Casey's Diary, Part Deux!

It sucks feeling like crap and having limited time with the person you know can make you feel better with just a hug and kiss. My BF travels for a living, he's in San Fran right now, so I usually only get weekends with him. It's tough but hang in there. We both know that one spoonful or slice leads to another so be careful. I was so miserable the other night I shoveled two slices of pizza and two cookies in my face after having a healthy slice of lasagna for dinner. Run it out or type it out here, but keep the emotional eating in check. It's short term relief but you may end up with long term guilt. :hug2:
 
Sorry to hear that, but chin up! Remember it takes a lot of courage and strength to hold up against life's stresses. What won't kill you WILL make you stronger, so hang in there, and love and hugs to you! :hug2:
 
CaseyAtMartin said:
Things I am thankful for on a daily basis:

1. My boyfriend. He's intelligent, hilarious, sexy, and makes my life great.

2. My parents. They both had childhoods that were less than stellar but came together and made sure I had a stable and loving home life.

3. My experiences in college and the workplace.

4. My intelligence and independence, and my strong will.

5. My apartment, my car, my cell phone, and other possessions that I take for granted.
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Hey Casey,
Just thought I'd take a sec and remind you to take a look at your list, update it or whatever. I hope you come out of your funk soon, I'm in one myself.
Take care of yourself!:grouphug:
 
Thank you for the encouragement!

This week is going to be so incredibly busy....it's rush week for my sorority so that I means I basically stay on-campus from 8am to 9pm everyday this week. I dropped a class and I'm working out a new schedule with my boss right now, so hopefully I'll have a little time to myself this week. I'm hoping to eat healthily. I ran six miles yesterday, like I usually do on Sunday. It was a little chilly but overall it felt great. I'm hoping to get on the elliptical after work today.
 
Short update---

I've been diagnosed with depression. I'm currently taking Cymbalta. Diet and exercise were completely out the window last week but I did exercise yesterday (20 mins of running/walking) and I'm trying to improve my diet this week.
 
Sorry to hear about your depression. I guess it's a lot more common than one would think. Hopefully what the doctor prescribed you will balance you out and help.

Take Care,
Sam
 
Sorry to hear you are dealing with depression, but congrats to you for taking the steps needed to get a handle on it. I struggle with Post Traumatic & Agoraphobia, which is really acting up lately. I have an appointment tomorrow to talk about medications. I just hate to think I am to the point of needing something. I know what a big step it must have been to decide to take the meds. Congrats & I hope its working. Glad you got some exercise in yesterday.

thanks for sharing. makes me feel less alone. :)
 
Thank you all for the support. I have no idea what brought it on, but it runs in my family. I just woke up one morning and didn't want to get out of bed. I'm not crazy about the medication but it seems to be helping.
 
Sometimes there doesn't have to be a reason for things to just happen. Glad the medication is helping. All that matters, the way I see it, is that you get you back.

Hope today is wonderful for you & you get time & energy to get in a run.

You know what bugs me? Everything I read says that exercise helps to fight anxiety & depression, but really? I know it makes me feel better but I'm not sure what good its doing to fight off the feelings. I get so frustrated with this one friend who keeps telling me to just let things go (as if I didn't try) & do yoga ..then I will be fine. If only life were that easy for us all!
 
Ah yes. just do yoga -t he solution to everything :) well watching me do yoga is good for comic relief so I guess laughter is a good solution to what ails you...

you have to do what's right for you -and every person is different...

glad you're doing what you need to do...
 
I know what you mean...these websites about depression keep telling me to "try exercising"....Well, I did try it, I've been doing it for a long time but sometimes you get depression anyway. I am able to go to class and work this week, which is a real triumph...last week I couldn't get through either without bursting into tears.
 
I'm sorry Casey. Depression runs in my family as well. I've struggled with it some but, never have gone to see a doctor about it or anything. What's weird is I have been taking a medication ever since I had a huge seizure and had to be rushed to the hospital in 2003. Well this medication, and the dosage I am at can also double as a mood stablizer for people with Bi-Polar disorder... I didn't know this. I haven't really noticed a difference in my mood but, I haven't had a seizure in a long time (knock on wood) but, I'm not Bi-polar either.

I think exercising and stuff probably works for some but for others it doesn't. Especially if depression is genetically linked in your family. Everyone is different and reacts to meds,etc. differently. I hope this medication works for you, I really do.

Take Care,
Sam
 
Thanks Sam. My medicine (Cymbalta) is also prescribed for people with diabetic body pain and fibromyalgia, which I thought was interesting. It treats the physical pain of depression as well as the chemical imbalances. I exercised on Sunday...ran/walk on the treadmill for twenty minutes. Lying in bed for a week has wreaked havoc on my body...I seem to have no endurance. Oh well, I'll get it back eventually. Right now just going to work and class is exhausting me.
 
I can kind of relate to what your saying about the no endurance from staying in bed so much. I had been doing that a lot lately, just because I had been lazy and it's so cold and nasty outside, and I had been really sick a few weeks ago... I just didn't want to get out of bed when I was at home. The other day though, I did almost 3 miles on the treadmill and after it felt amazing. I know I have it in me to get back to where I was. I know you do too :)

Take care,
Sam
 
Thank you Sam.

Today has been good so far...I did really well on a French test yesterday and read 100 pages of a book I need to finish for a paper. :)
 
CaseyAtMartin said:
I exercised on Sunday...ran/walk on the treadmill for twenty minutes. Lying in bed for a week has wreaked havoc on my body...I seem to have no endurance. Oh well, I'll get it back eventually. Right now just going to work and class is exhausting me.
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I know what that's like!! take it easy, your body needs to recuperate.
 
Yesterday was a tough day physically...I was on campus from 8am to 6pm, then I came home and slept for 3 hours, then did homework. I was just so tired yesterday. I guess that's part of depression. I am going to try to naps no longer than an hour next week and eventually get to where I don't need them anymore. I think that's a good plan. I wake up at least once in the night and have trouble getting back to sleep. Oh, and I can't have caffeine. Remember those huge cups of coffee I used to drink in the morning? Those are no more:( At least I'm saving money :)
 
Hey Casey,

I think I might need to limit or cut the caffeine out of my diet as well. I'm not really into coffee, for me it's diet coke... Which isn't very good for you to begin with. I almost feel like I'm addicted to it. I always need it right in the morning, when I go into work. Like a cigarette or something, I just get this satisfaction from the way carbonation tingles in my throat and the intensely overly sweet taste from all the fake sugar stuff they make it with. I know it's bad, I do. I'm sure all the awful chemicals that they put in it have my stomach looking like a graveyard in the making.... I just haven't been able to let it go. Right now my sleeping seems all out of wack. I don't go to sleep until like 2am, which I don't like.

Congrats on your French test. I took French many years ago in highschool but I've forgotten most of it,lol

-Sam:)
 
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