Depression Support Check-In: Monday, May 3rd, 2021
Hi folks! I hope everyone is well and enjoying May so far. Catch us up on the latest!
Check in Questions:
1. How are you doing?
2. What are your plans for this week?
3. What have you recently accomplished?
Take care all, and remember we are always here for you. :)
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1. I am doing okay!! Really tired since it is really late for me right now haha 2. this week i'm hoping to finish up some paperwork i have to do and apply for housing at my university 3. recently i managed to recover from a small panic attack at work with the help of some friends and i can say i'm pretty proud of that :)
Glad that you have been dealing with the panic better. It sounds like you should be quite proud of yourself! @peythefish
Trigger warning: slight mention of sh! Please don't read if this affects you!
1. How are you doing?
I'm doing pretty okay, I have a lot of testing coming up for school I just don't know when. I'm a little on edge and scared about that, but I have to do it so whatever happens will happen.
2. What are your plans for this week?
My plans for this week are to try to relax more, maybe hang out with my brother when he comes home, go on a bike ride if I have time and if it's warm out, go to school, and hopefully pass some of my tests.
3. What have you recently accomplished?
I have recently been having sensory overload lately and so I'm slowly finding out what triggers myself to go into sensory overload. I also have been try to stop sh, even though it's hard and I can be clean one day and not the next, I'm at least trying my best to stop.
Each day that you don't do sh is a victory, but when you fail it doesn't mean that you aren't a worthy person. It simply means that the pain became too great. It is a battle and you win by trying. Good luck with all the tests! @DerpHerp1246
I’m doing good overall, had some ups & some downs that I’m trying to shake. I’m working a couple days this week, so I’m going to rest & recharge on my days off. Twi accomplishments I’ve recently received is that I got a job, & I received my 2nd covid shot
A new job and a COVID shot are both awesome. It sounds like you are headed in a good direction. @DarkFairy0316
1. How are you doing?
Not amazing.
A bunch of little plans fell through. I couldn't practice using my new webcam on Skype or Zoom because my sister was 'busy spring cleaning' and didn't bother to say anything about it when I first broached the subject with her. Nope, she said sure and I got to spend over an hour figuring out how to create accounts and download stuff since neither Zoom or Skype seems to like Firefox, all while a massive headache was brewing! It's stupid, but it was extremely frustrating. I just want to be prepared for online interviews!
I'm just really tired and anxious after what happened with the evicted tenants, and my anxiety is harder to ignore since I still don't have a refill for my anti-depressants. I hope I won't have to wait till my appointment on the 18th and then ask the doctor who I'll have my phone appointment with to get me more...
My dear friend's fiance got his vaccination and was having an awful time with the side effects, so I said a Mi Sheberach because side effects from a vaccine better count as an illness I can bother god about when I ask that my friend feels better soon.
I woke up this morning sort of ready to deal with the day, then after I had breakfast, took my meds, and had a shower I ended up hurting my foot while I was walking around my apartment. Now I've got an icepack shoved into a slipper so I can sit down at my my laptop without making myself want to sob over how bad the bottom of my foot feels when I put pressure on it or try to move.
I'm annoyed because after my hair was dry I was going to go on a walk. Sure, it was to mail my rent check, but it was still going to be a walk! If I feel better in another thirty minutes, I'll give it a shot.
2. What are your plans for this week?
Job searching, applying for jobs that I might qualify for, and getting in contact with my job developer.
Also, I'm restarting my diet since its a Monday. I don't care about keto or low carb or whatever anymore. I just want to lose some weight without stressing myself out so much.
3. What have you recently accomplished?
I did almost all of my dishes. Then I cooked or had other meals and that changed. So I still have fewer dirty dishes than I did at the beginning of this month.
I won Camp NaNoWriMo. I even reached my 50,000 word goal a day early because I was so exhausted from putting in the effort to try.
I scheduled my vaccinations yesterday, and will get my first Fauci ouchie tomorrow even though I'm very nervous about it.
First of all, good luck with the shot. I know that you can do it and you are going to feel better psychologically aftewards. Doing something to help yourself is great!
You are also doing wonderful things on the job front by getting ready for Zoom interviews. You will figure it out.
And you are doing it all without the right meds at the moment. Keep patting yourself on the back for what you are accomplishing. @integrityblues
@bestVase7265
Thanks
How did the shot go? @integrityblues
@bestVase7265
it hurt. i got the chills and felt like trash for a few days and i could barely get to sleep because the injection site was so swollen. its feeling much better now.
You do feel like trash, but luckily that feeling goes away. I am glad that you got a shot.@integrityblues
I just saw this job fair advertisement and thought of you: https://www.wearecapable.org/job-fair?fbclid=IwAR2VBfYPzAFkw_kai0efSxKpYxDnNRUWz95N6v73ZDaO11p6_PKApfPjL4Q
@bestVase7265
1. How are you doing? I am doing OK.
2. What are your plans for this week? I plan to visit my friend and play a bunch of songs we have written.
3. What have you recently accomplished? Got my eyes checked out, they are doing pretty well.
Have fun with your music. @Offmytrack
@lovelyWhisper66
1. I've been feeling so exhuasted and when I look to the future I can't picture any time where I won't be exhuasted. I'm trying hard to prioritize rest. But it's just a busy time.
2. My plans for the week got changed pretty dramatically last friday because I was supposed to be traveling for work all week but it was cancelled. Now I have a shorter trip. And becuase of this I suddenly have to think about my other two jobs this week again.
3. I turned in a big project for work last week and folks were really happy with the work I had done. It was my first time doing a project like this and I learned a lot.
