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Is it really that simple?

PaganSpirit
PaganSpirit
I work for Amtrak. Its a passenger rail service thats nationwide so theres a lot of employees. The station I work at is a smaller station with only 6 employees and I feel we all have a good working relationship. They know I've been hospitalized before and they see the scars on my arms and I'm pretty sure they know how they got there. Anyway, I was having a conversation with one of my co-workers last night and he asked me how I was doing. I lied and said I was doing fine, not really knowing how honest I wanted to be with him. I did say that I've been dealing with low energy. He said all I have to do is just start small with maybe a gym membership. He said once I started going I would feel better and want to go more often. I then mentioned that I also have been dealing with low motivation. He didn't really know what to say to that. Whenever I talk to anybody about how I'm doing it seems like its so easy for them to say"all you have to do is this or that and you will feel better." Is it really that simple? Am I making things more difficult? One thing they don't seem to understand is, its not that easy to "just do it."
PaganSpirit
PaganSpirit
No need to apologize dobie. I didn't think your statement was stupid at all plus I never specifically mentioned depression in my post so no worries.
Lea-Benny
Lea-Benny
I think we over complicated. I think just forcing ourselves, like going to the gym is that simple. I am guilty of it too
spacepony
spacepony
Ditto SC.... Glad your coworkers at sympathetic at least...and that you work. That's a big positive. Hugs sweetie
SensitiveHoboLady
SensitiveHoboLady
Pagan, sounds like an awesome job, and it's a huge accomplishment that you are working such a good job.

I experience similar feelings....from well-intentioned people telling me it's just that simple. They aren't taking the meds we take and while it's not our responsibility to tell them, they could never know without *feeling* the meds the way we do.

I have been experiencing exhaustion lately and my workouts have not been as steady as they once were....and I keep saying I'll join a gym but I know I won't be comfortable going. I do try to do at least 15 minutes a day of a pilates routine I learned in physical therapy....and I try to walk a lot too.

Anyway, good luck at work today....working weekends is HARD WORK!!!

(((hugs)))
oldcper
oldcper
Rarely is it as easy as "Just Do It' and you'll feel better for a BiPolar patient....the problem is when you or we talk to people, we don't give them all the information, so they think we're just a bit tired and they say, "yeah you should join a gym, its a lil tough at first, but it gets easy and then you'll feel better." and for a normy that's probably true.

But we're not normies...and that makes a really, really big difference.
theatrediva
theatrediva
Hey Pagan I so hear you on this. People might not always understand that it isnt always as easy as just doing it when it comes to excercising, eating healthier, losing weight hell even quitting smoking and so on. Me for example. I started trying to make this healthy life change over a year agao. Over a year! And only just in the past few months have I started losing weight. Its hard to Just do it! I never liked Nikis logo lol.
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