Try exercising an hour before you sleep or the first thing in the morning. It makes me restless. I think your shrink recommended it to give you a sense of routine and it provides a natural source of endorphins. P90X is pretty intense. Bought a set of adjustable weights. It's one of my better investments. I don't know what you're going through, so I'm not sure what advice to give.
as simple as it sounds, i think exercising is important. also, controlling your thoughts is important too.
Grunch: is your shrink a cognitive-behavioral therapist? If not, try one. I had similar symptoms as you, worked for me.
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Unfortunately for most people suffering from depression, things like this tend to backfire rather than motivating, it can lead to even more guilt and self-loathing for having no will to succeed. This is because of faulty thinking. I'm undergoing cognitive therapy right now and it is pretty amazing how easy it is to identify all the incorrect things you do mentally that make you hate yourself.
Yeah I can see how that can be a problem.. You should maybe try something that could give you a little excitment. Maybe p*rn?? Spoiler :grin:
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Exercise will make you sleepy at first as your body requires rest to recover, but the more you do it, you will actually have more energy as your body will get used to being active and it will get you doing more thing. But you may also want to find a different therapist - sounds like she's not working for you. Also you may want to check out the "feel good handbook" by David Burns. It provides a framework for breaking down the thoughts that produce certain self-defeating feelings.
what everyone else is saying. exercise is important. also a different diet might help a lot. i had major depression in hs and changed to a light vegetarian diet with lots of tofu and fresh fruits and vegetables. i had a lot more energy and it was a struggle to try to feel depressed. also, try to pick up a hobby or sport. when you are focusing your energy towards improving in something you enjoy, it's hard to be depressed.
OP check to see if your school has counselors to talk to. I had a really rough freshman year, which sounds a little bit like your situation with the lack of motivation and bit of depression, and my university offered free counselors specifically for things like depression to talk to about. It was nice too because my parents never had to know about it and it wouldn't cost me a thing. There should be some sort of student services your school offers. I was able to make an appointment online. He helped me figure out a lot in just 2 sessions. It's nice to just talk and have someone just listen without them trying to talk about themselves and about how their life is worse or doubt the way that you feel. Then I stopped going after the semester break out of laziness, which I shouldn't have at the time. It was convenient with it being on campus. Check it out.
People in active, small communities suffer from depression less. I'm gonna go against the grain of responses here and not talk about going to a doc. Three things: - Get comfortable with the fact that the responsibilities and energy required to "upkeep" with life is substantial. I would also argue that upkeep during this generation is surprisingly more than previous generations. Our goals aren't clear even though we're given advantages previous generations didn't have. We're removed and strangely dehumanized by the internet, globalization and a huge population. We're hit with more information and change than ever. Get comfortable in dealing with it all. - Go out and do things. New things over and over. It doesn't matter what; start a business, be a truck driver, write a book, help some orphans. Failure is fine, as long as you're learning from the experiences and hitting your face on something. Eventually you'll find you really love (cliche passion) and it'll be that breath of fresh air you've been waiting for. Sitting in a room and second-guessing those experiences is just stagnating. - Realize you and every single thing is really so inconsequential and small in the grand scheme of things. Shed those expectations. Some people have posters with lions or elephants or whatever to motivate them. I suggest this: http://www.chicityschmidtty.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/universe_scale.jpg . Hope it makes you feel a little lighter.
actually I went ahead and did the research for you. lol. you're still at sam houston right? http://www.shsu.edu/~counsel/pc.html read the individual counseling. if that sounds like something you think you're interested in then look here at the bottom of the page for the calling information to set up an appointment http://www.shsu.edu/~counsel/hs/counsel.html it's worth a shot
I've been there. Hating myself, had an awful semester last year where I dropped like half my classes. Been better since then. Started to go to SI sessions. More active on campus. It's a must. Otherwise I sit at home, with my gf....and just waste time (when I'm not working).
just today my girlfriend and i broke up and she moved out taking my 4 month old son with her. it really does suck and i feel pretty much empty inside. but you have to make the best of it i guess.
lol wow. thanks rocket girl. I'd say I would have done that later in the week, but you never really know when you're feeling like ****. thank you!
