ive been depressed for about 8 months, i dont really do anything in the day. at night when my house mate comes home from work ill have a few beers with him, i cant get drunk...even when drinking on meds that advise against it. i used to be able to nap but now i struggle to sleep. i know this seems like a rant but i used to be able to drink to help me sleep, now nothing.
How long have you been on meds? What ones and how much?
I know its really hard, but you have to have to push your self to get out during the day, go for a really long walk, i.mi.mean like at least 2 hours, this will help with your sleep, and untill you get better stay offoff the alcohol, have chamomile tea, milk drinks.
ItsIts tough i know but you have to see it as a battle that you will win soon. X
Or lose as in my case.
Hi 2Times - you write that you are on meds, have you had any counselling at all? Are those meds supposed to enable sleep? If not, you can see the doc and describe what’s happening. Alcohol is a depressant itself.
You may be losing now, but that means its time to start fighting and winning doesnt it.
You see a lot people say well i cant because im depressed, it wont work, you dont understand how i feel.
Well i do know exactly how you feel, and with that feeling you must get up, go for a walk, think of at least one positive thought every hour, and no you will not feel any better for it straight away, but slowly you will have some good patches, maybe half an hour during lunch time, you will feel really ok and “normal” then it will all go away again, but if you keep fighting your own mind, you will start winning, those patches will become hours days then months, and during the year you will have a few blip days, but you will be a master of your emotions then and know its a blip.
Please really really push your self.tself.to do small things, like take a long hot shower, put nice cloths on, go out to the shops or have a cuppa at a local cafe then come home, do things that you see " normal" people do, its soooooooooooo hard i do know. Talking on here was a massive help to me, i know you will get better soon.
Plz tell me what meds ur on?