Anyone about just for a handhold? Or some distraction

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Hi

Thank you for clicking, had no idea what to put as the thread title TBH.
Just wondering d anyone's about? I don't really know why I'm slipping into depression, but I recognise the signs and I don't want to go there.
All I can think about is self harm and stupid things that I know aren't really true, so I'm just looking for a distraction...

How to others get through the fog when you're on the edge?

I know I may wake up tomorrow and feel completely different and on top of the world, so I just need to stop thinking long enough to get to sleep I guess

To be fair even just stopping to type that made me pause and breathe long enough to calm a bit

Can you distract yourself by doing something?
Clean something? Cook?
Something not linked to any situation where you might be tempted.

Hello there. Can't say I have any personal experience to draw from, but just stopping by... do you have anything happening soon to look forward to? Care to share any stories from your week? 

Can you do the five things thing?

Five green. Blue etc

Five hard soft etc

What about a game on your phone?

Anything in the kitchen to treat yourself to?

What do you do normally to manage this? Are you able to do any of those now? Has this been triggered by something or just a fog descending for no real reason? Do you use a positive mind mantra to eliminate the internal dialogue. When my mind races I find listening to spoken word books on YouTube keeps my mind busy in a healthy way (I've had significant depression in the past but counseling, relocating and, for me st Johns wort, means I no longer have it).

Mahjong is a good distraction, would a mindfulness app help? Is there anywhere you could go this evening?

I hope it passes soon (I'm likening it to my anxiety so that may not apply)

Thank you all genuinely wasn't sure if anyone would reply.

To be honest I'm too exhausted for cleaning and cooking (part how I'm feeling and part General life with a toddler)

I don't get much time to myself and my husband is out tonight so just lying in bed cosy and flicking though mumsnet is quite relaxing.

A lack of sleep definitely makes my mood worse, so I need to wind myself down and calm so that I can get to sleep and not waste hours just breaking down, when I know that sleep will help

Also I lie in bed and try and think of an animal and a country starting with each letter of the alphabet!

Eg: Aardvark and Australia

I would share stories from my week buttoo scared of being outed!

I do have things coming up soon to look forward to so will focus on this.

Have never heard of the give thins games so will deffo check hat out.

Oh YouTube - yes I love asmr videos and haven't watched/listened to one in a while so will deffo do that. Thanks for the reminder.

Ubfnrotunately cant go out as my husband is out and we have a toddler...who I'll be up at 5 with zzz

Honestly tho thank you so much, just stopping to compose myself enough to type that has helped massively. Thank you all

I’m sorry you are feeling so exhausted- that can drag you down. Ok have you eaten? I sometimes feel crap when I haven’t.
Make a cup of tea, or a hot choc.
Watch something daft.
Podcast?

And apologies for the typos! Fat fingers!

Some quiet music sometimes helps me... there’s some lovely classical on YouTube.... when I need to stop thinking

Maybe you should speak to your Gp about how you are feeling?

I love your username! Do you have a favourite childhood book or movie? When I’m feeling very depressed I like to read my favourite childhood book or colour and draw. These things take me back to a time when life was just that book, so innocent and simple.