How are you feeling?

DespairSoul

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I catch cold last two days i felt sucky, but now is little better so a lot tea helps it is great to drink hot tea and sweat a lot. Otherwise i have to go with mine stomach to ambulance so we will see what will be if they can help or not..but this will be Monday.
 

Entangled

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Ugh sleepy!! Pulled an all-nighter last night. Why do I swear that I wont procrastinate anymore... and yet I still do?!
 

Graeme1988

Hie yer hence from me heath!
Trying my best to stay positive about things, despite the family problems going on around me. It's not easy. Feeling a bit overwhelmed at the moment. ::(:
 

coyote

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I'm feeling a bit frazzy. I tolerated blurry reading until I got my reading glasses - now reading is fine, but my eyes don't adjust back to normal vision very quickly. Its disorientating and makes work even less enjoyable.

i'm still trying to adjust to wearing bifocal lenses

unfortunately, the bifocal contacts didn't work very well

so it's glasses all the time for me now :[
 
Trying my best to stay positive about things, despite the family problems going on around me. It's not easy. Feeling a bit overwhelmed at the moment. ::(:

It's great that you try to stay positive, wonderful attitude even though it might be overwhelming. *hug*
I know it's hard to be in this atmosphere, I hope things will change around you so you can let your positive stay around, keep yah head up Graeme6630 :)
 

anybody

New member
Yesterday I went to a downtown women's drop-in clinic with a family member to support her, and being a guy this slightly pushy one felt the need to go over all the rules of their 'protective space for female-identifying individuals'...I was so nervous by the end that when the woman asked my name, I told her a fake one. :( Didn't even realize it wasn't my name 'till after I'd said it.

Just needed to get that outta my system..
 

lunarla

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Just confused. With myself. I don't get it. About three months ago I felt about as good as I ever remember feeling. Now I'm going down again, and kinda rapidly. My thoughts are becoming more and more negative. I get so down on myself. Another thing, my mind goes completely blank sometimes. I figure maybe my mind adapted it as a coping strategy, but ahhhh. I'd kinda like my mind to be able to think, seeing as I'm in school. I absolutely cannot take it when I don't perform my best, yet I'm not even making the effort to do so due to pracrastination and perfectionism. All of it weighs especially heavily on me when my mood is so decreased. I feel like I can't function, and then I feel like a complete idiot.

I think I might actually try meds. Gah.
 
Oh sweet, have you made any films for school?
I always wait till something is almost over, before i settle in too, it sucks!
I am getting my pre-requisites for a dental hygiene program...not as glamorous as film-making, but I won't have to talk to people on account of their mouths being worked on : )
 

fdctk

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Just confused. With myself. I don't get it. About three months ago I felt about as good as I ever remember feeling. Now I'm going down again, and kinda rapidly. My thoughts are becoming more and more negative. I get so down on myself. Another thing, my mind goes completely blank sometimes. I figure maybe my mind adapted it as a coping strategy, but ahhhh. I'd kinda like my mind to be able to think, seeing as I'm in school. I absolutely cannot take it when I don't perform my best, yet I'm not even making the effort to do so due to pracrastination and perfectionism. All of it weighs especially heavily on me when my mood is so decreased. I feel like I can't function, and then I feel like a complete idiot.

I think I might actually try meds. Gah.

i know exactly what you're talking about luna. it seems like just when you start feeling good and everything is going right, the negative thoughts come creeping back to drag you down again. and no matter how much you try to fight them off, you eventually become so exhausted that you just give in. hence maybe why your mind goes blank, as a way to escape it all.

i'm not big into meds either, but maybe they could offer that little something that will help you along and get you back into the rhythm of things.
 

lunarla

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i know exactly what you're talking about luna. it seems like just when you start feeling good and everything is going right, the negative thoughts come creeping back to drag you down again. and no matter how much you try to fight them off, you eventually become so exhausted that you just give in. hence maybe why your mind goes blank, as a way to escape it all.

i'm not big into meds either, but maybe they could offer that little something that will help you along and get you back into the rhythm of things.
Yup, that's basically it! Thanks for bringing it to my attention that it's likely the exhaustion that makes me give in to it all... Might seem like a pretty obvious conclusion, but of course with the negativity swirling around, I just tell myself it's because I am weak, with no discipline.

That's my take on meds as well. Just some traction. Hopefully you can get some too through whatever means. : ) The downs come on strong, but they are never permanent.

My brain is over processing my thoughts - its taking them down dark alleys and searching through rubbish.

Exactly it.
 

fdctk

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Yup, that's basically it! Thanks for bringing it to my attention that it's likely the exhaustion that makes me give in to it all... Might seem like a pretty obvious conclusion, but of course with the negativity swirling around, I just tell myself it's because I am weak, with no discipline.

nooo it definately doesn't have anything to do w/ having a lack of willpower and discipline. a person can only dedicate so much time and energy into forcing themselves to think in a positive way before they just can't do it anymore. nobody WANTS to be depressed, it's just a battle that simply can't be won for the individual -- that's why i think it's probably a good idea (for both of us) to try medication. they will give you the traction like you said to help fend off those thoughts... that way you can focus on the things you need to do to function in life. i'm in school too, so i understand how much it sucks to constantly have intrusive thoughts getting the way. i'm def gonna give 'em a try!
 
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Beatrice

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nooo it definately doesn't have anything to do w/ having a lack of willpower and discipline. a person can only dedicate so much time and energy into forcing themselves to think in a positive way before they just can't do it anymore. nobody WANTS to be depressed, it's just a battle that simply can't be won for the individual

I wish people would understand this! Very few people out there truly understand. Of course, public awareness is growing, but we have a WAYS to go. Certain members of my own family don't even seem to understand. When I get in those down moods and I don't look so happy, I get accused of pouting and being cold. It's ridiculous.
 
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Beatrice

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Just confused. With myself. I don't get it. About three months ago I felt about as good as I ever remember feeling. Now I'm going down again, and kinda rapidly. My thoughts are becoming more and more negative. I get so down on myself. Another thing, my mind goes completely blank sometimes. I figure maybe my mind adapted it as a coping strategy, but ahhhh. I'd kinda like my mind to be able to think, seeing as I'm in school. I absolutely cannot take it when I don't perform my best, yet I'm not even making the effort to do so due to pracrastination and perfectionism. All of it weighs especially heavily on me when my mood is so decreased. I feel like I can't function, and then I feel like a complete idiot.

I think I might actually try meds. Gah.

This is me exactly. Except I AM on my meds. But I need the dosage upped :/ When I was on them before they really helped me. But I hate the idea of meds. Oh well.

But yeah, I can relate to that whole post....
 
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