six o'clock lift

Hi All, does anyone know why I feel depressed and anxious all day long, finding it hard to do things like housework and walking the dog, but then at around six or six thirty each evening I start feeling better, even normal, and I can go to work as a community careworker. I feel fine all evening, and I can see that all the fears I had during the day were irrational. Then it starts all over again next morning, having unrealistic fears about the future. Regards Penguine

[Worrywort55]

Hi Penguine,

I get the similar feeling, but usually at about 10 am start to feel better & more rational. I think must have something to do with the serotonin absorption. But if I hit a problem I can go back into freeze mode if anxiety. I'm hoping the CBT will help us both through this. However, keeping your sights towards positive possibilities does help. I also use compassionate app to calm me if the anxiety gets out of hand. I do this lying down so I feel totally supported.

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thank you, that's helpful

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Shows you need to rest before you can do anything - I would rest, more - take time for yourself

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ok thank you

[Livetotravel]

This is completely the pattern my depression takes when I am depressed, I think for me it is because the day is ending and bed time is approaching which, when I am depressed, is my only solace. Then I wake up and it all starts again. When I am not depressed or anxious I don’t have this. Maybe this is a common thing.

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Thanks for your reply. Yes I am gathering that this happens to some others as well. I've started really dreading waking in the mornings. I've tried writing things down the night before when I'm rational, things that should reassure me, eg " your sons don't hate you" and then reading them the next morning when the anxiety is high and I'm shaking, but I find I don't believe what I wrote the night before. I live alone so finding it tough. I've been on Sertraline for nine days now, I think I'm a bit better than when I started, but I know it's early days. I am having a phone assessment on Wed with Talking Therapies.

[Livetotravel in reply to Hidden]

Sounds like you are doing all the right things, Sertraline worked really well for me but did take a while, hang in there!