Hi... Help Me

Hi For All,
I'm student of occupational therapy. I haven't complete picture about what people with depression will suffer from in means of daily function and daily routine.

I hope that some explain his/her story, That's will be useful to me.


Please add any relevant interested information related to medications and strategies of treatment

thanx
bye

um..so you are asking for our daily struggles, right? well, for me, whne i'm down, i just can't get out of bed, if i do, then i face life, and things being hard, and things not going well for me, people not likeing me, things not being easy, so i wnat to just roll over and go back to peaceful dreaming sleep forever, to escape haveing to live a suckey existense, but right now, everyhtings getting better, thats just what it's like when it's bad

Hi Moramind,
Thanks for describing your experience with depression, I hope that other can provide me with detailed information about what they faced in functional abilities, emotions and performance problems.


Thanks for your post. Hope that you get better,..


bye

Thanx For All,

I really want more about how your daily routine affected by having depression.
How does you spend your time. can you describe a typical day to you?


thnx for every one

I have written extensively about how I deal with depression on my web site. Basically, I use support groups, exercise, writing in a journal, and cognitive therapy. I eat a balanced diet and take flax seed.

My methods work for me; I used to take a lot of meds, but I've been off of them for years now. However, I do have my ups and downs. I learned that I can force my muscles to move my body around, no matter how low I feel. Once I climb out of bed and start doing what I have to do, I feel better. I would guess that the right meds would keep me perfectally level and happy all the time, but I chose to not use them one day at a time. Many people seem to get great help with meds only. Some of us experience a lot of side effects. I still remember the 100 pounds that I had to work off as a result of my years on psychotropic medication.

Jim S

ouch* i only had to loose about 10, but it was a struggle!

I get up and take a lot of medication and then go through the day as a ball of anxiety and depression and misery.

I find I don't have an appetite and so don't eat properly over long periods of time, and I sleep and cry a lot. Not being active or eating results in my muscles wasteing and my body acheing.

After I have been crying I feel exhausted, my body aches again and I get hadaches.

My energy levels are very low and so when I do try to buisy myself I quickly get tired and feel I need to flop down and sleep.

When I try to complete a task i.e. washing the dishes I find it very hard to keep my mind on focused, I often realise that I have been standing still for minutes, or I begin to cry because my thoughts become dark. Generally tasks take much longer to complete than usuall.

pat---lets smoke up, it's grrrreeeeaaaaaaaaaat for anxiety:)

and ..., wow, go to a therapist, you sound like you have major depression, and you need to get help before it gets worse, when mine gets bad, i have "psychotic features" and i start seeing things, like people, lights, hence my signature, um and just anything? and i hear voices too, it's scary, so get some help sweetie, thats what i did before it got worse last time, and it's what i'm doing this time:)

moramind wrote:pat---lets smoke up, it's grrrreeeeaaaaaaaaaat for anxiety:)

and ..., wow, go to a therapist, you sound like you have major depression, and you need to get help before it gets worse, when mine gets bad, i have "psychotic features" and i start seeing things, like people, lights, hence my signature, um and just anything? and i hear voices too, it's scary, so get some help sweetie, thats what i did before it got worse last time, and it's what i'm doing this time:)

hey its ok man thanks for the support but i am starting to feel better... i think. i hope that this isnt one of those times when you think you are getting better only to feelt twice as bad as you ever did two days later. i think that the prozac is starting to have a positive impact on my mood.