Because most friends want you to feel better so badly, they often make suggestions that make you feel more inadequate. Drawing can also help get things unstuck. Knowing there was someone out there listening helped get those thoughts out of me instead of just rolling around in my head. I wrote a lot of e-mails when I was going through my breakdown. Describing your experience can give you little distance from it. I feel fabulous.” Think of it like a mantra, or a prayer, or the way children “make believe” in order to have different experiences. Say to yourself, or out loud, “I feel fabulous. Again, just for a few seconds, or a minute. When you’re depressed, being asked to think positively can be like asking someone who’s color blind to see red. So it’d be best of the person doing it has experience massaging clients with depression and mania. My only caveat would be that deep massage techniques like shiatsu or rolfing can bring up emotional stuff.
They don’t have to have any special skills. If you can’t afford one, ask your partner or a friend. Plus, scheduling a massage every week gives you something to look forward to. So are other “hands-on” treatments, such as craniosacral therapy and Reiki. Whether you’re depressed or anxious, massage is one of the best ways to be kind to yourself. But, I could actually feel some of my anxiety dissolving into the tree. OK, I admit it-a few times I hugged a tree. Taking a little hike someplace you’ve never been before can help pull you out of yourself a bit. Or look at something outside my brain-a tree, a flower, the sky. So I’d try to feel my feet on the ground…just for a few seconds. Even though I walked and biked a lot, I still felt trapped inside my own head. There’s no need to do some heavy-duty workout. It not only produces endorphins but can give you a feeling of accomplishment. Take a hike. Everyone knows how important exercise can be to mental health. That was the best I could do, so that’s what I did. I was, however, able to take few deep breaths once in a while. I was so manic I had to get out of bed (often at 4 or 5 a.m.) I couldn’t sit and meditate even though I’d done it for years.
#TRU TO DA GAME I ALWAYS FEEL LIKE ZIP#
In winter you can zip yourself into a sleeping bag or cover yourself with blankets. Make some tea or coffee, go to a comfortable chair and look out a window. Maybe you can manage to get up but don’t feel like doing anything.
I know you don’t feel like smiling or stretching. Maybe do one small thing that might make you feel a bit better. Lying in bed wishing you could just pull the covers over your head and go back to sleep? It’s OK to keep lying there. You don’t have a broken leg…you have a broken heart. It’s OK if you’re not as productive as usual. It’s OK if you aren’t as much fun to be around. When you’re depressed, however, “beating yourself up” only increases your sense of helplessness. If you had a broken leg, you wouldn’t think, “I shouldn’t have a broken leg.” But if you’re depressed, it’s easy to think, “I shouldn’t be depressed,” or “I should calm down.” In our culture, we pride ourselves on pushing through things. Here are some things I have tried that might help you as well:īe kind to yourself.
Regardless, simply getting through the day is a challenge. Or you’re thinking nothing’s ever going to work. That latest medication or complementary treatment seems to be helping. You’re so depressed you can’t get out of bed.
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