Last week I pulled up the drawbridge and went into hibernation. Everything was just too much for me. I'm not proud of this reaction to problems but it seems to work for me. After a week of not knowing why I was doing this, sleeping more or less night and day, I faced up to my problems. Someone suggested coffee might help, I had a cup and started to perk up. I was brought up not to make a fuss and this leads me to saying everything is fine when it is not. Now that I've come out of the womb again I can kick myself into shape and face the world. After all my problems are minute compared with those of others. "Where was your faith?" I hear you say and you may get a handbag across your head for saying it. When did faith ever make life easy. Faith causes you to face battles when you least want to. Faith is tough to exercise and sometimes the battle is fierce and you need a ditch to lie in to recover. So look at your own faith before you question mine. Maybe you will join me in a welcome ditch sometime.
There are two main types of depression, reactive, which is a reaction to your circumstances and endogenous, which is a part of your makeup and not entirely affected by your circumstances. I get the second type. When I am depressed I like to sleep a lot, this is probably not a good thing as depression can lift if you do not have extra sleep. It is all very well knowing that , but acting upon it is another thing. Exercise is also beneficial. Some sorts of depression can be lifted by taking these measures, but some people need medication. You need to get to know your doctor and develope a relationship with him/her where you feel you can trust their judgement. Do look for help as there are lots of possibilities out there. It is not good to spend long stretches of time on your own. Talking with other people will often help lift your spirits, especially if they are people who have gone through this experience themselves. Maybe you need to join a self help group. Avoid people who tell...
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