Black Dog of Depression - can we help each other?

mustangsal

Thanks Lamewolf. life would be a heck of a lot easier if oh could see how twisted she is. but it's his mam. never easy. doing my best to stay positive though. unfortunately it's oh's birthday tomorrow and she'll be coming over. and be doubly unhappy as we're dog sitting for a few days so there'll be 3 dogs in the house. tough. she'll have to deal with it.

black_paw

i find that im asleep during day but more awake at night theses days . woke up thinking it 10 in the morning and it was 3 in afternoon , mmmmm and up late now but very tired

fay66

I take sleeping pills for sleeping now I cant sleep if I dont take them weird I know. I dont think I would get DLA for depression plus I have to care for my daugther too, its a mind field.

moneysavingmonkey85

hi everyone,
i did eventually get to sleep that night (a few pages ago!). I felt I had been getting calmer and more able to go out, and i took a trip on the train yesterday to shrewsbury, which was nice - but on the way home a 30 minute ride went wrong 10 mins in, when the train broke down.
I tried so hard to stay calm, but after 6 hours stationary in the middle of nowhere, in a boiling sealed train with no information or water supplies, I had a panic attack. It did restore some of faith in strangers though, as several people really tried to help me.

I also have an interview 2moro for a temp sales assistant role - I am worrying so much about it today. They want me to be available 7 days a week, whenever they choose to call - i'm not sure how reasonable that sounds - when can I go out?
oops thats a long one,

hope everyone is ok today
hugs
helen

LameWolf

Hi all.

MSMonkey I hope the interview went well.

Dog's been at my throat all weekend; hoping it'll lie down & be quiet soon. Trying to stay upbeat (or at least trying to seem as if I am) but it's hard work.

Hope everyone else is doing better.:o

moneysavingmonkey85

hi lamewolf,

Thanks, I think it went ok, tried to be positive (bit of an act!).
If you are feeling low, I'm never sure if it helps to pretend you aren't. If you can write down whats up, or have a chat with a friend, then you might genuinely feel a little better - I've given up pretending (except for interviews!)

at least the sun is out

lots of hugs
helen

mustangsal

Hi all, feeling really down, dogs really getting at me. i just want to crawl into bed and hide. not come out again. been doing pretty well, (i thought) oh has been away on a course all week, and i've managed on my own with the kids even though i've been pretty ill.
It was my baby's 2nd birthday today and i had to do 2 seperate parties, bake 2 cakes the lot cos my family and my oh's family wont be in the same house together after all the madness that's gone on.
went fine the first part of the day, first party my family, then oh's family turn up at tea time, his mam hardly said two words to me and they took away all the presents they brought the bairn. and for ages we've thought oh's little sisters birthday meal is this sunday, well turns out it's saturday and my sis and folks were meant to haved the kids.
I've yet to phone my sistet to explain, as i'm going to get it in the neck. feel like screaming the house down. so sick of all the stress and stirring that goes on.
I'm really doing my best to cope and get better, but it just feels like at every turn there's something else to knock me back down.
Sorry for the rant, just really at the end of my tether with it all.

LimeLight

a friend of mine hung himself on monday

No-one had any idea he was feeling like this.

judderman62

mustangsal wrote: »

Hi all, feeling really down, ..... i just want to crawl into bed and hide. not come out again..

which is exactly how I feel ...

the_devil_made_me_do_it

LimeLight wrote: »

a friend of mine hung himself on monday

No-one had any idea he was feeling like this.

I rekon it happens more regularly than we think. It's not always the individuals who self harm on a regular basis.

Sorry for your loss.