Hi, I don't know if theres already a board/topic or whatever on this, but I have had issues and still have issues with depression, normally I write to make myself feel better but it hasn't worked this time. Heres something to help you understand how I'm feeling.
Just the way I’m feeling
I move forward along the path,
Quickly stepping over puddles,
Minding the obstacles in the way.
But as the path steepens and narrows
And the sky gets darker
I find the route blocked,
Vines wrap round my ankle
Wrap around my throat
My energy falls
My motivation takes a nap
Everything just falls apart
Everything that once seemed so simple
I have taken for granted
But it has now all fallen apart
Nothing works anymore
The shadows have the floor
And all I have are
Old memories
And broken dreams
Damn technology
It’s not all it seems
has anyone any ideas of how to just relax, to let it all go, has anyone got any tips,
P.S. Sorry if this is in the wrong place I didn't know where to put it.
Depression
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I think, like most people, i do feel down sometimes, but the thing is I can't exactly deal with it, so I tend to "plod on" regardless, and let it all sort out.
As far as relaxing goes, I have a few "tricks" I tend to do:
1: Grab a long, warm soak in the bath, preferably with a book and/or your favourite music playing
2: grab yourself a serving of your favourite meal, whatever it may be
3: I tend to go for a spin in the car, as it's somthing i find relaxing
If these don't work, the other thing you could do is talk so someone or us here on the forum
PS: if this advice is rubbish, feel free to ignore it
As far as relaxing goes, I have a few "tricks" I tend to do:
1: Grab a long, warm soak in the bath, preferably with a book and/or your favourite music playing
2: grab yourself a serving of your favourite meal, whatever it may be
3: I tend to go for a spin in the car, as it's somthing i find relaxing
If these don't work, the other thing you could do is talk so someone or us here on the forum
PS: if this advice is rubbish, feel free to ignore it
i go through periods of extreme lowness for a couple of days them extreme highness for weeks ( doctor seems to think bipolar am not convinced myself thou) i have no idea wen i am down i am feeling this way so i guess wen am a bit down i wanna be on my own and sleep so am afraid am no use, but my ex had really bad depression it is tough but there is light at the end of the tunnel and wont last for ever, perhaps do something u really enjoying doing to lift yur spirits. nutrition can also play a major part in depression to as depression is due to a chemical imbalence in the brain.
my aviator reminds me not to do what i always do
i've had depression for a long long time now...i always thought that i could make myself better, and every time i tried that, it would work for a few days but eventually i'd be back where i started. i always thought that taking tablets for it was a weird idea...how could tablets change how you think and feel about things?!
but eventually i realised that i just couldn't cope, and a really supportive friend who knew a lot about depression helped me and i've been taking anti-depressants for a few months now.
i actually feel like a completely diffrent person now....i know it's not all down to the tablets as i've been making a real effort to try new things and to do things that i enjoy rather than just sitting about being miserable. but i'm definitely happier now and i'm glad of that
but eventually i realised that i just couldn't cope, and a really supportive friend who knew a lot about depression helped me and i've been taking anti-depressants for a few months now.
i actually feel like a completely diffrent person now....i know it's not all down to the tablets as i've been making a real effort to try new things and to do things that i enjoy rather than just sitting about being miserable. but i'm definitely happier now and i'm glad of that
I have had depression and anxiety for a long time... The tablets work as they correct a chemical imbalance in the brain.... I think depression can be hard to understand, unless you have experienced it yourself... I do not want to wish it on anyone else.....
Drama is life with the dull bits cut out...
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robyn
i had v complicated problems with depression and anxiety as a teenager, and although im much improoved i still have the tendacy to slip back down. for me i find its really hard cause my mum had lots of mental heath issues and so i feel as if part of what i struugle with is learned behaviour cause iv never had normalacy. also my adhd means i go up and down all the time, which is difficult to cope with, even with meds
Last month I had a scary time when it all just got too much for me. I've suffered from it now for eight years. Had to talk to someone because I just felt I couldn't say anything because I hate myself when I have it and I felt very odd about being like that, like "why am I weird?" and "whats so weird bout me that I can't be who I want to be". I bottled it all up.
Still have to arrange to talk to someone about it properly because I'm scared when it'll happen next. Need some coping stratagies.
Most of it was relieved because I didn't know I was dyspraxic and carrying that weight around with me for years just thinking I was a freak of nature or something because I couldn't be perfect or what I percieved to be perfect, in other words..
Finding out three or so weeks ago that I have dyspraxia helped me understand it wasn't all down to me being a bad person but how I'm wired. I'm a perfectionist. Couldn't understand why things weren't so perfect for me and I blamed myself so I became hard on myself. Not a good place to be. My dad was very hard on me as a kid.. too hard. He's a perfectionist.
Now I'm taking things at a pace to suit me and understanding my strengths and weaknesses is helping. Just like I'm getting to know myself better. Putting two and two together and finally getting four because just being 3.9 or 4.1 wasn't any good. Square peg, round hole, etc.
