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Having a bad week

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amberstar33
amberstar33

I've had a tough week but I have kept going to work and getting my exercise in. I just feel so alone and fed up. I miss days where I could jump out of bed and do activities with enthusiasm - it feels like I was a different person. I've been to the gym this morning and I've come home in tears. My brain is constantly thinking things over and over and over. Lots of thoughts about a guy I was seeing and broke up with nearly two months ago. I get frustrated with myself. I know that being kind and gentle will help me... It's sooooooo hard. My mum, my boss and my friend have all told me how well I'm doing at the moment and I just want to scream at them and say that it's horrible being in my head and I don't feel like I am doing well at all. I stayed in my house all day yesterday so I don't think that helped me at all. Sometimes I find it so hard to motivate myself to move. I am ok during the week when I have to go to work and I schedule exercise in after work. It's weekends I struggle with. I just don't want to do anything.

I know that small steps will help me. And keeping going. I'm sick of my own head and thoughts and I wish I felt more in control of them. 

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  • gillian26312
    gillian26312 amberstar33

    Posted

    HI Amber, I hope you are ok.  I am new to all this but if it helps, I know i go some days i feel ok and in control, and then there are others i just feel awful.  I can also relate to the motivation, sometimes I just cannot be bothered.  I do find going out a walk and just being in public seeing things normal helps if that sounds strange.  I also bought a wee puppy a few months ago and it does help being able to take her some walks.  Also my dog is very affectionate etc and it feels good knowing they just love you. 

    Try and find something to distract you today that might help?  hope i have helped in some way here.  I know your post to me last night helped xx

    • amberstar33
      amberstar33 gillian26312

      Posted

      Hi Gillian. My friend is back after being away for a week and we are going to my mums house for lunch so that will be nice. Hopefully we can get out for a walk. I don't think I have had much fresh air this week! 
    • gillian26312
      gillian26312 amberstar33

      Posted

      thats good, I hope you feel better soon.  I deffo think getting fresh air helps.  have a nice lunch and try and just relax and enjoy it xx
  • dizzydoll
    dizzydoll amberstar33

    Posted

    I hate being in my head to it feels like he'll, I've everything to be happy about but I keep having doom n gloom thoughts and thinking there's something wrong with me and I find it hard to enjoy anything where I used to not think about things and love life and now I'm constantly over thinking everything and the world just seems a dark place and I just feel frightened sad
    • dizzydoll
      dizzydoll amberstar33

      Posted

      It's not nice is it I just feel something bad is going to happen n I just want to cry all the time I'm even worrying bout things that never bothered me and are months away example my husband said about a night out with the work lads near Christmas and now I'm worrying bout that, that I'm.going to be on my own and what if he meets someone else, I duno just think I'm loosing the plot I feel so alone even though I'm not if that makes sense x
    • amberstar33
      amberstar33 dizzydoll

      Posted

      I know exactly what you mean! I have spent weeks worrying about being on my own and then I have spent the last day and a bit without seeing anyone and now I don't want to see people. Always finding something to worry about, then worrying about the fact in worrying! It's exhausting and makes no sense and asking questions isn't gojng to make it any better yet the head keeps asking! 
  • mrmeanerz
    mrmeanerz amberstar33

    Posted

    Dear Amber,

     As I write you this reply, I hope you are doing well. It is hard over the weekends when you have ample time to think. That's when things start getting the best of you. What you could do is to consciously write down a plan for the weekend and just execute it. Preferably do something that isn't familiar to you. For example, dance classes, hiking, visiting a shelter for cats/dogs.

     It works better when you do something or learn something new. Keeps the mind well occupied and of course you will meet plenty of nice people. Have some faith, time is a healer, it really is.

    Y.

    • amberstar33
      amberstar33 mrmeanerz

      Posted

      Thank you. 

      I am heading to lunch with my family soon and going to watch American football at my friends house later. 

      I am going to plan my weekends better in the future. I do have a part time job that I do as and when and I have been avoiding doing that lately, even though I do enjoy it. I am avoiding things a lot at the moment. 

  • gillian26312
    gillian26312 amberstar33

    Posted

    HI Amber, I hope your lunch went well and u are feeling a bit better?
    • amberstar33
      amberstar33 gillian26312

      Posted

      Hi Gillian. Lunch was lovely! I had to go lie down for a bit as I am feeling exhausted. I am ok. Just quite tearful today. It is time of month so that's prob something to do with it :-/ joys of being a woman! 
    • gillian26312
      gillian26312 amberstar33

      Posted

      glad to hear you had a good time.  I am definately more sensitive at my time of month lol x
  • Babette
    Babette amberstar33

    Posted

    Hello Amber,

    How are you feeling now? I can totally relate to what you are going through. I have been there and I'm still there sad plus on holiday which for me is making things worse instead of better! Sound like I'm a spoilt brat but I'm not.

    Like you, I just want to be me again and enjoy life like I did before. 

    Sending you a big hug and for the time beeing try to keep busy and smiling smile x

    • amberstar33
      amberstar33 Babette

      Posted

      Thank you lovely. Hope you are doing ok and enjoying the holiday as best as you can. 

      I'm pretty rubbish to be honest. I don't think I have felt this down :-( my aim is to get through my work and exercis day without tears, then I can have worry/sad time when I get home before I do meditation. I just don't know how I am going to get out of this rut. It just feels like every day is worse and worse :-( 

      But I'm putting on my smile and heading to work now. Hopefully I will be able to accept my thoughts today and not let them bother me. 

      Have a good day xxxx 

  • daz34707
    daz34707 amberstar33

    Posted

    i've read and can relate to all these comments on here, does anyone use sertraline and does it help?
    • amberstar33
      amberstar33 daz34707

      Posted

      I have a box of sertaline but I haven't tried them. I managed 5 days on escitoplam but didn't like the way I felt. 
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