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How do you get out of bed when depressed?
- Post starter Leisel
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Just do it....... just throw off the covers, bite the bullet and get up.
ladee
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As hard as it is.... the movement helps.... I always felt I had no choice... I had a kid to feed, bills to pay.... I might not remember one thing that happened all day long, but I was out of bed.... it does feel impossible... but we have to just push thru... it sucks we are depressed to begin with, much less have to have a 'plan' to get up and brush our teeth.... but that is what we do...
You had things to look forward to each day when you were in the hospital.... there was purpose to getting out of bed....
So,now, you make yourself some things to look forward to, how good your mouth will feel after brushing your teeth... you can't do your busy work outside the home in your underwear, so there's a reason to get dressed.... It's hard, but you can do it.... and it will keep you from sliding back as far.... you can do this... you have a ton of cheerleaders here... just imagine a group of people changing Yes you can... Yes you can....
Gentle hugs if you accept...
You had things to look forward to each day when you were in the hospital.... there was purpose to getting out of bed....
So,now, you make yourself some things to look forward to, how good your mouth will feel after brushing your teeth... you can't do your busy work outside the home in your underwear, so there's a reason to get dressed.... It's hard, but you can do it.... and it will keep you from sliding back as far.... you can do this... you have a ton of cheerleaders here... just imagine a group of people changing Yes you can... Yes you can....
Gentle hugs if you accept...
Hi.....@leisel
break the task into small parts
eg. go get your toothbrush and even go back to bed with it in your hand if you have to...rest...then go put paste on the brush...rest....and so on
when you initiate one small step often habit will take over and you automatically finish the task.
I do this and it helps.
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break the task into small parts
eg. go get your toothbrush and even go back to bed with it in your hand if you have to...rest...then go put paste on the brush...rest....and so on
when you initiate one small step often habit will take over and you automatically finish the task.
I do this and it helps.
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*waves pom poms*
In addition to the above,
Add a little music
or gentle in-bed stretching
Morning guided meditation
Small tasks without judgement
or sit on the edge of the bed awhile
Sometimes putting the body in motion, even if slight, will cause the mind to follow. Sometimes not, but try to find things that work for you.
In addition to the above,
Add a little music
or gentle in-bed stretching
Morning guided meditation
Small tasks without judgement
or sit on the edge of the bed awhile
Sometimes putting the body in motion, even if slight, will cause the mind to follow. Sometimes not, but try to find things that work for you.
desiderata310
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What I do:
Seize every available window of opportunity. It might only last for a few seconds, and if I lost it? Easily out for hours or days before the next one would hit.
Even so, I might only make it a few minutes before my vision went sideways and my legs went out from underneath me. So use those minutes and make them count. Keep moving and do as much as I could to help push me forward & lift me up (food, bathing, music, get out of the house // grounding, centering, focusing on the real world instead of the Grief&Pain <> Nothing&Fog).
Any focus is better than no focus. If I could plug myself into movies or videogames? I might not be doing anything worthwhile, but I wasn't getting sucked into my head. The less I was sucked into my head, the easier & longer I could stay out of my head.
Movement. Sounds stupid, but even just walking a few miles a day, plus &/or anything extra (dancing while cooking, yoga/gymnastics in between sedentary activities, sit-ups or twists whilst watching a film, singing, parking further away -looking for the last spot in the car park instead of the closest spot- than I otherwise would, using fine motor activities (drawing, writing, lockpicking) if I was too numb/exhausted for gross motor. Not wanting to do it? Mean I still did it. Because not wanting to is a step UP from not being able to.
Hedonism. So little -if anything- feels good (except laying perfectly still / not moving / sleeping) that I actively search for things that even kinda sorta feel good. Cold drink and hot shower. Soft clothes. Loud music. Being silly (even if highly sarcastic silly). Anything and everything I can find to connect me to the here & now. If only for a moment? No matter. 1 moment is better than zero.
Lower stress. Yup. Just like for every other symptom. Lowering stress levels just helps.
