I'm sorry that you feel down. I feel sad, too. I know how difficult it can be to shake it off. One important thing to remember is that being around people, even strangers can make you feel much better, but if they are the
wrong people, like ones that don't treat you well, then it can worsen those feelings. Getting out of the house and interacting helps me. My primary motivation to come back and finish college was to help with my feelings of loneliness.
Medications can help, I do think you should see your primary. Be careful though, I was having serious anxiety a few months ago, my doctor added Valium and Lexapro and I think has caused some negative side effects (in addition to my Seroquel XR and Halcion). The afternoon anxiety has certainly lessened, but I feel incredibly sad. So sad, and my cognitive function has markedly declined since then. I have to wait until the end of the month to see him again. I can barely study, all my medications are essentially sedatives.
For quick fixes, I notice that I feel better when listening to music, doing things with my daughter outside of the home (even things like taking her specimen hunting), and pretty much any activity that keeps me preoccupied and distracted, out of the house, makes me instantly feel better.
There are different kinds of depression, and most people experience a spell at least once, it's also sometimes a normal reaction to circumstances, the environment, and under some health conditions or medications. Chronic depression or any type that prevents you from functioning normally is the most serious. Still, even a short blue spell can cause you to miss out on things you wouldn't have otherwise. You shouldn't be ashamed about it or be too hard on yourself. Oftentimes it's a sign that manifests in people when they are under stress from others or their circumstances, in those cases, it's not a mental health problem, the root cause of the problem should be addressed first, like removal of that stress, before medications are taken. Relationships, jobs, financial problems, and crisis can also trigger depression.
Remember, it will not last forever, it can worsen, but it will eventually get better with time, as long as you are actively working on improving yourself and addressing causes, it's rarely ever
just a problem with brain chemistry. It's almost always a signal that something needs to change. I think of it as a warning sign. It's also important to tell people that care about you how you are feeling, this is also something every good doctor wants their patients to inform them about. I hope that you feel better soon MsDeckard, hang in there and keep trying to motivate yourself!
Evo said:
I volunteered at Jazz festivals, horse races, car races, meet and greats at oceanside hotels. Actually, my manager signed me up for all of these, he'd hand me a calendar at the first of the month with all of the places I would be volunteering.
That is so cool Evo! What a fun boss! It would be great to wake up everyday with strict instructions to have fun. Eternal childhood. I would certainly be obedient to those orders.
