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What's wrong with me?

VivDaGurl

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I know I've been working very long hours for the past two months but I'm just feeling so miserable latley and I don't know why. I just don't feel like talking to many people and I want to be silent. This is not the usual me and I like to talk all the time. Something is wrong with me...

I just feel so cranky, so frustrated over so many things that comes by and I just don't know how else to describe my feelings now.... :| I don't feel like being around with my family and I don't feel I'm part of the family. For those who had read about the problems I'm facing at home last month, might be able to relate to what I'm going through...I just want to be out there - work and work and work till I drop dead kinda thing! I don't find peace and I'm feeling very, very uncomfortable within me. Negative comments no matter how serious it is gets on my nose easily!

I just can't seem to trust people easily these days making me wanting to keep everything within myself. I'm just feeling so sick all the time.... :sick:
 

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VivDaGurl said:
I know I've been working very long hours for the past two months but I'm just feeling so miserable latley and I don't know why. I just don't feel like talking to many people and I want to be silent. This is not the usual me and I like to talk all the time. Something is wrong with me...

I just feel so cranky, so frustrated over so many things that comes by and I just don't know how else to describe my feelings now.... :| I don't feel like being around with my family and I don't feel I'm part of the family. For those who had read about the problems I'm facing at home last month, might be able to relate to what I'm going through...I just want to be out there - work and work and work till I drop dead kinda thing! I don't find peace and I'm feeling very, very uncomfortable within me. Negative comments no matter how serious it is gets on my nose easily!

I just can't seem to trust people easily these days making me wanting to keep everything within myself. I'm just feeling so sick all the time.... :sick:


It might be clinical depression. Have you seen a doctor and discussed this possiblity w/ him/her.

Also, have you considered the possibility that maybe you are continuously immersing yourself in work as a form of escape (from family, etc.)? Is it necessary for you to work such long hours? If not, you need to cool down before you burn out.

And even though you've heard me nag about this before, I would say that your family environment is partly what could be making you sick. I lived in a stressful home for twenty-two and a half years, and it stressed me to the extreme. When you're constantly stressed, you're more susceptible to physical illness. Again, I think that leaving their home could ultimately help you feel better (I'm speaking from personal experience, here).

God Bless,
Rosa
 
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I am not aware of your home situation, but am very sorry. I have battled depression off and on for almost my whole life. It sounds very likely to me this could be your problem. You should talk to your doctor or pastor. Depression just doesn't present itself and crying. It can present itself as anger, bitterness, resentment, extreme fatigue, physical illness. There are many treatments available and I hope you'll talk to someone. God bless. :hug:
 
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Rosa Mystica said:
It might be clinical depression. Have you seen a doctor and discussed this possiblity w/ him/her.

Nope, I have not seen any doctor about the matter at all. Hhhhhmmm....

Rosa Mystica said:
Also, have you considered the possibility that maybe you are continuously immersing yourself in work as a form of escape (from family, etc.)? Is it necessary for you to work such long hours? If not, you need to cool down before you burn out.

Yes, that's why I'm working for long hours - so that I can be away from my family. I think I'm already totally burnt out. :| This morning, I came in to work at about 6:20am and I'm not sure what time I'm leaving...

Rosa Mystica said:
And even though you've heard me nag about this before, I would say that your family environment is partly what could be making you sick. I lived in a stressful home for twenty-two and a half years, and it stressed me to the extreme. When you're constantly stressed, you're more susceptible to physical illness. Again, I think that leaving their home could ultimately help you feel better (I'm speaking from personal experience, here).

I don't take you as nagging me but thanks a lot I'm tyring to think of the options of how to move out from my home. I've moved out before and certainly, it does help the relationship with my family.

bshaw96 said:
I am not aware of your home situation, but am very sorry. I have battled depression off and on for almost my whole life. It sounds very likely to me this could be your problem. You should talk to your doctor or pastor. Depression just doesn't present itself and crying. It can present itself as anger, bitterness, resentment, extreme fatigue, physical illness. There are many treatments available and I hope you'll talk to someone. God bless. :hug:

Thank you....
 
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Viv,

I'm glad that you are looking at moving out options. It is very important that you leave there and not return (unless your parents start treating you like a human being).

How about this: if you want to stay out of the house as much as possible, then why not take up something fun for part of the time? Like maybe a sport or a cooking class or something like that? If you take up a hobby, and engage in it for part of the time, you could be out of the house and be doing something relaxing and enjoyable at the same time. B/c like you said yourself, you are getting burnt out w/ the way you are currently are, and God wants us to take care of our bodies and our physical health.

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Rosa Mystica said:
Viv,

I'm glad that you are looking at moving out options. It is very important that you leave there and not return (unless your parents start treating you like a human being).

How about this: if you want to stay out of the house as much as possible, then why not take up something fun for part of the time? Like maybe a sport or a cooking class or something like that? If you take up a hobby, and engage in it for part of the time, you could be out of the house and be doing something relaxing and enjoyable at the same time. B/c like you said yourself, you are getting burnt out w/ the way you are currently are, and God wants us to take care of our bodies and our physical health.

Rosa

Rosa,

At the moment, I'm hardly at home and I've also started a new hobby - cross stitch. I spent most of my time at work and sometimes, I even wonder if I were killed out there, would they know about it. :|

Nothing's really working fine for me lately and I vomitted last night when I was trying to sleep.... :sick: I don't know what's happening to me now and I just started to feel very, very uncomfortable in me. This morning, I was even thinking if I were to die today, how would people see it.

There were some misunderstanding from my friends about my reaction lately and this hurts me. Yes, I shouldn't be worried about people's comments but this friend told me to put myself in their shoes. Yes, I can relate to the matter but, why should a conclusion come by when it's totally out?

Yesterday evening, I went out with another friend and her comments really hurt me badly. It just made me wanting to hide myself in a box and locked up. Never to be showed up. :(
 
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VivDaGurl said:
I know I've been working very long hours for the past two months but I'm just feeling so miserable latley and I don't know why. I just don't feel like talking to many people and I want to be silent. This is not the usual me and I like to talk all the time. Something is wrong with me...

I just feel so cranky, so frustrated over so many things that comes by and I just don't know how else to describe my feelings now.... :| I don't feel like being around with my family and I don't feel I'm part of the family. For those who had read about the problems I'm facing at home last month, might be able to relate to what I'm going through...I just want to be out there - work and work and work till I drop dead kinda thing! I don't find peace and I'm feeling very, very uncomfortable within me. Negative comments no matter how serious it is gets on my nose easily!

I just can't seem to trust people easily these days making me wanting to keep everything within myself. I'm just feeling so sick all the time.... :sick:
hmm,I go through this too. The only thing that I find that works is reading God's Word and prayer. Praying for you my sister!
 
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Perhaps a poem might bless your heart, and bring you joy?

Daughter of Eve, He offers Grace
Let tears not stain thy beauty's face,
though it may be but beauty glazed;
let pains of loss God's love replace,
that joy might end thy heart's disgrace...

For though I barely know your name,
I feel we two are quite the same;
for we each bear our flesh's shame,
we both have need of Him who came...

Child of Adam, and daughter of Eve,
I offer the Christ as your source of relief;
He is much more than your deathbed's reprieve,
He'll rescue your soul if you'll simply believe...


-Sister; if this has encouraged you at all, I want you to consider that little piece of happiness - how frail are the hearts of mortal men and women that we should so easily be swayed from great sorrow to joy? Know that God's love and the joyous confidence it brings are alone steady in the face of great sorrow.

May the Lord of Glory be Joy, Hope, Strength and Courage to you in all of your coming days; your brother,
Caleb
 
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