Semi-meltdown

kind of having a melt down right now- the emotions come and go- and honestly it hits mostly when I have too much time to think. i get so tired of the feelings and yet funny thing is when they happen I have about a gazillion techniques I use to get through them. just sometimes I don't apply them right away.

[Winston18]

Hi, i can relate to you in a lot of ways. I often times don't leave the house enough which causes me to get inside my head and go down a bad path. One thing I think helps is to keep yourself occupied as much as possible. To be honest I've been slacking on this lately. I've gotten worse because of it. I'd recommend finding a local support group if you haven't already. Also, when you have too much time to think try to do something, anything else to try to distract you I don't know where and when exactly you tend to overthink but if possible go outside and or go for a drive around town anything that involves forcing your mind to go somewhere else. One thing that has worked wonders for my overthinking mind is doing puzzles. It keeps me occupied for hours at a time and is not destructive like drinking or cutting. I'd recommend looking at hobbies that you may think are dumb or not your type of thing. Because I never thought I would like puzzling but is now one of my favorite hobbies. Anyways I hope this helps you in some ways and I hope you feel better

[IChoose]

Perhaps you were raised to believe those feelings are not ok, or that you had best stuff them down for some reason. Oh, well, it sounds like it's time to feel again. In fact, it's always time to feel. You might need therapy to help you sort out and understand these feelings and where they come from. Just don't let it frighten you too much. You're doing great!

[Windy101]

I think there's a difference between feelings that have been stuffed and have never been felt and acknowledged, and feelings that are symptoms of depression or anxiety and that come up and must be managed. It sounds like you know what to do to keep your feelings under control, but for some reason you aren't doing it. Therapy would be a great way to sort this out.

[Hidden]

Windy101 no actually what I need is support from people who I've given support to for the past several years. In the form of emotional and physical. Feelings are not meant to be controlled and I'm doing plenty to support myself. However, I gotta tell ya, the worst thing to have is someone judge you for your feelings. Feelings are meant to be felt not ignored or stuffed down. Self-compassion is my thing. Others should give it a try- like you.

[laurafazz]

I get like this too when I have too much time to myself to think. I purposely don’t plan long vacations from work because I know how I get. Sometimes when I have an exhausting week I’ll think to myself, Saturday I’m not doing ANYTHING or talking to ANYONE, but then I end up feeling depressed! It’s good that you have all your coping techniques though. I hope you start feeling better soon.

[Hidden]

Keep practicing!!

[KrierandRosie]

I do have too much time to think about how useless I am.