To ask how you get out of bed in the morning?

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Every morning I wake up and just think "here we go again" I never want to get up. I get up at the last possible minute and then berate myself for not having enough time to do the things that I need to do before I go to work. Every day I think about calling in sick to work, I feel like I just can't face it. Is this normal? Is there anything I can do? Has anyone got any tips for improving getting out of bed and just feeling better about the day?

Oh it sounds like you need to apply a little kindness to yourself ♥ I also make sure the heating is on. In the morning I put my top and pants on the radiator while I shower so I've warm clothes to get into 🥰. It's ok to admit your struggling with shower etc. I had a really really bad time a few years ago and used to put a crazy outfit and make up on every day. I don't do it now but at the time it really made me feel better and more ready to face the world. Brain sync has some really good programs available on Spotify which may help you. I make a couple of days of sandwich 🥪 up then I tend to fulfil the eating part of the day better

Is this just a problem when you're in bed in the morning, and before you actually leave the house? Do you feel better once you've started the day? Or is it constant? Are sitting at lunch thinking you can't face the afternoon? Do you get home in the evening and at some point dread the idea of going to bed again, because that will only bring on another day?

My depression is well-treated and I function much better, but I still feel like that every morning!

Oh I meant to say - I've never been a morning person. If left to my own devices (depressed or not) I'd sleep 2am-10am. So to some extent it may be "normal" depending on your usual baseline!

Sorry op, didn't see your latest post. :( Hope you're feeling better soon ♥️

It's the hardest thing to do with depression.
Can you make it easier in any small ways?
Use a natural daylight alarm?
Add an old fashioned radio alarm that is tuned to a music station you really like so you wake up to music and what pretends to be a sunny day

Before you get out of bed, do some bed yoga stretches to help your body have the energy to actually get up.

Think not 'I have to get up' but 'I want coffee/tea/cocoa/herbal/juice'.

Have a really snuggly fleece dressing gown and slippers right by the bed so you still feel cosseted once you are standing up.

Get a routine going. I start by asking DC what they want for breakfast as they are the biggest motivation for getting up and staying up during winter months. Then feeding the cat. Making coffee (BIG motivation ), putting on favourite music, then going outside to feed the birds which is a bit of a faff but by the time I've been outside in the frosty air and filled all the feeders, I am awake and looking forward to coffee.

Would any of these help?

I never want to get up in the morning and with me it is certainly not depression. Some people are just not morning people. However if the feeling extends into your working day then THAT could be anxiety or depression.

Sorry OP, i missed you had been diagnosed already.

goodwinter I’m like you. It’s the waking up that is the problem for me!