[Kelson12]

As this week comes to an end, I just wanted to give some words of motivation. Obviously, we all have a problem that very few people know about and it can make our life a living hell. What triggered it for each person can vary, but the fact of the matter is that we all deal with the same type of symptoms each day. I want to tell everyone, PLEASE DON'T GIVE UP. Please try to continue on with life as best as possible. Until this week, I had been struggling with the worst DP and most depressive thinking I have had in a while. It has lasted for many months. But I continued on. I continued to go to work. I continued to attend school. I continued to work out. I continued to try to see my friends. I continued with life as normally as I possibly could. Was it easy??? No not at all. But I did it. As uncomfortable and uneasy as I felt most of the time, I did it. How am I able to push through? I just tell myself one thing..."What good would it do to stay at home? Lie around....ruminating over what is wrong with me?" The answer is, it will do no good. Actually it will make it worse.
Yes, I have begun to feel a bit better this week and who knows, I could crash again here soon. But I know one thing. I will continue with life as normal as humanly possible. I will continue to see my therapist, I will continue to take my meds. I will continue to come to work. I will continue to work out. I will continue on as normally as possible. Ya know, sometimes we just have to deal with what we have. Say, "Hey, I suffer from some really horrible symptoms. But ya know what, I'm not gonna let these symptoms win!" Sure it may be hard, but I have confidence that we can all do it. What doesn't kill us can only make us stronger. Take care.

Kelson

 

[dreamcatcher]

What doesn't kill us can only make us stronger.

 

[kenc127]

Until this week, I had been struggling with the worst DP and most depressive thinking I have had in a while. It has lasted for many months. But I continued on. I continued to go to work. I continued to attend school. I continued to work out. I continued to try to see my friends. I continued with life as normally as I possibly could. Was it easy??? No not at all. But I did it. As uncomfortable and uneasy as I felt most of the time, I did it. How am I able to push through? I just tell myself one thing..."What good would it do to stay at home? Lie around....ruminating over what is wrong with me?" The answer is, it will do no good. Actually it will make it worse.

Kelson, this is good stuff. I am pretty down in the dumps lately myself, and reading this has provided some motivation to get to class and stay connected to my family and friends. Thanks, and I hope things keep moving in a better direction for you.

Ken

 

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I just tell myself one thing..."What good would it do to stay at home? Lie around....ruminating over what is wrong with me?" The answer is, it will do no good. Actually it will make it worse.

thanks Kelson! i guess i needed someone else with dp/dr to say that to me, cuz healthy people's advice sometimes doesn't count. glad you're feeling so much better.

-ru

 

[Guest]

Hi Kelsonm, very good post. Glad to hear that you're getting on with life.

I wish I could find the same spark to reignite my life! I have DP and anxiety, and don't want to leave the house most of the time. I don't work anymore, but would really like to start again. How do I get on with my life?

 

[Guest]

We all need more words of motivation.

 

[sebastian]

Kelson,

Very good to hear. I knew you'd come out of it. It's amazing how our patterns of recovery are all so similar. You sound exactly like i did a few weeks ago. And it gets better too, K. Sure there are plenty of bumps along the way, and plenty of times when you'll feel it's even worse than before. But you're starting to wrest yourself free from that horrible and pointless pattern of thinking that keeps us trapped in this condition. We can always undo what our own mind has done.

take care,

s.