1]

that must of been hard to go out like that.i try to go out once a day but when i see people and hear them talk it upsets me and i just come home.im not working so all i do is stay home.i dont even know how id work i dont even like being around anyone at all.now all i worry about all day is am i going to get any sleep tonight.i hate being like this.when i wake up i kinda have the shakes sometimes cause im so upset im like this.i to find it hard to shower i take very fast shower now and i have cut my hair short so i dont have to shower to long.

[droopy55]

Hi rrr1,

I am suffering from some of your same symptoms. I prefer to sleep all day long when I am in my depressive state. It's my escape also from the almost crippling anxiety I have. As long as I'm asleep, I'm not thinking anxious or depressive thoughts.

I, too, don't like to get out of the house unless I just absolutely have to. And taking a shower is such a chore.

You may need to see your pdoc for an adjustment in meds. I had an adjustment in mine but I haven't changed yet. I just got them.

Take care and I hope you get to feeling much better. I know that it is frustrating. I wish I could give you some better advice but I'm in the same boat as you are.

droopy

[wisewoman]

Hey, there is a theme here. Some of us have chatted in chat about what an effort it is to shower and dress. I too want to stay in bed and don't want to go out to work etc. But I have to. I support my family. For me I am unclear if it's depression and I need a med change, or grief. There is a third possibility, that it is related to the pain meds I take. bed is my favorite place. sleep is my favorite state. I hope we all find things to be awake and alive for.

[(JD)]

Wait wait wait!! We're supposed to get out of bed?????Who knew?

[Wants2Fly]

I find it hard to move when I am depressed. Even when I am well and happy, I think sleep is wonderful, a great hobby IMHO. Of course, when I am well and happy, I am less likely to sleep more than 8 hours, and more likely to want to shower, eat.

When I am depressed, I sit like a lump, TV on in the background, computer on my lap, and it's hard to get motivated to leave the chair to go to the bathroom.

Yup, been there, didn't like it.

[shakes]

Everyday it seems to be a fight to get out of bed. I too sleep horribly at night and tend to wake up several times. I wake up feeling exhausted and never well rested.
Depression stinks like that. It can make us feel lethargic and tired all the time. It can take a lot of effort to want to motivate ourselves to get up and move.
If I really feel as though I am feeling crappy I usually allow myself a little extra time in bed, even if it is just cuddling and not sleeping. Sooner or later though I tell myself. "Get up you cannot stay here forever."
Do you have a therapist? This should be something you should talk to him/her about.

Stay strong,
Jessica

[rrr1]

yes i just got a therapist a woman.i use to have 2 other therapists but they both left and they were both males.i feel kinda dumb talking to a woman but i hope shes nice and it works out.cause i hate living like this and feeling like this really takes alot out of a person it really does.god bless you.

[Kayleigh]

I can't EVER get enough sleep. One of those things where "too much is never enough." And on that note, I think I'm gonna go back to bed.

[saudade]

Honey, BED is the place to be :-)
At least two of the best things I know, Sleep and Sex, I like to do in bed :-)

you know

[shakes]

*LOL* I second that!

Jessica

[(JD)]

*sex* what is that again? sigh. if you are depressed and can still do that, then that's a good thing. Though I am no longer married, I recall that lack of sex is often the main complaint of the spouse with regards to their spouse's depression. At least I don't have that to consider.

I like wtf's comment... it's hard to MOVE when depressed...

[wisewoman]

Hmm, wanna comment here, ahh sex can feel really nice to a sad person needing to connect. TMI?

[MontanaKimberly]

I'm out of bed and dressed... What more do you want?