Feeling okay inside
I've been slowly working towards feeling okay with myself. I figure that's the first step before I can feel okay with others or have others feel okay with me. I took a depression managment class a few months ago (it was six 1.5 hour sessions) and I've been trying to apply what they taught me.
I pretty much live alone so I have a lot of down time and that gives me time to think and dwell on my "problems" with life. To help get me out of this I've been expanding my hobbies. I've been spending more time with my little bird, haven't been playing video games at all (except the occassional flash game on a website), working hard to teach myself digital electronics design, getting out of the house and going Geocaching, and working on cleaning up my house (it's not trashy, I just have too much junk).
I'm not very social so I've been trying to expand my circle there a little bit too. I've been having friends come over and visit, I've gone on a few dates, and I'm letting myself talk to random people that I may be in line with or whatever.
All in all this has helped bring me out of my down spells. When I get really depressed I don't want to go out or do anything so I've had to force myself out of the house. It doesn't always work but at least I'm trying.
My Doctor has upped my meds a little because I've had a few really bad scences and we're still trying to find the right dose for me.
My tid-bit for all of you today is, when you're feeling down, upset, anxious, trapped, or anything not good, find something and change it! Rearrange your room or your house, go for a walk in the park, sit at the mall and laugh at people, learn a new skill or hobbie just do anything to fill your time and take your mind off whatever is bothering you.
I pretty much live alone so I have a lot of down time and that gives me time to think and dwell on my "problems" with life. To help get me out of this I've been expanding my hobbies. I've been spending more time with my little bird, haven't been playing video games at all (except the occassional flash game on a website), working hard to teach myself digital electronics design, getting out of the house and going Geocaching, and working on cleaning up my house (it's not trashy, I just have too much junk).
I'm not very social so I've been trying to expand my circle there a little bit too. I've been having friends come over and visit, I've gone on a few dates, and I'm letting myself talk to random people that I may be in line with or whatever.
All in all this has helped bring me out of my down spells. When I get really depressed I don't want to go out or do anything so I've had to force myself out of the house. It doesn't always work but at least I'm trying.
My Doctor has upped my meds a little because I've had a few really bad scences and we're still trying to find the right dose for me.
My tid-bit for all of you today is, when you're feeling down, upset, anxious, trapped, or anything not good, find something and change it! Rearrange your room or your house, go for a walk in the park, sit at the mall and laugh at people, learn a new skill or hobbie just do anything to fill your time and take your mind off whatever is bothering you.
