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Dec 06, 2012, 08:05 PM
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Something came up in therapy about me not looking after myself, ie not taking meds i need, not eating properly, not going to the dr's when i need to etc
Do many of you struggle with self-care? If so do you know why you struggle?
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Dec 06, 2012, 08:13 PM
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Very much so....
When going through bouts of depression and intense migraines, I have a tendency to slack on self care - especially in the areas of sleep regularity, eating meals and taking action with even the most simplest of tasks. Lack of motivation and just simply giving up come to mind as reasons for it...when the lack of energy strikes and the weight of depression gets me down, I don't even bother to get the mail....
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Dec 06, 2012, 08:24 PM
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yes this is the issue i am dealing with in T .my diabedes is out of controle and SIing and all .it has caused huge problems right now in T
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Dec 06, 2012, 08:30 PM
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Granite, why is it causing problems in therapy?
Sometimes i don't leave the house for 10 days straight, don't even get dressed. I'll go without food rather than go out to supermarket. I'm not depressed right now tho, i don't know what stops me from taking my meds, i see them sitting there and deliberately don't take them.
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Dec 07, 2012, 12:03 AM
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I have a list on my mirror of self care things I have to do. I don't shop but 1x a month, I usually make a list on line then go in the middle of the night. My struggle is because I can not predict what my mood will be any given day.
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Dec 07, 2012, 01:13 AM
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I have trouble with it. For me, its feelings of worthlessness. I have trouble getting my teeth brushed, i dont style my hair, i wear old baggy clothes ,i dont leave the house except to go to work, i am not nice to myself, i dont eat right.Its also depression.
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Dec 07, 2012, 02:43 AM
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yes
it's a constant problem
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Dec 07, 2012, 08:05 AM
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I really struggle with this. I don't usually notice that I am, but my T does, and will offer me extra support.
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Dec 07, 2012, 08:53 AM
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I have been known to not bother to take diabetes and high blood pressure meds. My pdoc says I need to treat myself better with self care especially when I am self harming. Something that is very hard to do when I hate myself so much. |
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Dec 07, 2012, 09:32 AM
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I used to, very badly. A therapist told me to make a choice to do one thing every day. At the time I chose hygene. I would brush my teeth, take a shower, put on fresh jammies and climb back into bed. After several weeks I added eating whole fruits or veggies several times a day. Then I added vitamins. Then getting dressed....etc, etc.
You need to start somewhere. Pick one thing you aren't currently doing and do it for several weeks. You feel better....honestly. Just one thing.
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Dec 07, 2012, 10:39 AM
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i struggle with this too..........my medicine is right there...all i have to do is take off the cap and swallow the pill....but ill just shrug it off and walk away. and i eat awful awful awful. Mcdonalds 3 times a day anyone?
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Dec 07, 2012, 10:54 AM
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I think that it has something to do with how we value ourselves. It is bi-directional. If you don't feel you are valuable you won't take care of yourself but if you take care of yourself it will affect how valuable you feel you are. Likewise, if you don't take care of yourself it will reinforce that you don't feel that you are valuable.
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Dec 08, 2012, 06:33 AM
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Yes, I have some problems with this as well. Like was said, even the simplest tasks are the hardest and if I lived alone I could bet that I would be even worse. I hate going anywhere to shop (especially without one of my guardians) and I can not really drive because I can not predict when I will have a tactile hallucination (which is normally being slapped or hit on the head) or when the voices will get so loud I get on the wrong side of the road. So I am deeply grateful for my guardians.
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