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How do u deal with the depression?
Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: Jun 26, 2023 | Replies (23)Comment receiving replies
Hi~it is tough when it seems you are climbing one hill after another. @lovelyday gave you some great suggestions. My life turned on a dime suddenly in August of 2019 with sight loss from undiagnosed GCA. Once I got out of the Zombie stage....I thought, what am I going to do? My husband and I had separated two years earlier and I was living in Maine.
Probably my core strength comes from being a spiritual person...which only made me think harder about 'what to do with this new life.' Being on a forum in England helped...seeing how people coped...seeing people improve the quality of their lives...sheer force. Find something that gives you pleasure and do it...whatever your joy may be. I know several people in their 80s whose phone and computer are their lifeline. Talk to people, write to help and encourage people. I really hadn't thought too much about what would make me happy before..now there were limitations. The worst thing is to isolate. After about a year, I'm guessing; I started talking to a therapist. That was huge...talking to myself, I always got the same answers.
I sat one day and thought about life before, and then I buried and tried to connect the dots to make a new life. One thing you know, you never have to do it alone when you are connected on a forum with people dealing with the same issues. ??? I hope it helps because we all need to look forward to something. My very best💞
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Beautifully said @grammy82 and you've lived a long life to know we ALL need each other we're ALL connected even if you live in Chicago or England we're ALL connected and its definitely a small WORLD 🌈
I believe we can overcome anything with the support of others and the mind set to go forward I've been struggling so MUCH and when I say these words I want it too be OKAY so badly and I know it NEED to do the work and I'm trying OCD is this monkey on my back that I never saw coming out of all the things that I've dealt with in my life I would have to say this is the worst to overcome it's been very hard..😔
Being one with NATURE really helps me MUSIC dancing being a FREE SPIRIT engaging with others I always talk to people even when I'm in the store I've even cried with others a the store That's just how I am I wear my HEART ❤️ on my sleeve and people are drawn to that it's not a BAD thing but it can be difficult at times when you're FREE SPIRIT and an extrovert and somebody who's so outgoing when the WORLD is just chaotic and crazy You just want everything to be okay and people to accept you and sometimes a WORLD can be cruel and not everybody is receptive so it can be difficult at times too that's when I feel the OCD at it worst when My autoimmune diseases are taking a toll on me and my family or the world is just not in balance I guess and I think I can feel it it triggers me to do these things as OCD thing so maybe we can all learn from each other and build on our strength by being one and remembering that we're not ALONE