By which I mean, what do you do to get through it? I try to distract myself just browsing the net, reading short easy stuff, my concentration is too poor to read a book or watch a film… It is tempting just to lay in bed but I realise this makes things worse. How do you pass the time when you are feeling low? And what things do you do to try to feel better?
If it’s serious then I go for meds, if not serious I’d try to find fun stuff to do
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I do anything to not be alone with my thoughts…spending time with friends or family is the best for me when it comes to distraction.
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I go shopping / browse Pinterest new ideas / do some art / talk to family
or cry myself to sleep.
If it is getting worse, you can try an antidepressant. I am taking one now.
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Mirtazapine helps me through the bad ones.
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Hi @Turquoise - don’t struggle through it, talk to your doc about meds.
I’m suicidal when I get depressed, it’s not worth experiencing, there’s nothing to gain from it.
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You said you were recently taken off your mood stabiliser (lithium?). If things get rough then talk to your doctor about alternatives.
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I distract my mind and also exercise. I rather deal with it myself after a bad experience with antidepressants
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Thanks for your replies everyone. I’m going to call my dr tomorrow, appreciate all your answers.
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I always use an antidepressant if the depression lasts for a while, usually Fluoxetine (which makes me feel nauseous) or Sertraline (which makes me wake up early) and come off them as soon as I can.
well, well, well. I usually get lost in the abyss and try to kill myself. That doesn’t seem to be particularly helpful though, I am usually so blind sided by it that I get knocked into bed and can’t get back out for months. Sometimes it takes years for me to see the sun again. It’s awful truly awful and I’m definitely paying attention to all the ideas in this thread because we are coming closer to that time of year, you know October is when it always starts.
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I have found October to be a good time to make a change. Lots of decisions were made in October ( to move, to quit smoking ) and I’ve heard it true of others so maybe you could see your depression coming and plan a major change.
I came across a man,
Sitting naked, bestial,
In a desert.
In his hands he held his heart,
And he ate of it.
I said, "Friend, is that good?"
He said, "Ah, it is bitter, bitter,
But I like it,
Because it is bitter,
And because it is my heart.
- Stephen Crane -
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no! It’s always been changing jobs, or apartments or boyfriends or major depressive or who knows or some other disaster it’s never good
Gee, that’s too bad. Can you just brace yourself for it and make October a non-confrontational month?
I’m going to lay low, no sudden moves, maybe it will bypass me this year. Maybe this will be the year finally to break the unlucky streak. You know I just have this feeling of impending doom as I do every year, seems early this year though. I usually get to September before I get the doom feeling I think. I hope that doesn’t mean it’s going to be worse. Maybe it means I broke the curse and it won’t happen at all. Who flipping knows. I’ll just buckle up and wait out the ride.
I find lately being around people seems to perk me up if it’s not too bad of an episode. Otherwise I’m pretty bad at finding ways to cope to be honest I do a lot of watching YouTube and researching…
The coming of winter is similar to the coming of death. Maybe that’s the connection you feel.
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Does anyone think that raising lithium dose will improve depression? I know it works for hypomania and mania but this is prob the first August I’m looking at a mild depression
I really don’t think so and I hate lithium. I would never take it again. I got really sick on that. I don’t trust it at all, it’s too finicky. I take rexulti for major depressive