Something's wrong.

[mdlbear]

Right now I just sort of feel like crawling into a hole and curling up in a ball. Not depressed, I don't think, and it doesn't feel much like sensory overload. But something seems to be more than I can handle, even if I have no idea what it is.

It's true that I've been getting things wrong, and not getting things done, for the last couple of weeks. Maybe it's all just gotten together and hit me all at once.

OK, depressed. Still don't know why.

Comments

[pondside.livejournal.com]

I'm enclosing hugs and warmth and concern.

[mdlbear]

Thanks. *hugs back*

[lemmozine.livejournal.com]

Do what I do when I'm depressed. Try to enjoy it. If that doesn't work, write some songs. If all else fails, get a huge box of DVDs of a long running TV series and watch them all chronologically. I just finished Stargate SG1 years 2-10, then went back and watched the first year afterwards. I thought I'd seen all the first year episodes, but there were a few that were new to me. The series did a great job with continuity and telling a long-term story along with all the short ones. Maybe next I'll watch the entire Xena series, which I've had around for several years now.

[wyld-dandelyon.livejournal.com]

Ah, but you recognized it! Now you can take care of yourself and do things to combat the depression.

A few years ago, you wouldn't have even known that something was wrong, much less had things that you can do to try to make it better.

Check other health things too--being stressed (holidays are stressful for many), being too tired, and starting to come down with a or other illness/health issue can all cause the same kind of vague not-right sensation.

[mdlbear]

Good point. Thanks for reminding me. Now if I can only remember some of those self-care things.

Definitely a combination of physical and mental stress. Standing up for hours Sunday making soup probably contributed.

[wyld-dandelyon.livejournal.com]

Good point that it's harder to even remember things that might help when stressed/tired/depressed. Maybe you should make a list, when you're feeling clear-headed, that you can refer to next time?

[ravan.livejournal.com]

Check other health things too--being stressed (holidays are stressful for many), being too tired, and starting to come down with a or other illness/health issue can all cause the same kind of vague not-right sensation.

This. The post-Giftmas blues are often a combo of (family, scheduling, financial) stress, fatigue and exposure to more cold and flu bugs from going out shopping. I've pretty much opted out of the holidays because of this phenomenon.

Slow down, take extra vitamins, get extra rest, and take care of yourself.

[technoshaman.livejournal.com]

I often find that depression is directly related to a feeling of being out of control... when the fit hits the shan and I haven't the foggiest how to deal with it. OTOH, even if the whole world is collapsing around me, if I have a plan as to how to deal with it? I'm good. And sometimes, that plan is just, chop wood, carry water, get through 'til here, and then you'll have alternatives...

Know that I'm here to help however I can, and I'm not the only one... and I have awesome news for you via other channels. :)

[joecoustic.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

Sometimes one of the hardest things for a problem-solver type to deal with when facing their depression is not being able to figure it out or to fix it but maybe, for awhile, just being there. Yes, just being depressed. Cuz that's what/where you are and that's okay for awhile.

Thinking of you and sending you a supportive arm around your shoulder.

[mdlbear]

*hugs*

Many thanks.

[marypcb.livejournal.com]

it could be cashmas, it could be biochemistry - one of the things about depression is that infuriating loss of control from the depressive episodes you can't find a root cause for

hugs

It might be just as simple

[capplor.livejournal.com]

as the definition of an introvert: someone who is drained (instead of energized) by human interaction.

http://www.carlkingdom.com/10-myths-about-introverts

Re: It might be just as simple

[mdlbear]

Thanks! Great link.

[jcfiala.livejournal.com]

Hugs for bears!

Sorry to hear you're down. I hope you get a handle on it soon.

[dejla.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear that.

I felt pretty awful this past couple of weeks too--maybe it's something in the air?

[mdlbear]

Holiday stress plus seasonal colds? Yeah, could easily be that.

It would be nice to have a nose that functioned without pharmacological assistance, for example.

[dejla.livejournal.com]

True. Very true. Are there really noses and sinuses like that? I always thought they were myths.