Still down
 

I'm still so depressed. Can't seem to lift out of this funk. No energy, just complete sadness.

Have you been to see a doctor and discuss your depression?

I know how debilitating it can be, hon. :hug:

Tigger, I'm sorry. I'm with Freedom--have you seen a doctor? Hugs to you.

I've seen the doc, increased my antidepression meds last Thursday. Saw my counselor, too.

I'm sorry you're feeling so down! :hug:

Give the meds some time with the increased dosage and see if it starts to help.

It took a long time to find one that worked for me, and then it seems after a period of years, it will stop working, and I have to try a new one.

Forgive me if I'm asking questions that you may have answered recently.

Are you getting any exercise, even if it's walking around the block? I had to go pick up my daughter's truck from the body shop yesterday, and I realized I hadn't been out of the house for two days.

I ended up buying a few groceries and then taking a drive down to the park.

It's still too easy for me to isolate. I inadvertently do that when I get caught up in my college classes.

Yes, Devon dear. I'm doing all the right things. Doc said 5 days and I should feel better on the meds. I take three 10 minute walks a day with my doggie, see the doc regularly, eating pretty well, sleeping pretty well, going to counseling 1x/week. Love my doc, love my counselor. Have just been dooooown the last 3 or 4 weeks, and it just gets worse. I dunno.

If I lived closer, you could come visit baby Ku'a. I can't put toilet paper on the holder anymore. She figured that one out and was halfway through the kitchen with the tp before I caught her! :react

She will nibble on and lick your nose till you can't take it anymore! :lmao

Sending you lots of gentle hugs on the humid Kansas winds! :hug:

Thanks DeV. Don't feel much like hangin' anyway. My 16 YO son and his friend are here, so I'm not alone. Just wish this ickiness would go away.

tigger, I wish I knew what to say to help. Your posts helped me so many times when I was in a very dark place lurking on this forum. Hugs to you.

Still Down
 

Hi Tigar II,

I have been in a down place about two weeks too. My husband was very ill & had to be flown by helicoptor to a bigger city to get the help he needed. He had a stroke & it showed he had one sometime before this one.

My doctor even told me he thought my husband might not make it through the night with all the things going on. My daughter & I waited to go until early morning since it was almost midnight so I was at home alone when the doctor from the ICU called from the other hospital. He pretty much said the same thing & wanted a lot of info from me.

Then when I got there in the morning he was off the respirator & looked like he hadn't been through what had happened. In four days we had him back home & he is back to his old self from a few years ago.

We wouldn't have been back together if I hadn't chose to leave him & stop my drinking when I was ready to. I did just like your husband & married a
drinker but worse things than that happened before I quit for myself.

He still drank when I left but decided he wasn't an alcoholic yet? He did marry a woman that didn't drink or smoke so he didn't for about 7 years until it all fell apart.

We are both college graduates, both worked in Social Work for different agencies & when we were retired we did another we...got married again. Our five children all all in this story too.

I quit drinking & got help for my depression/anxiety 21 years ago...my husband quit drinking about 10 years ago...we each lived in our own place & got together on weekends to camp & fish. So it does happen + we both quit smoking....almost angels..HUH! :day2

So sorry you're still in such a funk, Tig. It will not last.

Hang in there tigger, this too will pass. You might not feel it but there will be a light at the end of the tunnel for you. You're doing all the right things. Sometimes we just need to feel it to get through it. Sending you (((hugs)))

Tigger,

Why do you think you're so down? Is it the loss of what you thought you had?

Tigger, do you have PEOPLE in your life? NOT your son, but FRIENDS? We all need other people. Are you going to Al-Anon? Do you have any girlfriends to hang out with? Do you have a church or other religious institution who share common beliefs?

Life (and becoming and staying UN-depressed) is dependent on BALANCE. Part of that balance is interaction with other people. When we are depressed it is VERY difficult to be around other people. But please make the effort. You will feel much better if you do.

Hey, Tigger--Sorry to hear you're down....but good for you for taking care of yourself and admitting that you still feel crummy. As I remember, we live very close to each other...I'd be happy to meet you for coffee or something--just to talk or laugh or feel crummy together. Up to you. I'm not too computer-savvy, but I think you can send me a private message??? Take care of you.

((((Big Hug))))

Have you done any farmville farming lately?

What level are you now?

You are doing a good job of keeping an eye on your depression. Keep monitoring your levels of depression, your diet changes, and medications. I hope that you find your way out soon.

We care about YOU!

The good news is that you're lifting your fingers and doing some typing. I've been in a funk since I got home and finally I am starting to clear out some fog. Make like a worm and keep inching along.

Hey tigger,

I'm feeling a little down tonight, too. The al-anon meeting I went to last night was great, but tonight I am now thinking about my ex again and feeling sad. I wish the thoughts of him were like leaves, and I could just shove them down some river to float away and never come back.

Yes, L2L, I have friends in my life. Last wkend spent 4th of July with a girlfriend up North a couple of hours. She had a BBQ with her family. It was nice. But came back in the same funk. Had lots of offers for the 4th, which was nice. Came home tonight after work and slept. Not sure if it's because I was tired, or depressed. But feel slightly better at the moment.

Kelsh - I'm so glad your husband came home and that your lives are good together!

Still - yes, I'm mourning the loss. It's so stupid. I can't ever be with him again, yet I mourn. Blah.

Anvil - thanks for all the suggestions... yes, I take hormones to keep in balance.

Thank you ALL for your encouragement.

I know it's stupid, but I keep thinking that I'd rather live with him than die without him. It's not really true. If I went back to him, even if he'd take me back, which he probably wouldn't, I'd surely die with him. And I'm not going to die without him. Even if I felt suicidal, I couldn't do it because it would hurt so many people, and I wouldn't do that.

It's tough. But I know I'll get through it. I'm so glad you all are there with me. And I'm sorry to those I've encouraged in the past who now see me struggling.