Green Peace Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Is it just me... Feel sooo depressed at the mo! Is it the Weather, not much work I dunno! Have joined the gym (a year ago) and not been much! How can I snap out of it? Anyone else feeling like this? What can we do to cheer ourselves up? Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 yep, i have it too mate. its a bitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 even told my family to sell up, move to spain and live like gods untill the cash runs out and become homeless but happy. the only REAL thing that keeps me going is the car and the joy it brings me Sad ,.. but true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cashpoint Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 I normally feel crap while a work, so don't think it's got anything to do winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Zoe's just been signed off by her doctor for 2 weeks with depression. I had it last year due to work but her being ill isn't making me feel any better now either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mawby Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Anyone else feeling like this? What can we do to cheer ourselves up?Start organising a Supra trip abroad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Start organising a Supra trip abroad? good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Buy yourself 20 Bensons Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSZ Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Some people seem to benefit from phototherapy - there are various lightboxes for sale which claim to emit light at "right" wavelengths. Some seem to benefit from prescribed antidepressants eg fluoxetine - be aware that all medication has side-effects Recent trial suggests St.Johns Wort can be equally effective as prozac etc - see http://www.bmj.com this week. There is also option of psychological therapies such as CBT which can often be utilised in a self-help format - thus avoiding long NHS waiting lists. Personally I would recommend re-commencing exercise. There is a large body of evidence supporting therapeutic role of behavioural activation in raising mood and enhancing motivation. I would also recommend mindfulness meditation practice - any zen buddhists on this forum have opinions to add! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 That's a lot to try! I'm sure it is excercise related - in the summer we're much more active. I get SAD pretty badly....probably why I don't enjoy Christmas period much and drown myself in alcohol to get through it. I feel sooo much better now I can see daylight through my window when I wake up and go home in the light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldudereno Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 In the summer, most people wake up gradually with the warm and bright sunlight gradually coming through the curtains. I've read somewhere that it helps if you can re-create this by connecting one of those daylight bulbs to a a timer to come on automatically in the morning so you wake up gradually as you do in the summer instead of waking up to the shock of an alarm clock going off. Try to get out more, even just for a walk at lunchtime in order to catch as much daylight as possible. Exercise as much as possible! Oh yeah, don't watch or listen to the news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 How about these wise words: "Reverse the expansion of the inner person, concentrate your essence inwards until oneness is acheived." -Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Peace Posted March 15, 2005 Author Share Posted March 15, 2005 Buy yourself 20 Bensons Si NOOOOO lol def not the answer! Yeah Mawby Supra trip abroad sounds cool, my cars having work done at the mo. UV Light can help I know! The thing is...when my Mother passed away a few years ago (bless her) someone suggested I took Prozac, I even got perscribed some anti-depression tablets but luckily I refused to take them! Thing is what ever you have Ciggis, a joint, you still have the problem when you come down..then you have an added problem of giving them up! Just reading this thread has cheered me up no-end! So Group hug.... and will start thinking about a Forign trip, infact Earthrokka (Sham) was talking about doing one the other day... Lets cheer us all up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Peace Posted March 15, 2005 Author Share Posted March 15, 2005 NOOOOO lol def not the answer! Yeah Mawby Supra trip abroad sounds cool, my cars having work done at the mo. UV Light can help I know! The thing is...when my Mother passed away a few years ago (bless her) someone suggested I took Prozac, I even got perscribed some anti-depression tablets but luckily I refused to take them! Thing is what ever you have Ciggis, a joint, you still have the problem when you come down..then you have an added problem of giving them up! Just reading this thread has cheered me up no-end! So Group hug.... and will start thinking about a Forign trip, infact Earthrokka (Sham) was talking about doing one the other day... Lets cheer us all up! Edit: I'm off to the Gym this afternoon...think they will faint when I turn up he he! Soz about qouting my own thread was meant to edit...I cant do anything right...I hate myself so much lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Oh yeah, don't watch or listen to the news! Never do! - However, that food scare was well into it's fifth day before I knew anything about it. Thankfully I didn't buy any of those products anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
how_supra Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Oh no, smile and think happy things.....here are a couple of things that might cheer you up..................... ______________________________________________________________ Ways to Terrorize a Telemarketer - maybe a repost but always makes me smile. a. When they ask "How are you today?" Tell them! "I'm so glad you asked because no one these days seems to care, and I have all these problems; my arthritis is acting up, my eyelashes are sore , the dogs died ..." b. If they say they're John Doe from XYZ Company, ask them to spell their name. Then ask them to spell the company name. Then ask them where it is located. Continue asking them personal questions or questions about their company for as long as necessary. c. If BT calls trying to get you to sign up for the Family and Friends plan, reply, in as SINISTER a voice as you can, "I don't have any friends... would you be my friend?" d. If they want to loan you money, tell them you just filed for bankruptcy and you could sure use some money. e. Tell the telemarketer you are on "home incarceration" and ask if they could bring you a case of beer and some chips. f. After the telemarketer gives their spiel, ask him/her to marry you. When they get all flustered, tell them that you could not just give your credit card number to a complete stranger. g. Tell them to talk VERY SLOWLY, because you want to write EVERY WORD down. ________________________________________________________________ oh dear I'm not very helpful.............the gym will make you feel heeps better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Peace Posted March 15, 2005 Author Share Posted March 15, 2005 Pmsl... Thanks think its done the trick 'How' but...erm I'll go to gym as well he he! Thats the prob being stuck at home, you just get bombarded by telemarketing calls...so you go turn the telly up loud so you cant hear the phone...and ya just in time for 'Trisha' in between commercial breaks advertising Saga Holidays, Debt repayment Agencies...and some commercial where some third rate actor (who so obviously dropped out of R.A.D.A.) is pretending to limp after an Industrial accident or something... I'm off Luvvies! Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Peace Posted March 16, 2005 Author Share Posted March 16, 2005 Working today....thank God...did goto the Gym yesturday and then walked two miles home (Cue Hovis Music.....I never forget that first day down gym Eeeeeeeee lad) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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