Depression Support Group
Depression is a real and debilitating condition that is often misunderstood by family and friends. Its meaning can range from a prolonged period of sadness to an actual mental illness with specific symptoms. Find and share experiences with others who are going through the same struggles.
Depressed. Unemployed. No career direction. No friends. Middle-aged. Never married, no family, no kids, only a sick mother who has dementia and an estranged sister. Why bother getting up early? Never been a morning person anyway. 10 a.m. is early for me.
I began waking later & later and then staying up half the night. For awhile I was going to bed between 3 - 4 am, getting up around noon (with help of alarm clock) ... which is 8 hours. That seemed fair enough, even if I'm a bit day/night reversed. Now I'm trying to go to bed by 1 - 2 a.m, reading until 3 a.m. The alarm sounds at 11 a.m. & I go back to sleep, waking as late as 1:30 pm... that's more than 10 hours! Whoa!
I should find a job that fits my biorhythm, if I can find something that's 3 - 11 pm shift. I wonder if I can handle getting up for a 12 pm start time if I got a 12 - 8 shift, if I am this depressed. I know this is not normal, but I wake the next morning to the sound of the alarm, and the 1st thought is: "why bother? no one is waiting for me. no one needs me." and I turn off the alarm.
Next Friday I have to get up by 8 a.m., to go to my nephew's graduation. I am nervous about this; I hope I can do it. I hope I do not automatically shut off the alarm and think I've hit the snooze button. As it is, I do not wake up feeling refreshed. It takes me a couple hours to pull my energy up. I do not drink coffee, only green tea. I do not take any medication, nor am I about to, unless it's a safe, natural remedy.
*Sigh*
I began waking later & later and then staying up half the night. For awhile I was going to bed between 3 - 4 am, getting up around noon (with help of alarm clock) ... which is 8 hours. That seemed fair enough, even if I'm a bit day/night reversed. Now I'm trying to go to bed by 1 - 2 a.m, reading until 3 a.m. The alarm sounds at 11 a.m. & I go back to sleep, waking as late as 1:30 pm... that's more than 10 hours! Whoa!
I should find a job that fits my biorhythm, if I can find something that's 3 - 11 pm shift. I wonder if I can handle getting up for a 12 pm start time if I got a 12 - 8 shift, if I am this depressed. I know this is not normal, but I wake the next morning to the sound of the alarm, and the 1st thought is: "why bother? no one is waiting for me. no one needs me." and I turn off the alarm.
Next Friday I have to get up by 8 a.m., to go to my nephew's graduation. I am nervous about this; I hope I can do it. I hope I do not automatically shut off the alarm and think I've hit the snooze button. As it is, I do not wake up feeling refreshed. It takes me a couple hours to pull my energy up. I do not drink coffee, only green tea. I do not take any medication, nor am I about to, unless it's a safe, natural remedy.
*Sigh*
I too tend to turn off my alarm and doze off for hours. That's part of depression. So I have my regular alarm next to my bed. Then I set another alarm clock to go off 3 or 4 minutes later...but this alarm clock is across the room! That makes me get out of bed. Maybe that will help you get up, too.
I'm wishing you well. I'll be praying for you.