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Things I don’t do

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MrsMikeHeck · 28/01/2023 11:25

I’ve suffered from depression all my life. I was really fortunate to get lots of CBT in my late teens, which helps me minimise the impact. Im lucky that I can control my thoughts and find happy moments during even the hardest days.

The last year has been tough, the last month especially so. While I’m just about okay, i just cannot imagine getting pleasure from:

doing jigsaws. I love jigsaws, have piles of them to do. But, really why would I?

lego. I have an expensive set that I got for Xmas. It’s so beautiful, I really wanted it.

looking nice. Yesterday, I had a nice day pottering round charity shops. Got some amazing new clothes. In better times, it would have been so much fun to come home and try them on.

holidays. I didn’t book anything last year. I’m such a pro at finding great trips on a budget. In mid December, I had a moment where a holiday might seem like a good thing. I booked us a weekend away. I just can’t get to that feeling I had when I booked it. I feel like I keep grabbing, feeling around for it but it’s just not there.

taking my clothes off before I got to sleep. To be fair , I never actually enjoyed that but I did do it Grin

shitty shit shit

it’s going to get better. I know it will. I’m just a bit sick of it.

OP posts:
TreesAtSea · 28/01/2023 11:33

Your post resonates a lot with how I feel at the moment. I've a lifetime of depression and anxiety etc and am in a real dip currently. Even when doing the little things that I usually love, like walking or taking photos... I just feel distant and unable to properly experience them.
Time of year doesn't help either. Not just it being winter, it's also the anniversary of a very significant past bereavement.
Like you say, it will pass. It's just so difficult while you're in it. Hope things improve for you soon.

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