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Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Nov 24, 2022 | Replies (12)

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Yes, many tips may follow 💖
For me all these tips, sadly, are 'too much' when I have a depression. The thought of a walk is already too much, as well as 'having to do something'. To actually get started i need ground level, hobbies and so on depress me when i think about how I enjoyed them.
Making everything very small is usually the best for me, this is what helps me overcome them. No pressure at all, not even encouragement because this triggers the 'now I HAVE TO' response. It's very fragile, really. I think this is even more difficult because I am alone. If someone was around to just 'be there' and wait until I get out of it, or if someone just put an arm around me, or even two arms, it would be easier.

When I have a depression it pretty much boils down to making things small and doable, and keeping triggers out, as well as not having too much on my plate.

When people begin to 'encourage me' it usually has the opposite effect. Everyone is different 😀
I saw an episode of The Big Bang Theory in which Sheldon had retreated to his mum's house. His friends came over to try to make him come back. At some point he came out of his room to get something out of the fridge. Leonard enthusiastically said "Hi" even though his mum said "He's like a little deer, he's easily freaked." and this proved right; Sheldon ran back into his room 😹

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Thank you for responding to my comment. I use a walker and I spend most of the time in my bed. I live alone. I have a lot of emotional pain and I'm unable to do many physical things like I did before. I hope that one day I can look like I did before. Maybe then I could go walking