1. The thought of achieving simple tasks (like making a phone call etc) seems overwhelming.
2. I feel weighed down by the enormity of my own insignificance.
3. I would really like there to be a "restore to factory settings" button on me.
Hello from my sofa. My sofa is my default place these days. This is my second bout of depression in three years and I kind of feel a bit of a fraud about it, as my life now is not nearly as awful, stressful and hard as it was three years ago.
Yet, I do have some classic depression triggers going on:
I've been out of work for a year, constant rejection from job applications really takes its toll.
I'm a lone parent - although I am now in a supportive relationship.
I have a child on the Autism Spectrum - did you know parents of teenage boys with Asperger's Syndrome are more likely to suffer from social isolation, depression, anger and anxiety?
I am in receipt of Social Security Benefits - this provides about enough to live on, but the bills just keep on coming. Money worries are almost always present.
I have low self esteem, eat myself silly and am consequently very overweight.
I'm now on 60mg Prozac a day. My aims are to do a little exercise every day, to tackle things one task at a time, to eat a little healthier, and now to follow this programme.
