That time of day is worst for you? And how do you cope?

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I’ve noticed that afternoon is my worst time of day. That chunk of time between the end of lunch, when I’ve got the kids napping, and the beginning of dinner had a way of dragging me down.

Maybe it’s meds? I take 1mg haldol in AM. My doctor said minimum I need 2mg but that I should take up to 4mg more if needed.

But, I think it might just be that there’s nothing really going on. I’m not having to keep up with kids so everything in my brain gets louder. Right now I’ve been spending that time lifting weights or going on a jog while blasting music in my headphones. The over exercising is a problem as I have anorexia and my team doesn’t want me to exercise at all. It’s a struggle and if I let myself slip into the delusions or derealization it can start a snowball effect and take me out of “reality”.

Does anyone else struggle at a certain time of day/night? How do you cope when the stuff in your head is too loud? This isn’t a good way to live and I just want to go back to before this all happened. I hate being and feeling broken.

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When I get up I feel like I’ve been hit by a truck :truck:

Then as the day goes on it gets better.

In a cruel twist of fate I actually feel ok just before it’s time to go to sleep.

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I feel like crap when I first wake up too its the hardest part of the day for me

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That does sound uniquely unfair.

We’re pretty much the opposite. While I do feel pretty terrible when I wake up I start to feel better quickly. My doctor has me on Adderall as well, so that’s probably what makes my mornings a bit easier.

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waking up is hard for me too. i hate the way i wake up with often being angry. it is a horrible way to start the day.

i try to do some physical exercise in the mornings. this helps me to get a better start.

judy

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Morning is worse. I normally cope by doing what needs to be done like walking and feeding the dog. Making breakfast and a few chores. Then I go back to bed for a couple of hours.

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I hate waking up, and it takes about an hour or two before I lose that crappy feeling.
The only thing good about the mornings is breakfast.

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