Depression Support Thread

BigMummaF

Morning Tiffy Two Shoes! Glad you're back from the cattery---you haven't been fraternising with those toms again have you I can't knit so wouldn't be able to help make mittens for all your kittens:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Got a call a couple of weeks ago to offer us a better modem for less dosh per month, & just waiting for it to arrive---THEN you better watch out:eek: :eek: there will be no stopping me:cool:

Hand on heart, I can promise it was not I :A who let the blue smarties melt all over the keyboard & make it sticky:A

Wanted to say babe, if this next week is going to be a bit of a trial for you, pleeeeeze be good to yourself first! We'll be here when you come back, but we want you to be strong enough to come back OK?
Give mum a huggle from me. BMFx

queensway_boy

Hi everyone,hope your all well,big hugs


Just thought i'd share with you some things i do while in a lift(i don't really,well not all of them):rotfl:







STAND silent and motionless in the corner facing the wall without getting off.

WHEN arriving at your floor, grunt and strain to yank the doors open, then act as if you're embarrassed when they open themselves.

GREET everyone with a warm handshake and ask him or her to call you Admiral.

MEOW occasionally.

STARE At another passenger for a while. Then announce in horror: "You're one of THEM" - and back away slowly

SAY -DING at each floor.

SAY "I wonder what all these do?" And push all the red buttons.

MAKE explosion noises when anyone presses a button.

STARE, grinning at another passenger for a while, then announce: "I have new socks on."


TRY to make personal calls on the emergency phone.

DRAW a little square on the floor with chalk and announce to the other passengers: "This is my personal space."

WHEN there's only one other person in the lift, tap them on the shoulder, then pretend it wasn't you.

PUSH the buttons and pretend they give you a shock. Smile, and go back for more.

ASK if you can push the button for other people but push the wrong ones.

HOLD the doors open and say you're waiting for your friend. After a while, let the doors close and say "Hi Paul, How's your day been?"

DROP a pen and wail until someone reaches to help pick it up, then scream: "That's mine!"

BRING a camera and take pictures of everyone in the lift.

PRETEND you're a flight attendant and review emergency procedures and exits with the Passengers.

SWAT at flies that don't exist.

CALL out "Group hug" then enforce it.



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Tiff_2

Hi guys!
It's been a while since I posted this Tiffy Tip for deep relaxation, so I thought you deserved to suffer again!

Now I really don't go for this kind of thing as I'd tried the muscle clenching and then relaxing them one and
that did nothing for me at all. This is supposed to be really good and even better if you are creative
or have a good imagination. If you're very anxious, upset or want to bite your postman (mine likes it!), this might help.

You'll need to buy a relaxation cd - soothing, gentle instrumental, (not Def Leppard or the 1812 Overture!),
with no vocals - from Asda, Woolies, WHSmith etc and can vary from between £1 to £7 or libraries
or t'internet can sometimes offer you free downloads if you google. Any piece of gentle melody is good
Some have a voice (distracted me too much) that can guide you through this deep relaxation or one with just
a 'script' (storyline) that you should read before starting.

Prepare
- Find a two hour time frame in which you won't be disturbed by anyone or phone calls etc.
- Make sure you're not wearing tight clothing and take shoes/socks off.
- Unplug the phone, dog and OH.
- Lie on your bed or the floor or sit in an armchair which will support your arms and head.
- Start the music.....

Deep Relaxation
.....zzzz.....
- So you're lying on your bed and the music is playing. Start to focus on slowing your breathing down.

- Empty your mind, close your eyes and listen to the music.

- Begin to relax everything in your body, working from your toes up. Just let them go heavy. Remember
slow, deep breathing.

- Let all your body feel heavy. Become aware of the bed under your body and start to sink into it until you
feel fully supported by the bed - almost as if you had no bones or you were lying on a huge pillow.

- Find a scene in your mind - I use a quiet beach for example - and imagine yourself suddenly there. Be aware
of the music in the background, let it soothe you.

- Now put different things in your special place. Use things for all 5 senses to use. It could be a beach, a field,
a forest, a river etc.
Mine starts with me coming down a pine staircase, then into the kitchen where there's a
stable door and the top half is open.
Sunny and warm outside, a gentle breeze, I go out into the garden and sit on the wooden swing and look out
to the sea, smell flowers, hear birds, decide to go down steps to the quiet beach set in the bay,
what the sand feels like under my bare feet, see a man throwing a stick for his dog in the distance etc...

