I need cheering up...

[little_grey_bantam]

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I know exactly what that's like. Like on a scale from 1 to ten, you're a 3 for weeks on end.
Nothing lifts your spirits, nothing matters, everything is just too much (no matter how trivial, like deciding what to wear that day), you just wish "it" (i.e. everything) would all just go away. I'm a lifer on anti-depressants, and thank goodness for them. Are you on them too?

Nope! I try to avoid drugs as much as possible since they hit me pretty hard - unless I need them (I even avoid taking tylenol for goodness sakes! lol) Nothing wrong with it, but I believe if you will it (the mind), you can get outta it. I'm just too hyper and full of ideas to really get down, but wow, I guess this is a part of life and it sucks butt (and not the cute fluffy chicken butt ones). At least I'm not in the negative "period" anymore (I think). Just simply bummed out.
I did start birth control... (sorry guys, hope this isn't X-rated or anything) and I was already in a bad mood to begin with. Now I have hormones flooding me in and I've been moodier than ever!

I feel like a 2, and falling to 1, like I'm hanging off number 2 and bumping into 1. I know I'm just one person and there are lots of probably bigger (and better) things than me, but I"m stuck in me, so I'm a big deal to me, I think LOL

I was so bummed out when it snowed again - I want spring to come and school to let out. That dampened thing even more.

On the brighter side: I was walking to class and saw a cluster of teeny tiny yellow daffodils and they made me smile a bit - it made me think that something so small can do something worthwhile and make a place in the world for itself. I wanted to pick them, but... picking flowers = death LOL and that would make me feel even worse.

 

[jojo54]

I find that when I'm down several things help.

1. hugs

2. hot soaky bath with aromatic oils, soft soothing music, etc

3. give the girls treats and watch the chicken antics

4. put on some catchy music that you can sing-a-long and dance to, turn it up full blast and give her hell.

5. read something inspirational or watch a touching movie that makes you cry

6. chocolate and caramel

7. funny jokes or movies to make you laugh

AND sometimes you need to give yourself some time to just BE

Hope you are doing ok - it seems we all have downtimes in this crazy world lately.

 

[little_grey_bantam]

TheChickenChick: Aw, that does make me smile.

Your son's adorable?! Is that the right word to use?
I was going to say cute or maybe even beautiful, but that doesn't sound right for a boy?

And Ha on the comic

Poor chicken LOL

I think I need hugs, but no one to hug.
I think it's time to bring Ladybird (the little bantam I named my name after) inside to snuggle.
Silly bird drives me insane (chases bigger predators, eats paint chips and other bad stuff that she seeks out, flies into my head lol, etc. etc.) but I think she adores me <3
I need a birdy diaper for her.

How do you guys get yourself in the action to start moving on? Or to do a new routine? How do you just simply change yourself for the better. I'm ready to DO something positive, to change myself into an ADULT finally instead of being child-like/-ish, but without losing all the fun of it all! I guess I'm expecting things to get better ASAP and when it doesn't, I feel hopeless.

Ughh... the kitchen is always a mess! I'm only a baby out of the nest and it seems like dishes always need to be washed, laundry needs to be laundered, the chickens keep pooping and eating lol and it NEVER stops?! How do all you amazing women (and men) do it? And take care of a family? And raise babies? And have chickens? I finally came to realize women do amazing things (no matter how insane we drive EACH other "cat fights"). Who else works, keeps a nice house, raises kids, and sometimes even go out and work in the world. What if I can't do that?! What if I'm doomed to live a slobbish college child's life FOREVER?!

 

[debilorrah]

Please keep in mind that if you feel this way for a long period of time, there is a very good chance you have a chemical imbalance. That is what medication does, is balance out the chemicals in your brain.

 

[little_grey_bantam]

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Ack! No, I guess I could wish, at least then I know what would be wrong with me

Just school and life catching up with me. Sometimes Chemistry, no matter HOW much you study, you'll never get

so I'm thinking about dropping my ideal "career" for something else I can handle

And money trouble never helps lol directly or indirectly! (family money issues + my own darn $25K school loans! I refuse to have high loans!).

 

[Whispering Winds]

How about this sweet picture?

 

[jeaucamom]

I soooo know how you feel.... there are long periods of time when I just can't get my bum off the couch and have no desire to whatsoever. The responsibilites of life are overwhelming and if I have to cook one more meal, feed one more animal or go to work one more time, it is going to be too much. I just can't do it anymore....

Some of things that I have found that help me cope are not to look to far into the future or at all for that matter. It is too overwhelming. When I look at all I have to do and all the bills that need to be paid and all the things that need to be done... I just want to curl up and go to sleep. So I take one thing at a time. Today I will email the lady in Massachusetts and tell her I can't make it to Flordia next week. And the rest of the day.. I can relax and not feel guilty. Tomorrow I will do the dishes and the rest of the day I will relax and not feel quilty. etc... and then when I give myself permission to not have to worry or do anything else and I can just lay on the couch and play on the computer or watch TV, I find myself actually wanting to do something.

And the next coping mechanism is doing something for someone else. Volunteer or do a good deed. Sometimes when I can't take care of myself or my own, somehow I can happily jump up and run to the store and buy fabric to sew squares for Writer of Words and her Childrens Center. Or I can go to my friends house whose husband died last year because she needs some company.

I am not a pill person either, but I get up every morning and take my thyroid medication because without it I would be dead. There are just somethings that require medication and depression CAN be one of them. Some depression is situational and some is chemical. If you find yourself just absolutely not able to pull out of this no matter what, have your dopamine and seratonin levels drawn and see if they are normal. If they aren't please don't rule antidepressants, they have saved millions of lives.

Just know you have lots and lots of support and friends on here.

 

[thechickenchick]

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Thnaks! He thinks he is "studly" I think he is handsome! So glad I made you smile

 

[FrizzlesRule]

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I would hope so - I don't think I can take it anymore.
I feel like I'll never get out of this hole... ya can't possibly dig any deeper right? LOL
I'll hit China if I dig any deeper!

Just hard to keep on truckin' when you're down, but it's hard to truck on, when your truck is falling into pieces LOL

I'll keep that in mind though; thanks!

I kind of feel like that right now, too. Life can suck at times and crummy neighbors do not help. For me, I know it doesn't solve all the problems and hurts, but I hug a bantam. They give me love and comfort and hope. They keep me going even when people and the world are dragging me down. Hug one of your birds or pets. It won't solve everything, but it will help a little bit.

 

[Shelly_WNC]

Oh sweetie I'm sorry you feel down ( I do know the feeling believe me - nothing seems worth it or happy) ... sound like you have alittle SAD (seasonal adjustment disorder - it's from a lack of SUNNY DAYS). argh!!! I have it bad.

I know it's hard to cheer someone up or your self for that matter ... but here is my 2 cents for what helps me sometimes :


Watching a funny comedy ... they say laughter is the best medicine. And it sounds like you need a distraction , so a few 2 hour comedies might get you through this bad day.

I hope things get better soon!