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Posted 4/12/2014 8:03 AM (GMT -5)
For the past 24 hours I have put my state first and done everything I can to improve it between positive behaviours and PRN.

I can't sleep and nothing could prevent this storm front closing it. I've thrown everything at it. I hate battling depression.

I know I've done my best to prevent it, but all I can do now is batten down the hatches and hope for the best.

My life is going well. This is purely a biochemical imbalance, this low.
Posted 4/12/2014 6:05 PM (GMT -5)
LW, I'm glad to hear life is going well but I'm sorry you are feeling depressed. Please continue to fight this. I know that you have been fighting it for a while and I know you can win this battle with depression.

Take a rest, and then get up and fight!!! :-) We are here for you. We are standing with you as you fight this battle. We have to fight the storm in order to see the sunshine.

After a storm comes calm - Matthew Henry

Hope you will feel better my friend.

*Hugs*
UA
Posted 4/13/2014 3:56 AM (GMT -5)
I've taken anti histamine to help me avoid the worse off it. It is night time now and we shall see how I go with my night sleep. I have a good day ahead of me tomorrow. I hope I am well enough to enjoy it!
Posted 4/14/2014 6:12 AM (GMT -5)
Jade, I hope the anti-histamine worked and your day went well. Keep us updated on how you're doing.

*Hugs*
UA
Posted 4/14/2014 6:28 AM (GMT -5)
Greetings Jade ---
My heart sank to the floor when I read your post. I truly do hope that the storm has past over and that you are doing well. Sleep even when it is elusive and in the near distance is your best friend. Remain calm, breathe in slowly and find a place outdoors of solace to escape in. Your positive energy is essential for our group.
Posted 4/14/2014 2:29 PM (GMT -5)
Taking a small dose of antihistamine night and morning helped keep me asleep for 36 hours. I hate losing a day but was all that was left in my tool kit to do. I don't recommend people do it as a first line of action but it was important as there are no hospital services where I live and it was the weekend. The storm front has come back again but I have an appt with my pdoc tomorrow. She may be able to come up with new strategies or ways to tweak the usual ones. Hugs xo ♥
Posted 4/14/2014 5:25 PM (GMT -5)
Hope you app goes well Jade.

In situations like that where it's the weekend and you can't access hospital services, maybe you can try calling the helplines. They can be helpful to just talk :-).

Hope you are able to get some rest tonight.

*Hugs*
UA
Posted 4/14/2014 5:38 PM (GMT -5)
I often ring support lines and I had done on Saturday night. Because it didn't help, it clarified that it was a biological low. I'm in a university program for treatment resistant depression and that is where I'm heading to today, so they will be very pleased how I went with it.
Posted 4/14/2014 5:42 PM (GMT -5)
:-)
Let us know how it goes and how you're doing.

UA
Posted 4/14/2014 9:53 PM (GMT -5)
Yeah, they want me back in two weeks instead of a month to help me with it some more, which is good of them.
Posted 4/15/2014 6:27 AM (GMT -5)
That's good to hear. Glad they're being very helpful and supportive.

Hang in there!

*Hugs*
UA
Posted 4/17/2014 6:55 PM (GMT -5)
I feel blue today. I think it is due to lack of sleep and always feeling so sick physically. My mental health fluctuates, the fatigue and delirium are always there to some extent and the difficulty in accessing treatment is frustrating and despairing. There are so many things I harness all my energy and intention into achieving and my mind and body still fall short.
Posted 4/18/2014 12:57 PM (GMT -5)
LW, I'm sorry for how you're feeling. Do you think the holiday this weekend is causing it as well?

I hope you will be able to get some rest and you'll feel better. Take things slowly and do what you can when you can. This way you wouldn't have to worry or feel down about it if you fall short.
:-)

Take Care

UA
Posted 4/19/2014 7:54 PM (GMT -5)
It's so hard to accept things when they are seemingly impossible. If i cant do battle with it, then I have to let go and allow myself to meld with it awful as it is but knowing it won't last forever. That's just what I'm doing. All the goody good healthy things I've tried arent helping so I'm just falling down with the rain for now.

I heard somewhere I'm either going into a storm, in the middle of one, or just coming out of one. That's life.
Posted 4/19/2014 8:47 PM (GMT -5)
Yes, the worst thing about a storm can be fear of what damage it might do rather than experience it and see how we go.

That said pain hurts, and it is a skill that we develop, how much we can accept pain.

My personal meterology report today is warm with a cool breeze. The sun shining today...

You are right - we need to embrace all types of weather...
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