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.
My endocrinologist put me on a Keto anti-inflammatory diet about 2 months ago. I gave away about $30 worth of food. I was serious about it. Social events have caused me to cheat. My one friend keeps bringing me cake. Now I feel like crap. I slept almost the whole day away Tuesday and today. Now my best friend wants to go to a bar that only serves expensive cheesesteaks and fries. Her one friend who offered to drive is always an hour late. I will be in my car for 45 minutes and then half an hour to the bar and then sit at the bar for 3 hours. So I told my best friend that I can't go. She is famous for trying to talk people into doing things. She wrote back and said I don't have to eat there. So I guess all I'll have to put in my body Is water for 6 hours. No thank you. I hope I can get out of this or we can go somewhere else. Crap!
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Ever since I stopped doing therapy because of insurance, I've been feeling that old tense and irritable sense of anxiety and stress. I hate that. I was making so many strides and changes during therapy, my therapist would acknowledge all of my progress and accomplishments, and I miss that reassurance. Today I thought about it, and I made those changes! She would always tell me that I chose to...
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I invited Bill to have dinner with me last Sunday. He wasn't willing to drive 7 hours to mid Michigan and teased me with his beautiful ribs!!! So, of course I ate alone and had cedar salmon
Be firm. I know that's hard to do with friends. Or, just drink water. Really. Sometimes I have gone to sit down dinners where there was nothing I could eat (I have dietary restrictions), so I just drank water. We all just talked, and no one said anything about why am I not eating?
If you enjoy their company, then go, and eat or drink whatever YOU want to. It's your health. You can still talk and socialize with them without eating the exact same thing they are.