addicted to sleep

[shadowgem]

I can't see the point of staying awake. Generally I sleep all day, then I get up in the evening and eat and watch tv, and then I sleep again. I disgust myself, but I guess I've given up trying to change.

Does anyone else sleep this much with their depression?

 

[AWorkInProgress]

Make this quick.

Think of the bed as a place to seek comfort. Means that something happened, and you haven't dealth with it in your heart. I got 4 ideas that could work for you.

1. Pray, just a general conversation with the Lord. It could be about anything, specially what is weighing heavy on your heart.

2. Get a note pad and pen, start writing while your in bed. Write about anything, good bad or the ugly. When you write you let your life shift a little. Allowing the thoughts to let out on paper making it clear in your head. Oh DO NOT THINK ABOUT WHAT TO WRITE, WRITE WHAT YOU HEAR IN YOUR HEAD. Inner voice if you will. (BTW this is another form of prayer )

3. Focus on the small blessings God has given you. Self pitty can cripple the creative mind. If you learn to view all the small good things going on in your life. Help you break free from it.

4. Find things that intrest you or you like to try. Go to the library or book store to give you small fun activities to do. Keep it simple, nothing fancy.

Prayer and writing in bed are the 2 I want you to walk away with. Trust me, they will help.

I can't see the point of staying awake. Generally I sleep all day, then I get up in the evening and eat and watch tv, and then I sleep again. I disgust myself, but I guess I've given up trying to change.

Does anyone else sleep this much with their depression?

 

[shadowgem]

Make this quick.

Think of the bed as a place to seek comfort. Means that something happened, and you haven't dealth with it in your heart. I got 4 ideas that could work for you.

1. Pray, just a general conversation with the Lord. It could be about anything, specially what is weighing heavy on your heart.

2. Get a note pad and pen, start writing while your in bed. Write about anything, good bad or the ugly. When you write you let your life shift a little. Allowing the thoughts to let out on paper making it clear in your head. Oh DO NOT THINK ABOUT WHAT TO WRITE, WRITE WHAT YOU HEAR IN YOUR HEAD. Inner voice if you will. (BTW this is another form of prayer )

3. Focus on the small blessings God has given you. Self pitty can cripple the creative mind. If you learn to view all the small good things going on in your life. Help you break free from it.

4. Find things that intrest you or you like to try. Go to the library or book store to give you small fun activities to do. Keep it simple, nothing fancy.

Prayer and writing in bed are the 2 I want you to walk away with. Trust me, they will help.

Thanks AWorkInProgress, I can relate to the suggestions you put. I tried praying a while ago, but apart from things I've already prayed about I don't remember anything else. (Although in the past I've thought that I'm forgetting something).
I think writing will be helpful.

 

[Noelani]

Are you on any types of medication? Have you seen a doctor?


Blessings

 

[shadowgem]

Are you on any types of medication? Have you seen a doctor?


Blessings

Hi Noelani,
I'm on venlefaxine (an antidepressant) and amilsulpride (an antipsychotic).
I'm under a 'rehab' team after being ill on and off for 14 years.
I'm just trying to wean myself off the antipsychotic, but I'm a bit stuck.

 

[Mrs. Luther073082]

When I went through depression, I slept between 12-17 hours per day. One symptom of depression is hypersomnia, which is what I believe I was experiencing. My doctors prescribed stimulants for me (that ended up being a really BAD decision). What ended up helping me was going off my medications (under direction of a psychiatrist) and exercising regularly. I gradually began to get more energy after exercising regularly for several months. When I first started, sometimes 30 minutes of exercise would be pretty much the only thing I would accomplish in a day. But like I said, that eventually changed. Now it is several years later and I am functioning normally again.

 

[aflower4God]

I can't see the point of staying awake. Generally I sleep all day, then I get up in the evening and eat and watch tv, and then I sleep again. I disgust myself, but I guess I've given up trying to change.

Does anyone else sleep this much with their depression?

Hi there,

Since I lost my job I have been sleeping anywhere between 10.5-12 hours a night. I use to get the general 7-8 hours a sleep but no more. I do take sleeping aid but the reason I do is so that i can sleep. See I dream EVERY night and sleeping is GREAT for me. in my sleep I feel that I leave this world and enter this different world where as my problems seem little. I know totally how you feel friend! Hang in there!!!!

 

[CaseyK]

You are not alone, I have done that too with my depression. I personally hate having depression and would love for it to just go away, I have suffered from it since I was a little girl

 

[JudyB1169]

Sleep has always been a very handy escape for me. I am not currently depressed, but have suffered from it in the past and there are days,like all of us, when I AM depressed. Sleeping thru the day affords the opportunity to NOT think, to be honest, and of course, to be alone. I am guilty of still falling back on it as a coping mechanism, but I know it isn't entirely healthy. I am getting better about it.