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I don't do exactly what I said in my OP, but it's a huge struggle for me not to. I guess you have to be REALLY sick in the head to have this sort of mindset.
I think it's my AD doing it. It helps anxiety so much though, and that's what's keeping me from stopping it. Ironically, when I upped the dose recently, I felt more alert for a couple days, and now I'm feeling tired again. But my previous AD gave me more motivation to stay out of bed, but it also made me so nervous. I hated the nerves too. I can't win for losing.AD's are really good at making you feel like that sister. The heavier the dosage the worse the tiredness. i had one which had me sleeping literally 20 hours a day, after which it turned me psychotic and had to be replaced.
How many hours do you get sleep? How many hours do you need sleep? Often an afternoon nap helps a lot, but often times makes you feel yucky when you wake up.
No, it's not normal to want to do nothing. God made us to be active, creative, helpful to others and productive members of society. Even unbelievers have some drive and desire that gets them up each day.
No wonder you’re so tired - you’re sleep deprived. I tend towards insomnia and had one six month spell where I averaged 4.5 hours a night. It made me absolutely unable to deal with life!
I can't help but speak up about this. I need to get something out of the way though. I'm not asking anyone to condone what I feel or encourage my behavior. However, the word "lazy" is a terrible word to use toward people who have ACTUAL depression and harbor the sentiment of wanting to perpetually lie in bed. This is not the kind of statement that someone who has empathy toward someone with depression makes. Heck, this doesn't sound like you've ever had depression a day in your life. No one who had this kind of depression for a single day in their life would make this kind of remark toward someone who is suffering in the way I am.
Whoa. Calm down. I didnt even realize i was in the depression section. I didnt mean to come off callous. I thought this was a light hearted question not a symptom of a mental illness. Sorry that youre suffering.
Its okay. I didnt realize you were referring to your depression and i didnt know you were having such a hard time. Are you seeing a therapist or taking meds?
I'm taking meds but I do think the meds are contributing to the "bed" thing. Not that I didn't want to lie in bed before, but the meds make me tired. I just can't decide whether or not to change the meds though.
