Thanks Arteest for your post and encouragement and thanks for the compliment too. Still having a rough day but i will get through it. Anyway, you are right, i just need to rest a bit more and maybe take a few naps lol So i will do as you suggest and take care of myself and and keep on going :) Thanks again :)
-Diva
Diva,
I hope you are feeling better today. I know about the sad and worn out thing. Sometimes just getting through the day can be an effort in (and of) itself. At least I finally stopped blaming my (ahem) age for my being tired a lot. I've even had to admit lately that taking a short "power nap" when I'm able has helped to boost me through those mid-evening doldrums. I guess my pride was standing in the way of admitting that I needed those naps. hmmmmmmmm. Guess I should take my own advice about taking care of ourselves more often, huh? lol Just remember that you're waging a battle - and every battle has it's cost. With panic and depression, often times the cost is our bodies. It wears us down day after day and our bodies react by trying to defend itself (and the best way for the body to repair is through rest).
I try to approach things from a logical point of view most times. It helps me to put things in perspective. You take care of you. Your posts are great, and I agree. You help a lot of people. So stay strong, chin up and keep on - keepin' on. :)
Arteest
Ok, well, i manged to go to my class and get throught it without freaking out or falling apart both of which i am happy. But i still feel quite messy and sad emotionnally which is keeping my anxiety at a higher level then i would like. I am having trouble challenging the idea i am not depressed or becoming depressed since i have had to rather rough weeks and have been really out of it and tired. This is making me anxious so i keep having to challenge my thoughts about panicking and not getting better. And because i have not been feeling up to anything because of being tired i haven't done my cognitive restructuring properly or my exposure work properly in many many days which i know is not helping... And finals making me soooo busy! Bleh! this is just a bad day!
I will try to go for a little nap to pick me up then i will try to get my term paper done so that will be at least one less thing to worry about.
-Later!
Here I am feeling afraid of being depressed again. I have a huge class to go to and must leave in a few minutes. I didn't feel worried about going but i did feel like crying. I am real exhausted and im drowning in term papers and barely managing to do them. Haven't done my exposure this week yet and all the new cool stuff i had learned i didn't aply. Now that makes me feel like i am depressed again and that in turn makes me freak out cause being depressed again is one of my worse fears. So right now i have to go to class and all i want to do is curl up in a ball and cry. I am now very anxious because i am afraid of the depression thing and i am having trouble challenging my thoughts about being depressed. I keep trying to tell myself ist is the end of my term and i am working hard and i am tired so it is ok to be lazier about the other stuff and it is ok to be tired and that it makes me more sad and that is ok too. That once i am done my term papers and have onnluy studying left to do i will feel better. But honestly i am scared right now and i want to just surl up cry and skip class and ... Anyway, i got to go, i guess this is just a bed day wherre i am tired, i will go to class, come home take a nap and do yet another term paper. Man, i need a hug this morning!
Later guys
-Diva
Yes thank you, you are right the venting did help me get through it and deal with it. then when i was done venting i challenged my fear of getting depressed again and the being sad thing didn't seem half as aweful. Actually had to challenge it more then once but it did help and i got through the day. Now i am feeling a bit better and getting ready for bed.
But thanks for reminding me it is ok to have a bad day and to be sad and such. Because of my past history of depression and the fear i have developped about it, it is easy for me to forget that fact: that everybody has sad days and that it is ok.
So thanks for your support and for helping me find my strength again. Tomorrow is another day. (lol in this case, it is past midnight so tomorrow is today but ah heck we all know what i mean
-Diva :p
Diva,
You had a bad day and are allowed to feel bad about it. Venting those emotions on paper or through tears is okay and it may make you feel better.
Hope this helps.
Danielle
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ok, i am tired today, i just finished my midterms and i am worried about my results and i learned that my dad is having trouble with his chemo therapy. this is a BAD day. I can't stop crying and now i am freaking out because i am afraid i won't get better from this anxiety thing and because i am panicking that i am getting depressed again.
I am just not dealing well with all this today! Please help me challenge this a bit. I am a bit overwhelmed and i don't know where to start and which thoughts need to be challeneged and are seperate from the others etc... Please just help me get a start on this so i can deal with this. I am having a hard day. And my anxiety about my dad has been generalizing to my husband etc... Please just help....
-Diva
I think i am doing ok. I try to challenge this as often as i can, i think i am starting to get a handle on how to do this. But thank you again :)
-Diva
Diva,
I'm glad I could help and I'll gladly help you or any other member if you experience further difficulties.
Doing okay so far?
Danielle
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Members,
Physical activity may help with raising your energy levels. It can be hard at first but start with a small goal and work your way up. Ex: 10 minute walk three times a week and increase the time as it those 10 minute walks get easier.
Just as Angel suggested, it's never a bad idea to consult your physician or a nutritionist regarding your diet. Your energy levels are depending on getting enough nutrients and enough calories throughout the day.
Hope this helps.
Danielle
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