I feel depressed today. It is raining and I have not been able to ride my bicycle. I am just alone. It is good that I’ll have a telephone psych meeting very soon. I am just waiting that the evening comes so that I can start sleeping.
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What are the lockdown rules in Finland?
Here in France we are only allowed to go out for food shopping, and if we want to exercise we can only do so before 10am or after 7pm.
We are not under lockdown, it is possible to be outside whenever one wants to do so.
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If you often feel lonely, I think you need a friend or a pen pal.
How about your neighbors? Have you met them?
I say hello to my neighbours when I see them. When I ride my bicycle I see some people and I may have a chat with them.
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Yes that is good but maybe not enough.
I feel that I need a life partner otherwise my life is incomplete.
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I was married once and I do not want to have a life partner. This forum is helpful when I feel lonely and want to express my thoughts.
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I enjoy rainy walks with an umbrella. Its so relaxing, the smell, the patter of water on the pavement. Soon the leaves will be out.
Hope your psych meeting goes well.
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I like a rainy walk for exactly the same reasons. But there is a prerequisite for such kind enjoymens–warm weather. I think walking in cold rainy weather is not fun.
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@mjseu hope you feel better now.
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Sorry to hear you were depressed. Try to find enjoyable things to do.
Sorry about that @mjseu . Maybe you could watch a happy movie ?
Because I love music, sometimes I’ll put on an album or playlist to match my mood. It doesn’t work for everyone, I know. Just remember, you’re not alone, we’re all in this together.
I was able to go and ride my bicycle because it stopped raining. It made me to feel less depressed. I often talk with my mother on the phone and this helps me too. I do not have any friends with whom I could talk on the phone. I like this forum a lot. I try not to have depressive thoughts although sometimes it is not possible. @everhopeful I tried to watch one movie today, but I stopped watching it after 15 minutes, somehow I did not have enough concentration. @anon96671092 I think that music may help too. Sometimes I am just too tired of anything and I just wait until I can start sleeping.
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I have never had a telephone psych meeting before. I think it may feel weird because I am used to having face to face meetings.
I try to stay on a pretty even plane or plain. I take thoughts captive sniff and try to be positive. Plus an ad. I have pretty good success not being depressed unless I want to. I wait for the feelings to pass and put myself in an inclination to be up. Are you an atheist as so many there? I’ll be your pen pal! Just pm me.
Thanks for replying. I do not use PM. These depressive feelings come and go. Sometimes when I am really depressed I wonder why I do exist here. And then I have positive feelings and I try to be positive. Outdoor activities such as riding my bicycle help me to feel much better. Often some paranoid delusions cause more depression, but I understand this and I try to be optimistic. I talk to my mother often on the phone and this communication helps me too. Tomorrow I’ll have my telephone psych meeting and I can talk about my recent feelings.
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That’s all good. Keep at it . Sounds like you are keeping above water. Lol
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Often atheists are depressed because they have nothing. Like Nietsche.
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I do not want to turn this thread to the religious discussion. I do not know why Nietsche went to the mental institution. 20 years ago I bought and read his book ‘Thus Spoke Zarathustra’ and I liked it. Somehow I understood that there is a continuous battle between good and evil in the same way as people may feel positive and negative (depressed). Even atheists may have their own belief system. During many years I have noticed that very little triggers can trigger major depressive processes in my mind.
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