Your not wrong about this weather Maggie! Im Durham, England its pants here! Glad to see your doing well
As Maggie said the weather is miserable here and my daughter has just started with a coldâŚso today my daughter and i are popping to asda to pick up some new boots i ordered for her for schoolâŚwhile we are there we will choose some sweeties and things to make our own pizzas with then tonight we are having a movie night snuggled up togetherâŚi think the new little mermaid and Elemental are the movies we are going to watch ( i got a good Disney+ deal) perfect
Hope everyone is well
Checking in on day 105.
The feelings of depression are getting stronger despite all of the mood lifting things Iâve been doing. Iâm feeling a lack of appetite, yesterday I managed my kefir mango smoothie and two squares of chocolate during the day and I managed a vegetable pie for dinner but it was a struggle. I did some embroidery last night, listened to music, strummed the guitar. I fell asleep listening to my audiobook but was woken by my daughter as she is feeling nervous about starting a new drama class this afternoon. I did sleep well through the night but was awake from 6am with a feeling of doom and gloom. Iâm just finding everything so very difficult at the moment. Sorry for the negative post but Iâm just really struggling.
Sorry to hear youâre struggling, and I havenât kept up here to have read whether youâve visited your GP or not. It might be worth a shot to see someone before things get worse. I can only speak for myself that when I finally could identify when I was starting a downturn and using my tools to mitigate werenât helping, talking to a doctor or therapist has been helpful. Whether or not any intervention is done, it can be helpful just to discuss it with someone else. You might even consider having a blood panel done just to see if there is any physiological stuff affecting you.
Anyway, im glad youâre doing everything you can to lift your mood and Iâm sorry itâs still hard right now. Sending some love.
Checking in on a Saturday morning. Day 339. Love this feeling and waking up sober will never get old. Happy sober Saturday everyone. Remember every day is a victory. I feel blessed to have this place and all of you.
Stay strong sober family!
So sorry you are feeling so depressed, Delia! I struggle with MDD so sending you a warm hug!
Definitely this!!! I was at my wits end this spring, went to my doc. Blood panel showed I was super deficient in vitamin D. Started hefty dose of vitamin D (and 10mg Lexapro- antidepressant) beginning of June. Even while still drinking heavily on it for the first few months, it really helped. I was dealing with apathy, irritability, low mood, and overall just felt like my limbs weighed 1000lbs when it came to doing anything, so I hardly left the couch. After a few weeks, I had more energy, saw some improvement in mood, and was a bit less snappy. I highly recommend a blood panel. As well as discussing with a GP or mental health professional. Donât struggle alone!! weâre here, hope you find some answers and start feeling better soon!!
Today I learned that hating my body for not having as much energy as I want is the totally wrong way. Giving it extra love, compassion and good food is the right way. And time, it needs time.
Maybe someone needs this as much as I did today
Thanks @mx_elle , @Qhob13 and @RosaCanDo . I already have an appointment with my GP on Tuesday and I see my psychiatrist in a month too.
I used my rowing machine and acupressure mat for a spell and then showered and I think I feel a little better. Iâm just working my way through a smoothie now (itâs lunchtime) and my daughterâs drama class starts at 2pm so Iâll take her to that.
Iâm going to ask my GP if I can have my bloods checked.
Glad you have appointments scheduled and found some relief from rowing and acupressure mat! I was surprised how low my vitamin D was. But I live in Chicagoland where the winters are looong, so just donât get much natural vitamin D for months. Explains why my depression gets so bad in the winter because not only do I have depression, my vitamin D tanks. Hopefully they will run a blood panel for you to see if you have any deficiencies! Enjoy your smoothie and time with your daughter this afternoon!
@Deelzebub my heart goes out to you as i can relate to the weight of depression. You are grieving. You said this time of year is a trigger. its ok to not be ok.
Rest up and give yourself some grace. We are here for you.
Good morning everyone! I missed yesterday but im pleased to announce IM STILL SOBERâ:grin: yesterday was a busy busy day but i got some important things done and now im at work on this rainy west texas Saturday. Have a blessed day
Regular Saturday, a bit of cleaning, pottering around doing some errands, then took my daughter and her friends to the pool. They are 4th graders which means they are no longer required to have adult supervision. I swam laps while they played. I was amazed at how much I could do. Being lighter really makes a difference!
My husbandâs phone has bit the dust, so he canât message his friend. He asked me to message him to explain why he canât reply. Obviously I donât usually message my husbandâs friend, and the last time I did it was a embarrassing apology message for getting too drunk at a party. Glad that is not me anymore, but ashamed it ever was.
yesterday was a busy busy day but i got some important things done and now im at work on this rainy west texas Saturday. Have a blessed day