Posted by caraher on May 18, 2005, at 12:51:56
In reply to Depression - how do you tell?, posted by Shortelise on May 17, 2005, at 13:21:15
Elise, I have that happen quite a lot... along with the indecision Poet mentioned (especially about food... whether to eat, whether to go to the store, whether to buy something at the store. Sometimes I come home empty-handed). My T generally helps me realize that I should treat myself under the assumption that this is indeed depression-related behavior. That means things like your walk should not be discounted... sounds like a pretty good day to me given how you're doing overall. Keep meeting friends and doing things and count what you *do*, not all the things someone not depressed would be able to do.
On exercise... as Sunny mentioned, motivation is hard. My T basically prescribed that I join a health club, and the one in town has a deal where for the first 12 weeks you periodically meet with a trainer. I've found this has given me enough structure and monitoring to keep me going even when I don't feel like it (it would be embarassing to pay to go there *and* let the trainer down). Other than that most of my exercise over the years has come through playing hockey. No matter how depressed I've gotten I've never missed a hockey game to depression because there's such a strong expectation that you'll be there. So see what you can do to generate some social pressure to be active - I know it works for me. The hard part is figuring out how to do that...
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