Yesterday evening I was having a phone conversation with someone I work with. His Mother passed and left the planet six weeks ago. He went and saw a friend earlier in the week who basically told him he is depressed. Go figure..that was easy to come up with. Not clinically, still enough issues for concern. I too have slipped into that murky place in the last week. I am sleeping way too much, experiencing episodes of anxiety (not new to me in the last 5years), sluggish...blah.
The cold weather and shorten days of sun light add to my dilemma. I am coming up on the anniversary of my trauma event which has triggered these episodes before. I have struggled through and now wonder if talking to a therapist might help to work through some of my issues. Maybe join a group others with PSTD and then maybe not.
I would strongly advice you to see a therapist. It has helped me tremendously.
ReplyDeleteI am sorry to hear about your colleague. Depressed.. ? I think he is grieving, which is totally normal. These things take often more time than societey is willing to give us.
I hope the sun will come out again soon for you
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I would encourage you to find someone to talk to; it can make a world of difference to have outside support. Sometimes my mind can convince me of things that aren't real, and I often need an outside person to show me the lack of evidence.
ReplyDeletesending you a gentle hug, and my mini emperor says it doesn't cost anything to find out if there are any support groups. might give a try, perhaps this year the gathering info will help and next year you can get a quicker start. any action is a concrete form of acknowledgement
ReplyDeleteIf you do go for therapy remember you don't have to stick with the first therapist you see. My friend told me this and I ignored the advice and wasted a bit of time and money. Over a year since my Dad's passing I have finally found a good therapist who is helping (my third one).
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