Congrats on the big project! What kinds of things are you trying to do to focus on rest? @funnyTangerine6195
@bestVase7265
This is a very good question. I took a saturday without many commitments and that was very nice. I'm going to try to go to bed earlier this week. I already go to bed pretty early but I also wake up really early so that's hard.
I have to get up early too so I completely understand.@funnyTangerine6195
I finally decided to check my final grades for the past semester. I got an A- in one course, and a B+ in the other. So far, the average GPA of 4 courses is at 3.50. The summer semester is starting this Thursday. I only have one course, as I'm on a waitlist with 2 other courses. I've also extended a subscription to finish an online Certificate Program, got an additional 90 days after May 9th. So, aside from that one course, I'll will focus most of my time in completing the Certificate Program. I have one shift this week, Wednesday, an early morning one 6:30am - 2:30pm. I also have a meeting with my Rep after my shift, although, I'll have to confirm whether the meeting is still happening, with an email I'll send in the morning. I hope that this waking up at 5am will not be happening again for the rest of my week. Just like what happened the last time I worked this shift on a Friday, I woke up before 5am for 5 days after too. I'm going to boil some eggs now before bed, so I don't have to wake up earlier to make my breakfast tomorrow~
You are doing so awesome with all of your coursework! You should be really proud of yourself. You are getting great stuff done!@Jaeteuk
Looking at the course outline of my summer class. I'm taking history again, from 1939 to Present. There will be 2 Short Essay assignments, shown guidlines how it needs to be structured; and one term paper again. This will be an intense course, as summer semesters are shorter, only 7 weeks long. I'd better start with the readings for the first Short Essay assignment!~
@bestVase7265
In some ways it is good that you are only doing one course then! @Jaeteuk
So, I'm reading an extract from the Speech by Adolf Hitler from January 30,1939.. I don't quite understand which part of it is talking about foreign policies.. From reading this extract plus another article on Japanese Empire, I'm supposed to compare and contrast on foreign policies between the two. I'm stuck.. any ideas?~
@bestVase7265
The most critical thing about that particular speech in terms of foreign policy was Hitler's idea of "lebensraum" or living room. It basically meant that Germans needed enough space to exist as a nation. He talked about peace but what he was really aiming at was war because he meant that Germany wasn't big enough already. I am not sure what the Japanese piece says. It could argue the same thing, ie. Japan needs to grow, or it could argue that Japan just wants to defend itself. I am guessing that it both cases they are arguing for empire. Does that help? @Jaeteuk
Thank you so much! Arguing for empire, is that just in a political stance, the same as fighting for territory?~
@bestVase7265
It is more like saying "our country should be bigger because we are great and we should spread our greatness". That is usually what underlies things. But sometimes countries will say that they need wider borders to protect themselves from enemies. This just sounds better. It is really the same thing in practice. @Jaeteuk
What can my thesis statement be? Asked to compare and contrast the foreign policies of the two empires. To what extent did they pursue the same goals, propose to use the same methods, and justify their policies on similar principles? Based on the question that I need to answer, it seems like it is already telling me that both empires have the same foreign policies. So, will the thesis statement be an agreement to what is presented and the same in both empires?~
@bestVase7265
It depends upon what you are seeing. I don't have the Japanese document to compare Hitler's to. I think the paper is probably set up that both theses are correct - they are really the same thing or that the Japanese were talking more about protecting themselves than the Germans with their idea of Lebensraum. You get to chose and then you need to use quotes from the documents to back up your position. @Jaeteuk
@lovelyWhisper66
I am at my wits end as far as my depression is concerned. I don't know what more I can do to come out of it . My therapist thinks that anti depressants and meds are doing more harm to me . My psychiatrist just advises me to " ignore " all the intrusive thoughts I am getting 24 X 7 . I just can't do it anymore . Tired of taking meds .....☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️
It sounds like you are getting two different sets of advice. That can be really hard. I would probably go with the therapist's ideas. You can't just ignore intrusive thoughts if meds are causing them in part. Have you asked your therapist to possibly help you find a different psychiatrist?
I saw this recently and it helped me understand things a bit better. Maybe it will help you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnCS_TGYZPA
@calmsoulmeet
@bestVase7265
No , I haven't asked my therapist yet for a new psychiatrist recommendation .
So I have been on meds for 6 years now . My therapist tells me that 6 years is a really long time and the fact that I have still not recovered from depression is an indication that meds will NEVER help me at all .
Even I want to stop meds . But I am afraid that it's sudden withdrawal will cause more harm to me .
It's a really tricky and confusing place to be in . I don't know what to do ☹️
If you want to try it, go really slow like half a pill down on one medication every other day. There is no need to withdraw all at once. But tell your psychiatrist that you are doing it and be prepared for rougher moments. I attempted to try a few months ago, but it did not go well. I am going to try again when I feel more stable, maybe this summer if I can find my feet again. @calmsoulmeet
@bestVase7265
Yes I have tried that move but it backfired . I find myself in a very complex and tricky situation. There is one side of me that thinks that meds are worthless and wouldn't help me much . Then there is this other side that tells me that not taking meds will exacerbate my mental health at the rate of knots . I am utterly stuck ....
A new psychiatrist might have a different view to help. There are also other treatments beyond medication. I know how hard it is to do it, but consider getting another set of eye to look at your case. You deserve it. You can get unstuck.@calmsoulmeet
@bestVase7265
I shall think about it ...😥
You are stronger than you know. @calmsoulmeet
Happy Thursday!
