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Anxiety and/or depression discussion.

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    #6272
    Hugo Stiglitz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 43,891 ✭✭✭✭Hugo Stiglitz


    Can't stop listening to sad songs and watching sad stuff. How is Sunday treating ye there?


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    #6273
    mg1982
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,772 ✭✭✭mg1982


    Hugo Stiglitz wrote: »
    Can't stop listening to sad songs and watching sad stuff. How is Sunday treating ye there?

    Feeling crappy enough here too Hugo.
    Has the mood being low lately?


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    #6274
    Gremlinertia
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional West Moderators Posts: 60,227 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gremlinertia


    Same here Hugo and MG, listening to John Grant and just letting it all be for now.


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    #6275
    Hugo Stiglitz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 43,891 ✭✭✭✭Hugo Stiglitz


    mg1982 wrote: »
    Feeling crappy enough here too Hugo.
    Has the mood being low lately?

    A bit yeah. Have been a bit anxious too. It sets the mind off.
    Gremlinertia wrote: »
    Same here Hugo and MG, listening to John Grant and just letting it all be for now.

    Maybe it's best to try roll with it. Like get the funk run its course with the sad songs and stuff. What do you reckon?

    Wanna be positive for the week ahead.


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    #6276
    scrimshanker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 738 ✭✭✭scrimshanker


    I'm a bit lost for words about how I am. All this stuff going on and now other family stuff kicking off so yeah, not good. Giving all I have at the moment, so completely drained from it.


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    #6277
    Hugo Stiglitz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 43,891 ✭✭✭✭Hugo Stiglitz


    scrimshanker wrote: »
    I'm a bit lost for words about how I am. All this stuff going on and now other family stuff kicking off so yeah, not good. Giving all I have at the moment, so completely drained from it.

    We're always here for you Scrim if you ever need to talk it out.


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    #6278
    Gremlinertia
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional West Moderators Posts: 60,227 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gremlinertia


    Hey Scrim, I'm with Hugo, whenever you feel like a chat or rant feel free..


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    #6279
    spudger1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 43 ✭spudger1


    Have had better weekends. 'tis a bit like one of those drizzly Sunday evenings before school the next morning.....


    Hugo Stiglitz wrote: »
    Can't stop listening to sad songs and watching sad stuff.

    Hey Hugo, hope the daily grind isn't being too tough on you these days.


    "December" By Static-X pretty much sums things up for me at the mo.


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    #6280
    greenfrogs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,115 ✭✭✭greenfrogs


    I am feeling alright at the moment. Study is keeping me busy. I think once the exams are over my mood will go down fast. It's nice to have something to do. I am meeting my doctor this week so I think I'll go off sick certs soon. I need a job to keep me occupied.


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    #6281
    Gremlinertia
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional West Moderators Posts: 60,227 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gremlinertia


    So I went to check when my outpatient appointment is thinking it was next week and it's tomorrow bloody morning. That means I've managed to schedule myself to be in hospital three days in a row. Damn it anyway.. Couldn't be less in form to bare my soul to yet another stranger after a twelve hour shift.


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    #6282
    greenfrogs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,115 ✭✭✭greenfrogs


    Gremlinertia wrote: »
    So I went to check when my outpatient appointment is thinking it was next week and it's tomorrow bloody morning. That means I've managed to schedule myself to be in hospital three days in a row. Damn it anyway.. Couldn't be less in form to bare my soul to yet another stranger after a twelve hour shift.

    It's really annoying that we don't meet the same psychiatrists at our outpatient appointments. Are they junior doctors doing different rotations or something.

    Look on the positive. Lately you have been down and finding it difficult to sleep. Maybe they can help with that.

    Also if your driving please be careful. I hate driving when I'm really tired.


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    #6283
    Euphoria Intensifies
    Closed Accounts Posts: 876 ✭✭✭Euphoria Intensifies


    The doctors you meet at outpatient appointments are usually registrars, which means they're training to be consultants. Junior doctors are doctors just out of college who are doing their intern year to get fully registered as doctors.

    Shame to hear so many of us are having xrap weekends. Hopefully things will start to look up soon.


