Feeling sad

[Browny71]

good morning I am not sure I posted anything here before. I’m having a hard time to do anything other than laying down either on my bed or my couch. I don’t want to keep my eyes open. I feel sad but not in severe depression. I started Spravato 2 weeks ago and I’m not sure if that makes me go backwards in my depression. I would like to participate more in life but I’m not feeling good, I’m not interested in anything anymore. How can I get up and do things?

[Pizzacat1]

I have been doing the same - sleeping as much as possible. It is my way of escaping. I just started working with a therapist to see how I can get out of this rut. But if something is going on that is upsetting to me I just can’t see getting up and doing anything.

I have seen people suggest making to do lists. I don’t know if that is helpful.

[Cookie2217]

Wow it was almost like you read my mind when I was in a depressive episode for four straight years. I went from the couch to the bed and then from the bed to the couch keeping my eyes closed all day and all night as if to sleep constantly. That was also my way to escape losing my job and the possibility of losing our home which did happen in the long run. Then we were unfortunately forced to move into my sister's basement and I got so bad that I didn't even bother getting up anymore and barely made it to work. My husband's cousin who is also a therapist told me about Prozac because he takes it himself and my best friend also takes Prozac so I decided to ask my primary care physician to switch my medication to that and it's been a game changer for me. It took about 2 weeks but I've never felt as good as I have in years literally. This episode was the longest and most difficult of my entire life. I suffer from major depressive disorder and have since 2009. I'm not a professional so I wouldn't know if you are just sad or depressed or both so I would just say check with your doctor let them know how you're feeling and they'll put you on an antidepressant to see how that works for you. It could be seasonal depression too which most people get in the winter time because it's dark and dismal or it could be environmental as well or just depression which has many facets as well. When I read this I was compelled to answer because you are feeling exactly how I felt and I'm sure that it makes you feel very hopeless and helpless as well but please don't give up it does get better no matter how long it takes mine took for long excruciating years but I crawled out of that deep dark hole called depression and I'm happy that I held on cuz there were days that I thought that I wouldn't be able to and I just kept telling myself it's got to get better than this. My husband was beside himself half of the time worried out of his mind and I feel awful that I did that to him but he tried his best to understand and to be supportive which I am very thankful for as well. My beautiful Maine Coon cat Bella was my constant companion and confidant and she would always climb on my chair and lay there on the arm as if to say mommy wake up she tried her best to cheer me up each and every day God bless her little soul. We lost her on May 25, 2024 to oral cancer which was very hard to Handle and we are still grieving but we know that Bella is Over the Rainbow Bridge free from any pain and illness and sickness. I also Journal when I am in these depressive bouts which is very helpful because it gets my feelings out on paper so I don't hold them inside and I also practice the 567 breathing method where you breathe in for 5 seconds hold it in for 6 seconds and then slowly breathe out for 7 seconds which makes your stress relieve from your body. Do whatever you can even if it's just one thing a day like make your bed it could be that simple but you accomplished one thing that day and be proud of that one thing then the next day build up to two things make your bed and make yourself a cup of coffee. So on and so on small things add up to big gains. Please let us know how you were doing as we care very much for your well-being. Wishing you peace along this journey.

[Browny71 in reply to Cookie2217]

thanks for your reply cookie2217, hope you are doing well yourself. I’m doing better today it’s Friday I’m at work but have some time to reply. Sorry to hear about your kitty. I have been on antidepressants for a long while but they work upto a certain point. Thanks for the tips I tried the breathing exercises and they helped. Overall I’m doing better today thank God.