struggling

[gnsbao13]

I wake up and automatically feel so exhausted. For the past couple of days I have been sleeping a lot for a change. Despite this I find I have no energy to do anything. I feel physically, mentally, and emotionally drained at the start of my day. The only thing I look forward to is making it to the end of my day so I am able to go back to sleep. I wake up and repeat the same thing over and over. I feel like I am stuck in this cycle and I can’t seem to pull myself out. I do not enjoy things like I used to. I find myself going through the motions. I don’t know what to look forward to and honestly struggle to find a reason to want to wake up anymore. I just feel so alone

[Hidden]

Hi. I used to have the same problem; it was beyond awful! I had a PSG (in lab sleep study or polysomnography) done, which found moderate/severe sleep apnea. I now use a CPAP and have my life back. Have you ever considered getting a sleep study done?

[gnsbao13 in reply to Hidden]

I haven’t ever thought about it? My sleep is either non existent or I sleep such long hours. regardless of which I feel exhausted either way

[Hidden in reply to gnsbao13]

It might be a good idea to talk to your doctor about it.

[Hidden]

have the same situation as you.i dreaded the morning thinking that i am going with the same thing but going to the night i feel more calm and relax.maybe i will consider minnimouse1234 advice and check with my gp about sleep apnea.let us try everything to get out from this living nightmare that we are in.calm and peace to everyone.

[Apena]

Sorry to hear you are feeling so down. I am having a similar feeling of tiredness many but not all days . I am having thyroid and adrenals checked and looking at sleep apnea. Also I have. Felt that tiredness from mental depression in the Past - I found a good therapist and that really helped change my outlook and I began to have a greater embrace of life . I’m finding that doing a simple set of yoga or taking a bike ride first thing in the am helps too.

[Hidden]

Hi, severe depression really crept up on me this past year until I was nearly paralyzed and started waking up feeling similarly to what you describe. I felt really hopeless and alone; condemned really. But I made myself an action plan which included getting on this site and posting at least a few times a week, and things got better. You are not your depression, depression is an illness; a multifaceted human condition of extreme despair. In my case there are legitimate reasons why I am depressed, but also some beyond myself as I seem to be physically prone to fall into this state when life gets overwhelming whereas others might just go with the flow and keep on trucking after a few bad days during which they "soldier on." Being incapacitated from depression is no fun. It has and does cause me to miss out on a lot of life. I will probably battle depression periodically for the rest of my life, so it is important to remember that just because I am struggling doesn't mean I am failing. If I was diabetic and my blood sugar bounced I wouldn't beat myself up for not being able to control that so it is pointless to beat oneself up for being depressed (which I often do!). It might be time to see a Dr. get a physical to rule out anything else going on, and consider meds for depression. I tell myself that if the day comes when I am not getting out of bed or doing something other than watching tv all the time I will go and get meds. It might have to happen anyway for me here soon to be able to go back to work full time, but I can't afford it right now. I wish you well, prayers for you. It is not hopeless, you are not alone!