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    #6284
    pudzey101
    Registered Users Posts: 3,925 ✭✭✭pudzey101


    hey guys , just a bit of a rant here :/ feeling abit down today . i dont know the reason for it as iv gotten with a girl over the weekend that i have been after for the past 3 months , so i should be on cloud nine today !! :) just feel like im hungover today ( i dont drink at all ) no energy , tired all day, little noises have me anxious and jumpy . hoping in my own head that its just maybe a case of tiredness !?

    hope everyone else is doing ok , i dont post much in this forum but i read alot of your comments etc . and my heart goes out to ye . anyway iv found this quote thats got me through some bad spells id like to post it below ,,, just remember this or read over it when your upset or anxious :)

    " it takes the same amount of energy to worry as it does to be positive , use YOUR energy to think positive and positive things will happen ""

    thanks :)


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    #6285
    Gremlinertia
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional West Moderators Posts: 60,227 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gremlinertia


    Don't worry I never drive in this condition, rarely drive at all anymore. Just hope I don't get an offer of sleeping pills again when I've stated at the outset I don't want to take them as I can take a while to wake up just because of the seroquel..


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    #6286
    heyday30
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,877 ✭✭✭heyday30


    I've been sleeping so much. I don't know why my energy levels are so low.
    Am I lazy or what.
    I'm finding small tasks mountaines.

    I'm going to try get up early tomorrow. Do people here find rising earlier helps


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    #6287
    mg1982
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,772 ✭✭✭mg1982


    heyday30 wrote: »
    I've been sleeping so much. I don't know why my energy levels are so low.
    Am I lazy or what.
    I'm finding small tasks mountaines.

    I'm going to try get up early tomorrow. Do people here find rising earlier helps

    I do find if I get my sleep schedule right like going to bed and getting up the same time I'm a bit more productive. But it's very hard for me to stick to it. They do say going to bed before twelve is better for your overall health.

    But I don't think your lazy, I think a lot of us on here have unproductive days.


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    #6288
    greenfrogs
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    heyday30 wrote: »
    I've been sleeping so much. I don't know why my energy levels are so low.
    Am I lazy or what.
    I'm finding small tasks mountaines.

    I'm going to try get up early tomorrow. Do people here find rising earlier helps

    Sometimes I get up after 9 hours sleep and within an hour I wish I could for for another sleep. I don't think it's laziness. More a lack of energy and the side effects of the medication.


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    #6289
    carzony
    Registered Users Posts: 2,780 ✭✭✭carzony


    Been a few weeks since i've posted here.. Hope everyone is ok...

    I've realised through the councelling sessions that my problems likely come from my lifestyle in general lack of sleep, bad diet, no socialising, bad sleeping patters and very little hobbys or enjoyment in my life..


    I've cleaned up my diet this week and even lost 4 pounds, my sleeping has improved slightly by getting up early in the morning. I feel quite down/sad today but you can't expect these changes to improve my problems overnight...


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    #6290
    mg1982
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    greenfrogs wrote: »
    Sometimes I get up after 9 hours sleep and within an hour I wish I could for for another sleep. I don't think it's laziness. More a lack of energy and the side effects of the medication.

    I have the same issue. A couple of hours after I get up I really feel like going back to bed, tiredness just hits me.


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    #6291
    Gremlinertia
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional West Moderators Posts: 60,227 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gremlinertia


    Cannot shake off this bad headspace at all. And it's all long days ahead til Thursday..


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    #6292
    scrimshanker
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    Does anyone else get dreams that are just very real when you're in them but they're really desperately unhappy? They make me so sad when I wake up. Sad or anxious, sometimes I dream I'm back doing my PhD and everything is exactly the same as it was and even while asleep I lose the will to live. Just woke there after falling asleep by accident and I actually am dreading what my dreams have in store for me tonight. It's like being attacked on all fronts; there's no let up ever.


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    #6293
    greenfrogs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,115 ✭✭✭greenfrogs


    scrimshanker wrote: »
    Does anyone else get dreams that are just very real when you're in them but they're really desperately unhappy? They make me so sad when I wake up. Sad or anxious, sometimes I dream I'm back doing my PhD and everything is exactly the same as it was and even while asleep I lose the will to live. Just woke there after falling asleep by accident and I actually am dreading what my dreams have in store for me tonight. It's like being attacked on all fronts; there's no let up ever.

    I can have vivid dreams from time to time. However never to the point that I am worried about it. That really sucks. Is it a side effect from your meds?


