Posted by fallsfall on December 20, 2005, at 22:44:45
In reply to hospitalization for major depression, posted by underthecs on December 20, 2005, at 21:10:51
This will sound lame, but it really helps me when my whole body hurts... Try to take a short walk every day (around the block is enough to start), and find a yoga tape that you like (I use "Yoga for You: Unworkout 2" - it has two 20 minute stretching routines. It is easier for me to do 20 minutes than it is to try to do one of the hour long ones). The yoga really does help the body aches. And when my body doesn't hurt so much all the time, I have a lot more motivation to do other things.
Do something each day that you Want to do (even if what you do is stare at the wall for half an hour without feeling guilty about it). Eat ice cream. Try not to isolate.
I'm sorry about your job. How often do you see your therapist? Going back on meds sounds like a good idea.
Suicidal ideation is no fun. Please be sure to ask for help if you become unsure that you won't act on it. In the meantime, it might help you to think of it as a communication mechanism - you are trying to tell yourself (and others?) just how badly you feel. If you can consciously accept that you feel really badly, then the ideation might let up a little. At least that is how it works for me.
And post often. Of course we remember you!
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