Am I Getting Depressed Again?

Question by Fly girl: Am I getting depressed again?
Every morning I wake up with huge knots in my stomach, anxiety, apprehension and dread. I always oversleep. For the last month, I have been late to work every single day and I just feel so out of it. I took the day off today and it is the only time on a recent weekday I almost feel like a normal human being.

I know part of my depression is my career. I am a teacher. This school year might be one of the worst ones I’ve ever had. Now I am working in a special education classroom with children that have serious emotional/behavioral problems. I’ve had supervisors harassing me and even a paraprofessional who was out to get me this year. The last few months have really been bad. Teaching has been so horrible that one day I will write a book detailing what I have gone through.

On top of my teaching job, I work in an early intervention program where I have enormous paperwork and traveling as well as dealing with constant paycuts and unreliable people.

At one point I was having problems in my marriage (only been married 11 months) but things have been better for the last few months.

And to top it off, I’m getting ready to move, go on vacation, buy a car and furniture, go back to do another graduate degree in a different field, and maybe have children. None of these things are cheap and the financial part of it really strains me even though I don’t have to pay for these things alone. Anyway…..I feel so anxious everyday and like I’ve lost all sense of reality.

What should I do???? I used to see a therapist and wondering if I should go back because I am feeling like Sh1t almost everyday now.

Best answer:

Answer by Kitkat
I think you should see a doctor. Having stomach problems and oversleeping could be an underlying physical health problem rather than a mental one so I recommend getting checked out first. If the doctor gives you the all clear, then go back to the therapist and start talking through your problems. It’s good that you are going back to college to specialise in a different field as hopefully you are doing a less stressful field so you won’t be as anxious. You may be suffering from anxiety rather than depression so that’s another reason why you should see your doctor first. Get an accurate diagnosis to take to your therapist and they’ll be able to work with you better and focus their attention on the right problem.

Hope life gets better for you soon! 🙂

Answer by Kaytee Evans
Hi,
I’m sorry to hear you’re struggling.
I think you should check out this website called http://www.recoveryourlife.com/forum/
It’s a very understanding and supportive website that deals with many problems including self-harm, depression, eating disorders (including overeating), addictions (such as drug and alcohol) anxiety (&& panic attacks, including anxiety disorders like OCD), suicide attempts, feelings and thoughts, bullying and abuse (including sexual and emotional abuse), trauma, family and friends problems, relationship issues and general mental health problems such as personality disorders, bipolar disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, general thoughts and feelings, ect.

You can post about your problems and gain advice and support, it’s full of caring people who are going through the same things as you are in a complete non-judgemental atmosphere, you feel a lot less alone and you don’t get stupid answers or the old ’snap out of it’, ’stop being stupid’ comments you get on Yahoo Answers. You can also reply to other people and give them support, advice and share your stories and makes tons of new friends that you can open up to and trust. Already there are over 34,000 registered members.

They have an ‘Introductions’ forum where you can tell everyone a bit about yourself when you first sign up, you get very warm-welcoming messages to help you settle in and find your way around the site and answer any questions you may have.

They also have ‘General Chat’ forum where you can talk about things that aren’t related to mental health, such as polls, humour and chit-chat. Also, News & debates forum where you can catch up on all the news, and give your opinions.

The website also includes ‘Fun and Distractions’ Share jokes, funny sites, quizzes or useful distractions to help you relax and distract yourself with.

Also they have separate forums for certain things, such as Eating Disorder Support, Self-Injury Support, Mental Health Discussions, Ranting && Venting, Serious Discussion (such as suicide), Moving Forward (recovery based), and much more.

They even have a ‘Shop’ where you can buy bracelets that represent recovery with Self-Harm and Eating Disorders. Also, they have a ‘Games Arcade’ where you can play games to keep yourself distracted such as Pac-Man and Super Mario.

The website also contains lots of information, how to get help, beating urges, articles to read, advice, first aid, chat (like msn with others who are suffering), Live Help (one-2-one counselling – these people are not trained counsellors, but people who are normal members of the site but go that little bit further to help others), Supporters who can e-mail anytime, day or night to gain emotional support (again not trained professionals).

The site is free, but to in order to have access to everything available on the website you have to sign up, which only takes a few minutes. You don’t have to be a certain age to join (even if you’re 40, you can still sign up, they have a ’veterans corner’ for older members, including advice on topics more relevant to adult life such as university, long term relationships, child-care and employment) The site is open 24/7, all year round.

A lot of people have said that Recover Your Life (or RYL for short) is a community where they feel they belong to, they are able to open up and be themselves and don’t have to hide. They come on RYL everyday as a means of escaping their problems to have a break and be able to breathe knowing it’s full of people who care and who want to help – without the worry of them telling their friends or family.

So please have a look, I think it could really help you – especially if you can’t talk to anyone in ‘real life’ or have no one to turn to.

Hope you feel better soon.

(PS. You do not have to be currently ‘recovering’ to join)

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