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    #6294
    scrimshanker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 738 ✭✭✭scrimshanker


    greenfrogs wrote: »
    I can have vivid dreams from time to time. However never to the point that I am worried about it. That really sucks. Is it a side effect from your meds?

    I have no idea. GP is planning to sit down and come up with a treatment strategy. Will mention it then. Could be meds or could just be the anxiety itself I guess.


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    #6295
    Gremlinertia
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional West Moderators Posts: 60,227 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gremlinertia


    I get very realistic dreams that mix up various bits of my life and can leave me in an extremely confused and anxious state. Have yet to tackle it as an issue. I'm sure that I'll be told that the emotional regulation part of the dbt course should help but I have to wonder..


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    #6296
    Call Me Jimmy
    Registered Users Posts: 8,449 ✭✭✭Call Me Jimmy


    I had a very vivid almost lucid dream of going on the drink with a sagely Bill Murray (with really long guru beard) and showing him around Dublin pubs before wandering through the streets alone in constant fear of being knifed...

    anyway, the isolation has taken its toll on me, it's almost like the things that got me into this position are irrelevant now and I'm purely dealing with the mental effects of long long term isolation and complete emotional and sensual starvation.

    I couldn't even say with any vigour that I'm in a bad place, feeling sad or even really processing the effective loss of my own life... it's just quicksand but instead of flapping about im millimetre by millimetre going under without flinching.

    ah god


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    #6297
    scrimshanker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 738 ✭✭✭scrimshanker


    Call Me Jimmy wrote: »
    I had a very vivid almost lucid dream of going on the drink with a sagely Bill Murray (with really long guru beard) and showing him around Dublin pubs before wandering through the streets alone in constant fear of being knifed...

    anyway, the isolation has taken its toll on me, it's almost like the things that got me into this position are irrelevant now and I'm purely dealing with the mental effects of long long term isolation and complete emotional and sensual starvation.

    I couldn't even say with any vigour that I'm in a bad place, feeling sad or even really processing the effective loss of my own life... it's just quicksand but instead of flapping about im millimetre by millimetre going under without flinching.

    ah god

    That's really tough *hugs* we're all here for you though. When you say you're isolated, do you mean physically or emotionally or both?


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    #6298
    Call Me Jimmy
    Registered Users Posts: 8,449 ✭✭✭Call Me Jimmy


    thank you scrim. both, on the emotional side I don't even know how to access that stuff any more. On the physical side, I'm physically isolated and also have had no affection in my life in about 2 or 3 years. It's very difficult, but as I've said I've lost touch with myself so its just information to my 'ghost in the shell' at this stage.

    readin about your struggle at the moment, not dissimilar to what I went through with college. The one time I nearly killed myself and my parents found me asleep with the belt still around my neck, I had an assigment due, but it wasnt fear of ****ing up college, it was more 'i cant even be bothered doing this for college when i've no chance of a life anyway'.

    I deferred stuff a tonne of times, took me nearly 7 years to complete a 4 year course so take your time :)


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    #6299
    mocha please!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 179 ✭✭mocha please!


    About the dreams - I tend to have vivid dreams within dreams within dreams. Mostly all based in my own bed. Like the other night I was lying there in bed, thinking I was awake, then I heard a window being smashed downstairs and two men with knives ran up the stairs and into our room. Then I woke up (I thought) thinking, ok, that was just a dream. Got up to check on the baby to find him in the cot not breathing. Then I "woke up" again lying in bed, I was even questioning myself, am I sure I'm awake this time? I thought I was. Then I saw a black shadowy figure pass by our bedroom door, taking the baby with him.

    This tends to go on and on until I can't take it any more and when I do wake up properly, I end up turning on the light and reading a book or something. I have insomnia anyways these days, and when I do get to sleep, I'm actually more wrecked afterwards from all the terrifying dreams.


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    #6300
    Gremlinertia
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional West Moderators Posts: 60,227 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gremlinertia


    So this morning I have an opd psych appointment, tomorrow morning a therapy appointment and morning after I have dbt group. This did not fall well.. :mad:


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    #6301
    mg1982
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    Gremlinertia wrote: »
    So this morning I have an opd psych appointment, tomorrow morning a therapy appointment and morning after I have dbt group. This did not fall well.. :mad:

    Is that after your working a night shift? That sounds really tough greM. Hope you can get through it.

    Anyone here having stomach problems. The last few years my stomach is really playing up. Bloating nausea cramps you name it.


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