Depression

[LucyLou]

I'm finding it hard to pick myself back up the last couple weeks....especially when I'm that person that can usually just shake it off. Even my therapist said I'm the epitome of "keep calm and carry on" and when it was just affecting me, I could deal with that but now I'm getting tearful and snappy with my little ones (6,7 and 8 years) and I hate it. What works for you? How do you pick yourself back up? TIA

 

[Rose White]

Getting out of the house, change of scenery, some place with nature like a pond was my go to when I had to get myself out of a funk and bring the kids.

 

[Survivor3]

Ooh! What works for me to shift my mood? Sitting in the garden, going for a walk in the park and having a coffee, going to the gym, reading, listening to music, playing my saxophone . Writing a list of goals to look forward too. It must be hard bringing up 3 kids, are you a single parent?

 

[Friday]

When I was responsible for kids? I sent them off on fun adventures (camps, sleepovers, friends, grandparents), so I had the time/space to firmly plant my foot on my shoulder & pull my head out of my ass.