The issue here is significant brain dysfunction that impairs self-care success. You should try coping with the after effects of cancer, its brutal treatment, PTSD, depression, CHRONIC unremitting pain, bullying at work, etc etc etc. Thank you so much.
Are you suffering from depression. To purchase this song: Someone Worth Dying For. It's not that I don't want to care, for some reason, I just don't. However, I'm wondering if someone (perhaps Dr. Serani) could give me a bit of advice.
As for eating, I usually get fast food or order from restaurants and have food delivered home or to my office, so naturally I'm super fat, 370lbs. Today is day 1 of the 31 days of depression series. I’m usually hit hardest around January, after the holidays. Why Does Self-Care Sometimes Feel So Hard.
Coping with depression requires daily self-care, even if you feel good. The 2 Faces of Narcissism: Can You Recognize Them? This phrase can help you set boundaries when you don't feel like imparting a long story or history of your condition. Here's how.
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Being forced to nap everyday. Or that were of such great importance. I've limited my alcohol as well. I never thought about a red flag of phase but now that I read this I realized some things I do when I am heading that way.
I'm not suicidal or homicidal I don't wish harm or good on anyone.
So what's the difference between having this and ADHD- Primarily Inattentive because I notice when i take my stimulant medication a lot of these issues go away. Looking after yourself, or self-care, is vital to physical, emotional and mental well-being. I sure hope so! I just don't really care anymore about anything. Today's my day for being brace enough to admit things WONT get any better. I have battled with depression for a few years.
My red flag is tiredness. When you have depression, it's easy to shrug chores off and say you'll do them later — fight that urge and live in the present. I think I will have a warm soak.....I WANT to go for a walk but the action of it, and the weather outside make just going outdoors overwhelming....has anyone out there had any luck with medication? Dear House Wife, Thanks for commenting. “You’ve got to believe” and we have to believe that God will in his owen time lift each one of us out of our depression situations.
And, it makes me so angry with myself, & even more so, Glad you found this a helpful read. A loving relationship can be an oasis in uncertain times, but nurturing it requires attention, honesty, openness, vulnerability, and gratitude. © 1996-2020 Everyday Health, Inc.
LOL!! Trying to heal solely on your own is a daunting task, so I'm glad to read you are in therapy and using Al-Anon support as well. They feel hopeless and helpless against the clutter and dirt, which reinforces depression. I will be praying for you. My boys/young men are healtlhy, and we are tight knit including my new husband, {married almost 2 years in Dec} I long for the sunshine to spray across my face daily, but not here in the PNW, that does not occur, but God, it sure would help. Also, I'm not sure if you are religious, but I learned recently to use the phrase "Well, God loves me". my red flag is : “I Cann’t be bothered” with anything, but once i get up and go and do it or take a walk it always helps……….. just listen to the words of the song So much so that I was planning on leaving a comment for the Doctor to express my gratitude, that I decided to just leave it here. What do I do? Remember.. only you know who you are... people who say and do hurtful things.. they're are projecting they're pain onto you.
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I can recognize the highs and lows (wish the highs would last as long as the lows) and pull myself out of both but I can not bring myself to love or want to care for myself.
Sometimes I feel like running away and I don't want to talk to anybody.
4. It is so difficult, I struggle to prepare for the next day- knowing I have to go to work. Please let me feel it in my heavy heart. I wish you recovery soon... and thank you for your comment. I am beyond numb. In short, self-care is care provided for you, by you. I just wanted to let you know that I enjoyed your comment! I'm quite protective of my self-care plan, making sure my family and friends respect my catnaps, tea drinking and music listening.
It's not that I don't want to care, for some reason, I just don't. Learn coping skills that can help you stay on top of your housework. A breakthrough treatment relieves symptoms fast but requires IV injection over two-plus days and carries a hefty price tag. What is the information again for you book?
To see others struggling with shame, poor decisions, poor health.. loving each other despite it all. Thank you. My warning sign is for sure when I take on the attitude that I really REALLY don’t! The 1st sign I'm heading toward the road to depression is when I start thinking, "I don't care. I once heard that the opposite of love isn’t hate–it’s indifference. Depression is a state of complete and utter depletion, and recovery comes sooner when you take the time to see, feel, hear, taste and touch. Sheila from To Love, Honor and Vacuum! Thanks for sharing your insight, Beth!
I've dealt with depression for about 8 years now, and go to a psychologist and I'm on a psychiatric treatment of lexapro and welbutrin. When I become self-deprecating I know there is a turn coming on.
Your participation in this series is voluntary and Melinda Todd is not legally responsible for any choices or actions of participants. Sign up for our Mental Health and Mood Disorders Newsletter! Sounds like you may be experiencing some detachment or "cognitive fog", which are symptoms of depression. I could sleep all day and all night and still be tired. But there is hope. I believe that when you feel like you don't care about anything, the truth is that you are actually caring about a lot and your empathy is overloaded.
I'm a big believer in making sure you feed your five senses when you live with any chronic illness. AND why do I not do the things I KNOW I NEED to do, such as pray?
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Don’t let depression force you to live in a messy house. One of the ways to foster this recovery is to create a self-care program. Aslo have you looked at the video/song called “Hide my Soul” by Avalon? I am usually in bed by 11pm. I have 3 boys who were young when things occured and now my youngest deals with some anger issues/some normal issues of teens but I get angry again at my EX for what he did. I’m not one for the whole positivity thing either—I’ll take Barbara Ehrenreich and Voltaire over Norman Vincent Peale any day, thanks much.
I have victory in many. But even more meaningful to recognize is how they help boost frontal lobe functioning. or should I try to make small changes without meds? 4) Keep a routine. Sometimes I have to get into my old journals to read the truth of what I’ve written in the past about what God says over me, to find the strength to fight!
In only a matter of weeks, at most, I am back to being completely shut down physically, and thinking certain thoughts I probably shouldn't.
I'm lucky if I have a few good days, maybe a few weeks then boom! Everyday Health is among the federally registered trademarks of Everyday Health, Inc. and may not be used by third parties without explicit permission.
But it’s also about identifying your own unique needs and taking steps to meet them—like making the time to do things that nurture you, as well as activities that keep you healthy. Once I recognize what is happening, I begin to combat it with the truth. I have a few places to start but this is not an exhaustive list. Best of luck to you and your fight with the black dog. But they led to bigger ones.
A rainbow, a chirping bird, a perfect cup of tea. I eat something, get back on the Internet, and the next thing I know is that it's about 10 pm and I need to take my medicine.