I am 27 tears old and for the past six months i have been afraid to leave the house or talk to anyone besides my immediate family. I sleep alot and watch alot of tv. Over the years i have had lots of friends and interests but now i have none. I am always frowning. I rarely smile. My body has gotten out of shape and I'm just always scared and unhappy. Very unmotivated. I have been admitted twice since october and am thinking of going again just because I am so scared of everything. My hygeine is awful, I feel I will not be able to get or keep a job or a friend and the only time I step outside is to smoke. I am sad. I am tired of being such a slacker and nuisance. Is there anyone out there like me and should I go to the hospital again for treatment?
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hi, wow i can relate to you a lot you sound just like me. i have been at home for a year now. i get up i watch tv, and that's all i do all day. i WANT to leave the house, i WANT to get a job but i can't seem to get motivated to do it. i used to feel beautiful i used to feel like there was something to live for now i feel as you said in ur post a Nusiance... i really don't know how to help myself and was thinking about going to the hospital as well. i think it would be good if we spoke i have never heard someone sound just like me. feel free to email me at xoxoalliie@aol.com
My experience in chronic depression was similar. When I quit my job in August and went on medical benefits, all I could do was sleep and watch TV almost every day for 3 months. Then I saw a psychiatrist and she put me on Wellbutrin. For me it worked well to help my mind to function better, for about a month now. You must talk to your doctor too. If you are not on medication, maybe you should be. If you are on medication, maybe you need to try something else. Keep trying. There are a lot of different kinds of medication and it takes time to find the right one.
Since you asked for advice, I'm going to offer a few ideas.
1. At a bare minimum, take care of your hygiene. You'll probably have to force yourself to do it, but that's okay. It's incredibly important that you keep your body clean.
2. Keep your living space clean, too. Clean up once every Sunday for 1 and a half hours with some music on. Force yourself. It will make a big big difference.
3. Exercise at least once a week for one hour. You can divide that hour into 3 20 minute segments at most. FORCE YOURSELF!
Just start there. The payoff you'll get from that is enormous, and the amount of work you actually have to put in is minimal. You can use the environment you create (internal and external) as a springboard to investigate the others things that are going on, namely, your depression and feelings of hopelessness. But that'll come after. Start with the simply stuff first, and DO IT, even if it's a drag.
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I dont always think hospitalization is the best thing for things such as this.
However, I would talk to your therapist and see how things would go with different medication or just therapy alone.
You can change your options...hospitalization is not always an answer.
Best,
Clyde
I went to the doctor "psych" and in the past after being diagnosed with bipolar he told me I was lazy. So on Tues I went and I was kidding with him and I said I was "lazy" and he said "yes you're lazy you don't have a mental illness". I don't want to go to work, I sleep all the time...watch tv and don't shower or watch the bloody dishes." I woke up the other day and the words that came out of my mouth were" when is this life going to be over". I guess I'm just lazy.
I wouldnt consider that laziness. If you dont do stuff and feel bad, and sleep all the time...that can very well be depression...
Best,
Clyde