Seize every available window of opportunity. It might only last for a few seconds, and if I lost it? Easily out for hours or days before the next one would hit.
Even so, I might only make it a few minutes before my vision went sideways and my legs went out from underneath me. So use those minutes and make them count. Keep moving and do as much as I could to help push me forward & lift me up (food, bathing, music, get out of the house // grounding, centering, focusing on the real world instead of the Grief&Pain <> Nothing&Fog).
Any focus is better than no focus. If I could plug myself into movies or videogames? I might not be doing anything worthwhile, but I wasn't getting sucked into my head. The less I was sucked into my head, the easier & longer I could stay out of my head.
Movement. Sounds stupid, but even just walking a few miles a day, plus &/or anything extra (dancing while cooking, yoga/gymnastics in between sedentary activities, sit-ups or twists whilst watching a film, singing, parking further away -looking for the last spot in the car park instead of the closest spot- than I otherwise would, using fine motor activities (drawing, writing, lockpicking) if I was too numb/exhausted for gross motor. Not wanting to do it? Mean I still did it. Because not wanting to is a step UP from not being able to.
Hedonism. So little -if anything- feels good (except laying perfectly still / not moving / sleeping) that I actively search for things that even kinda sorta feel good. Cold drink and hot shower. Soft clothes. Loud music. Being silly (even if highly sarcastic silly). Anything and everything I can find to connect me to the here & now. If only for a moment? No matter. 1 moment is better than zero.
Lower stress. Yup. Just like for every other symptom. Lowering stress levels just helps.
SeekingAfrica
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Following because I'm at the same stage. I ended a 5 year relationship recently, and while I was moving out, for a moment I was full force on, because I knew I was moving towards something better, even if it was scary(moving out on my own with no savings in foreign country). For few weeks I was strong and setting residence and arranging the apartment and moving things every day and dealing with details and was active every waking moment despite my anxiety/depression/issues.
But now that all that is done and I have to move to the next stage of the whole transition, I'm all frozen again. Today it felt like there's no point to getting up. And I don't know why. It's not things feel like they are hopeless, they just feel pointless. I'm doing a thing here and there, and then getting back in bed. And there is so much I could and should be doing, but...I just can't.
I am trying to do the small steps thing, where I break down actions to smaller steps, so at least I'm doing something.
I just can't help but think that something is not good enough.
Hope it gets better soon. For me, you, and anyone else who feels like that.
But now that all that is done and I have to move to the next stage of the whole transition, I'm all frozen again. Today it felt like there's no point to getting up. And I don't know why. It's not things feel like they are hopeless, they just feel pointless. I'm doing a thing here and there, and then getting back in bed. And there is so much I could and should be doing, but...I just can't.
I am trying to do the small steps thing, where I break down actions to smaller steps, so at least I'm doing something.
I just can't help but think that something is not good enough.
Hope it gets better soon. For me, you, and anyone else who feels like that.
For me...animals.
4 dogs, 4 horses, 2 pygmy goats,177 barn cats......I care about them more than myself... so it seriously helps.
I also do my workout first thing in am. It I essential for my survival really, so I have motivation to get up. I totally crash around 3 or 4 pm, but I do what I canl
4 dogs, 4 horses, 2 pygmy goats,177 barn cats......I care about them more than myself... so it seriously helps.
I also do my workout first thing in am. It I essential for my survival really, so I have motivation to get up. I totally crash around 3 or 4 pm, but I do what I canl
whiteraven
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177 barn cats? Holy cow!
This is what gets me out of bed in the morning. If I don't feed my cats (I have 2), no one will. Also, I have to get up for work. If I don't work, I don't get paid and eventually will lose my job. If I lose my job, I lose the roof over my head, and my only safety right now. And that would be worse than any place I'm in at that moment.
Well, dozens lol....but every animal in the area just moves in...we're the it place.
But yes I agred, I think survival tasks seem to be better than nothing. Repairs on house, animals, for me fitness, employment or school at least...all things towards being more secure or safe.
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