- Still listening to the music. Slow breathing. Associate different parts of the music to different parts of your daydream.

- You are making your own daydream where you are in control of everything and this will be where you escape to
when you feel low, anxious, scared or tired.

- Use your senses - what can you see, hear, feel etc?

- Slowly leave your daydream as the music stops (IF you're still awake!) - do not move or jump up!

- Still breathing slowly and deeply, enjoy the relaxation in your limbs and mind.

- Stretch and get up slowly, gently coming back to where you are.

- You can change things in your dream every time you do it, if you want to.

It worked so well for me that I could feel the warm sand under my feet, feel the breeze, hear the dog barking in the
distance, smell the flowers etc!
And I sleep
Now guys, this is ONLY going to work if you practice every day, if not twice a day.
Put it on your mp3 player or whatever - but not in the car.
Your brain will start to make the association between the music and that lovely relaxed feeling.
If you get anxious, panicky, upset etc while you are out, turn on yout mp3 player and if you've done it often enough, you'll
be able to do this whenever you need to and it will help.

Hope this helped a little bit guys,
Much Love,
Tiff xxx

andipandi_2

hi folks,well it would seem that on top of everything else i now have to cope with what i refer to as feelings and thoughts of "impending doom"

so thats probably aniexty added to my list of sufferings

poppycracker

hi all :hello: and welcome to all the new posters. Dawny I'm so glad that everything is OK so far .

I'm down today. I'm sweating, I feel sick and poor old OH can't do anything right. He likes to listen to music on a Saturday morning, and its just going right through my head so I came out here to get a bit of peace and I can STILL hear it :mad: . Think there are going to be words said later, because of course I have no right to be in a bad mood. :rolleyes:

I think I might print out Tiff's relaxation thingummy and go and lie on my bed (until I have to go back to work).

((((big hugs)))) to everyone feeling the same way today, heres hoping tomorrow is a better day

PC

curlywurlygirly

queensway_boy wrote: »

Hi everyone,hope your all well,big hugs


Just thought i'd share with you some things i do while in a lift(i don't really,well not all of them):rotfl:







STAND silent and motionless in the corner facing the wall without getting off.

WHEN arriving at your floor, grunt and strain to yank the doors open, then act as if you're embarrassed when they open themselves.

GREET everyone with a warm handshake and ask him or her to call you Admiral.

MEOW occasionally.

STARE At another passenger for a while. Then announce in horror: "You're one of THEM" - and back away slowly

SAY -DING at each floor.

SAY "I wonder what all these do?" And push all the red buttons.

MAKE explosion noises when anyone presses a button.

STARE, grinning at another passenger for a while, then announce: "I have new socks on."


TRY to make personal calls on the emergency phone.

DRAW a little square on the floor with chalk and announce to the other passengers: "This is my personal space."

WHEN there's only one other person in the lift, tap them on the shoulder, then pretend it wasn't you.

PUSH the buttons and pretend they give you a shock. Smile, and go back for more.

ASK if you can push the button for other people but push the wrong ones.

HOLD the doors open and say you're waiting for your friend. After a while, let the doors close and say "Hi Paul, How's your day been?"

DROP a pen and wail until someone reaches to help pick it up, then scream: "That's mine!"

BRING a camera and take pictures of everyone in the lift.

PRETEND you're a flight attendant and review emergency procedures and exits with the Passengers.

SWAT at flies that don't exist.

CALL out "Group hug" then enforce it.



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curlywurlygirly

Tiff - thanks for the tips, which are easy to do, but then even easier to forget

andipandi - huge hugs!

queensway_boy - thanks for making me giggle

poppycracker - thanks for the warm welcome, and hope you're feeling better soon

Vicky XXX

Tiff_2

Hi guys!:hello:
I just realised...



Yep - today is Caturday! :rolleyes:

Much Love,
Tiff xxx

Sazbo

Caturday? Does that mean I get the day off then tiffy hun?

:think:

Sazzyxxx

Sazbo

juno wrote: »

I found 20p in the washing machine! :j

Uh, that's it so far.

:rotfl::rotfl:Well you're doing better than me juno hun! :beer:

Sx