Talk to someone who can help you, don't keep it to yourself. My tutor at college was understanding and accepting of my dyspraxia. Turned out he was the right person to speak to about it because I didn't know he worked with people with spld's. I can be myself now because I'm not scared anymore that people will think I'm weird and quiet. I felt I had to be weird and quiet because people would think I had something wrong with me like I was a nutter or something (other people had told me this), so I kept myself hidden away. He said I can talk to him any time about it, and I now have a support teacher to help me with my written work. I was coping alone before. I know what I'm good at now and accepting of the things I'm not so good at and I know I can talk to someone about it and they can talk back to me about it.
Hope you feel better soon. Hang on.
Still have to arrange to talk to someone about it properly because I'm scared when it'll happen next. Need some coping stratagies.
Most of it was relieved because I didn't know I was dyspraxic and carrying that weight around with me for years just thinking I was a freak of nature or something because I couldn't be perfect or what I percieved to be perfect, in other words..
Finding out three or so weeks ago that I have dyspraxia helped me understand it wasn't all down to me being a bad person but how I'm wired. I'm a perfectionist. Couldn't understand why things weren't so perfect for me and I blamed myself so I became hard on myself. Not a good place to be. My dad was very hard on me as a kid.. too hard. He's a perfectionist.
Now I'm taking things at a pace to suit me and understanding my strengths and weaknesses is helping. Just like I'm getting to know myself better. Putting two and two together and finally getting four because just being 3.9 or 4.1 wasn't any good. Square peg, round hole, etc.
Talk to someone who can help you, don't keep it to yourself. My tutor at college was understanding and accepting of my dyspraxia. Turned out he was the right person to speak to about it because I didn't know he worked with people with spld's. I can be myself now because I'm not scared anymore that people will think I'm weird and quiet. I felt I had to be weird and quiet because people would think I had something wrong with me like I was a nutter or something (other people had told me this), so I kept myself hidden away. He said I can talk to him any time about it, and I now have a support teacher to help me with my written work. I was coping alone before. I know what I'm good at now and accepting of the things I'm not so good at and I know I can talk to someone about it and they can talk back to me about it.
Hope you feel better soon. Hang on.
I know what you mean .
I'm feeling very depressed at the moment. have had it for years although it's all up and down really.
when i'm not depressed i can't remember what it's like and start to think that maybe there's nothing wrong with me at all
I have been given antidepressants but i've always been reluctant to take them so have never actually tried them .
I also think mite be bi polar in which case they wouldn't work anyway.
As both my parents have mental health problems . my dad's bipolar and so is his mum and his brothers it's a reall worry for me.
I
I'm feeling very depressed at the moment. have had it for years although it's all up and down really.
when i'm not depressed i can't remember what it's like and start to think that maybe there's nothing wrong with me at all
I have been given antidepressants but i've always been reluctant to take them so have never actually tried them .
I also think mite be bi polar in which case they wouldn't work anyway.
As both my parents have mental health problems . my dad's bipolar and so is his mum and his brothers it's a reall worry for me.
I
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robyn
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robyn
not apriori, however one obvious test would be if someone responded well to meds for adhd then they wouldnt be diagnosed as biopolar cause true bipolar, without mood stabelisers, tend to react badly to drugs that affect noradrenilin, like stimulants or strattera, or the anti depressants that are sometimes used if stimulants arnt sutible.
However, considering that theres such a high co morbidity between dyspraxia and other neuro diverse conditions (between 40 and 80%) it would make alot of sence to look into adhd as a reason first. Its also common for people with neuro diverse conditions to be depressed, especially if undiagnosed, so that along with hyperactivty and lack of attention could easily be assumed to be bipolar. theres plenty of info out there on adhd if you look. Most dr etc prefer to diagnose mental health problems before looking at learning difficulties cause mental health probs have meds to treat them, plus learning difficulties are not often considered if your intelligent, which is a debilitating myth.
However, considering that theres such a high co morbidity between dyspraxia and other neuro diverse conditions (between 40 and 80%) it would make alot of sence to look into adhd as a reason first. Its also common for people with neuro diverse conditions to be depressed, especially if undiagnosed, so that along with hyperactivty and lack of attention could easily be assumed to be bipolar. theres plenty of info out there on adhd if you look. Most dr etc prefer to diagnose mental health problems before looking at learning difficulties cause mental health probs have meds to treat them, plus learning difficulties are not often considered if your intelligent, which is a debilitating myth.
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I know this is depressing sorry
Death, despair and aggravation
Life is nothing more
In this world there is no motivation
Life is just a bore
Across the land depression moves
Life is low and cold
In this world there are no truths
Life is growing old
Death, despair and aggravation
Life is nothing more
In this world there is no motivation
Life is just a bore
Across the land depression moves
Life is low and cold
In this world there are no truths
Life is growing old
DySpRaXiA dOeSnT mAkE lIfE hArDeR, jUsT mOrE cOmPlIcAtEd.