srsface depresso-box post

[iambic5]

This is not going to be a fun post. You don't really even have to read it, I just sort of need to get this out. And for some reason I seem to have got the idea that it'll be useful to catalogue where I am now, in case I ever get better and want to look back on where I was.

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[badplanmobile]

I read a thing the other day that made a lot of sense. Depression protects itself. Depression doesn't want you to get better. It tells you not to do the things that will make you better. I found a list of the top things that fight depression, and it's: satisfying sleep, regular physical exercise, regular fun, creative activity, and social connectedness.

Remember how much better you were feeling when you were writing every day? At least, you asserted repeatedly to me that it was helping. I think that's what you need to do while you work toward getting medication.

Make yourself a schedule. Start a regular sleep cycle. Get out of the house every day. Work on something creative every day. Start a workout routine. Have fun. Socialize. Force yourself to keep to it as much as you can. Your depression will tell you that you don't want to do these things, that you can't, that you should just stay in bed, but once you get yourself moving, it will help.

And I'm perfectly happy to take a bus up to the VCSB with you.

[markbernstein]

You are not weak. You are not pathetic. You have nothing to feel ashamed of. You have a disease, like heart trouble or diabetes. And you don't have to do everything yourself.

Please, let your friends help you get the medical help you need. Putting it off only means you'll wait longer to feel better. Call VCSB, whatever that is, right now. It's only the first step but, you know, journey of a thousand miles and all that.

[dreaminventor]

Agree with the emphasis. I,I - you have friends, even if some of us are far away, who are worried about you and thinking about you, and always are willing to listen. <3

We want to help you get all the resources you need in life in order for it to be fulfilling.

<3
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