Posted by 10derHeart on March 11, 2005, at 1:22:09
In reply to What to do when feeling down?, posted by Shy_Girl on March 10, 2005, at 21:58:04
Hi Shy Girl,
Believe me, if we tried to apply some standard about feeling or sounding "stupid", these boards might soon be very lonely! Like Phoenix Girl said, no posts are stupid. We are all different, yet many of us have shared experiences and feelings, too. So it works out rather well, and I doubt anyone is reading looking for "stupid." Please just be yourself :-)
Your post is similar to one I posted on the Psych board a couple weeks ago. Depression seemed to hit for no reason, but much later I did figure out the roots of it. When you feel down, do you feel lonely? Want to be around people more? If that's possible, you could call someone, or post as much as you want here. Maybe even just go out where there are people. Movies, stores....? I think it depends what makes each of us feel a little better. You really have to try things out. Sometimes, I can't stand to see other humans, I'm feeling so numb and disconnected. It even hurts to smile. Then, I usually have to cry and go to sleep. Other times, it's a great distraction to go out, smile at people's kids and just interact with the public. But I'm an extrovert by nature, so that might not be a good plan for different personalities.
That may all sound dumb, but it seems like we must almost force a tiny change in behavior to hopefully bring about a change in mood. I hope you feel better soon.
What have you already tried doing when you feel down?
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