Am I depressed or just lazy?

[SheSellsSeashellsByTheSeashore]

I have just told dh that I think I need to see a doctor re: depression. He said I am over reacting.

We have been having a really bad year. I mean bad. I don't feel I am coping with everything that is going on.

All I want to do is sleep or lounge about. Well I say want. But thats not what I want it just seems to be what happens.

I plan to get up and be happy/active all day and do suff with the kids. But it never happens. I just wallow and when dd1 doesn't have to be at school I don't even get up. I let DH do it.

And then I feel worse because I have wasted the day doing nothing.

I seem to have no energy or motivation to do anything worthwhile.

[FAQinglovely]

do you want my advice..............get yourself down your Drs

[giraffescantdancethetango]

^ what she said.

Hope your Dr is supportive.

[SheSellsSeashellsByTheSeashore]

Thanks. No he is no really but he has a lot of his own stuff going on.

I don't think he would try and stop me seeing a doctor, but he is concerned that I will become addicted to anti depresents and suffer witdrawel when they are stopped. Which he sees as yet another thing we would have to deal with.

I just want to feel normal again. And in control. Everything is a mess right now. And there are things I could change, but just don't. Even though I want to iyswim?

[SheSellsSeashellsByTheSeashore]

Ah you said dr I read dh

I doubt he would be, my doc is rubbish. But there is a lovely new lady doctor there now and I'll request to see her.

[AreyouDancing]

Seashells (I was NotaChance btw!)

Go to the doctor.

I felt similarly to you without all the other stuff that you have going on in your life. Finally went to the doctor, and am on antidepressants. I feel much better now. You wouldn't become addicted as they will manage it well.

I used to feel just the same - would be so angry with myself for not having the energy to do anything. Could get the kids to school and go to work (just about) but it was as if it took all my emotional strength to hold it together during the day and as soon as I got home I just wanted to crawl into bed.

I feel much more positive now.

You can't be superhuman when you have so much to deal with.

[mrstimlovejoy]

i'm feeling just like you at the minute.i had a bout of depression 2 years ago and was on ad's for about 9 months.i've been doing well up to the last couple of weeks,now i feel like i did back then.i don't have any energy and just sit about wasting time.i'm fed up of feeling fed up so i'm going to the doctors on mon.just want to have the energy to play with my dd and do household chores.