True acceptance

[pulisa]

Maybe consider it more as low mood rather than depression?

[Mrsmitchell1984]

Yes it sounds less scary x

[Carnation]

That's a good idea Pulisa.
We all have those and that's normal! x

[Mrsmitchell1984]

That's a good idea Pulisa.
We all have those and that's normal! x

some days are harder than others. I did great yesterday but today I tripped up. Tomorrow is another day but the direction is in a forward direction x

[Mrsmitchell1984]

Looking back over my day - I wish I would have been able to just accept the low mood and allow it to be in the background. I have made my day much harder by giving in to it and letting it crush me. But tomorrow is another day and another chance to practise- all is not lost x

[pulisa]

Why not come away from this thread and try and help some fellow sufferers on different boards?

Only this week there were reports in the media saying that helping others improves mental health and wellbeing.

[Mrsmitchell1984]

I have tried to and you are right - it does help x

[Mrsmitchell1984]

I have tried to and you are right - it does help x

so randomly - the constant low mood lifted out of no where. Just goes to show that it will just go- I just need to sit it out x

[Mrsmitchell1984]

It feels as if someone was squeezing my head all day every day and was walking through treacle- but it just went. This will help me to accept it more as I know it is temporary. It’s the fear that it will be there forever and it feels so bad that makes it hard to accept I think. I hope some people have found this thread helpful. I am not out of the woods but any means- but now my mind is functioning a bit better I can see things for what they are a bit better. That depression is temporary and it’s better just to let it be and carry on- even though it is really hard. Anxiety is awful- it feels like someone is slashing your neck and you have to carry on and act normal despite having this feeling. But it’s only adrenaline and nothing to worry about. It is hard to accept the lack of function depression brings and discomfort. It is also difficult to accept the excruciating screaming from the anxiety - but they are temporary - and if you remind yourself of that- it will worry you less and be less intense and easier to cope with until it decides to go x

[Carnation]

Good post Mrs M x