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How to shake this?
I feel numb. I can get out of bed, go to work, joke with people, do things I love, and still feel this way. I just can't seem to shake it off. I feel hollow inside, and I don't really know WHY.
Sometimes I only sleep 2-3 hours a night. Other nights I sleep 12-13 hours. I also do not eat properly anymore, even on my good days. Some days I'll just eat an apple for breakfast/lunch and about 1/3 of my dinner. I just don't feel hungry. But even when I am starving, I fix up a big meal and try to put the food in my mouth, but I have to stop because it makes me feel like vomiting. Believe me, I fix meals every day and try to eat snacks but most of it ends up in the trash or back in the fridge. I don't think I am fat, in fact, I think I am too skinny and wouldn't mind some curves on my body. I think maybe my mind is in such anguish that it wants the body to suffer too.
Please don't be like... just eat something!!! Just be happy!!! Believe me, I TRY. It's not as easy as some people think. I have been down the road of counselling (no help) and meds(made me act ADD) for depression before, but this feeling seems different to me. Just numbness, not really saddness/pain/hopelessness like the depression I felt in the past (about 3 years ago).
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I have a similar problem to yours. I suggest just trying not to think too much about things that make you depressed or empty and live day to day. Try really hard to live in the present, and focus every bit of energy to whatever you're doing at that moment. It's really difficult, and it doesn't always work and there are relapses, but it's better than being depressed ALL the time.
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Hi,
I will not offer a possible diagnosis. However, with this happening suddenly there are two possible things you ought to ask your psychiatrist about. Number one say to him/her everything you stated above and ask why did this happen all of sudden when I was fine? This is what they need to figure out for you.
Secondly, the single most important thing to bring up is I had depression or felt this way X number of years ago but now it is more intense and all consuming. Your doctor must know if there is a history of such problems.
What you have not told me/anyone and it's of high importance do you feel depressed one moment and high the next? If any of that is happening to you along with irritability and mood swings you need to tell someone as it's a precursor for bipolar. Sudden changes in apetitite, inability to eat will all fold into the diagnosis. You need to call your doctor again and tell him/her how you are feeling.
Numbness, weight loss, apetite supressed, focus problems that look like ADD all of it are tied into mental illness and you do need help here and prehaps the opinion of another doctor. Make sure you take the doctor what you wrote down above so they can make a note and get things right.
You may find this link helpful on depression and mood disorders www,teentalknetwork.com/reel.htm hit guest and Karen Liberman. It's an interview about mood disorders and what each one is. It could be helpful in pinpointing what is happening with you.
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You have a bad case of depression.
and my dad is juss like that.
question... where do you live?
i live in washington && my dad gets depressed kuz he doesnt get enuff sun.. its pretty weird. but since he doesnt' get enuff sun.. his body starts to act up && does sometimes shut down.
if you live in a cold place, then try going on a vacation. it could help.
i hoped i helped!
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Wow, I just got out of this phase like a month ago. Alright, I'm pretty sure there is a difference betweet counseling and like seeing a real physciatrist(spelling) unless you did that already. I don't want to offend you but are you a Christian? Sometimes you just need faith. Try going to church, or wherever. Bury yourself if friends. That's what I did, just find a group of positive, happy people and hang out with them whenever you need to. Also, write in a journal whenever you are feeling like this. Cry when you need to etcetera. The eating will come along when you become happy, just make sure you drink water at least to keep some nutrition up, eat as much as you feel like eating, if you don't want to eat, don't. I really, sincerely hope you feel better. Good luck.
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Depression medication isn't happy pills. It's not drug induced happiness. You have a hormonal imbalance and you need something to fix it. It's just like putting a band aid over a cut. You are in mental pain. Don't you take pain relievers when you have a lot of physical pain? It's the exact same thing. When you have a bad headache you just aren't yourself. My cousin has really bad depression and without medication he can't be himself. He's really mean and he can't think clearly. With the medication he's able to go to school, have a job, and be around other people. Even though your depression may not be as severe as this you are suffering from the same thing. Pain. Depression meds are pain pills not happy pills. Please talk to your doctor and try the medicine again. This isn't going to just go away and there's no way for you to just fix it. Depression is serious and can cause lots of problems for you if it goes untreated.
I think that you should try a different kind of medication. There are tons of different types of meds for depression just like there are tons of different types of birth control pills. You and your doctor just have to find the one that's right for you. I know what you mean by feeling numb...I've felt that way before, probably not to the extent that you are feeling it, but I really understand what you're going through. I couldn't eat much and had the same sleeping problems as you did. I decided that what was wrong was that I had insomnia. I was going through a lot of stress and change in my life and I couldn't take anymore so I just went completely "numb" I don't believe that it was depression. I would wake up after 2 hours of sleep and neither feel tired or awake. I'd just go through the motions. Maybe you should talk to your doctor about insomnia. I dunno, just a can do is try another type of medication. I hope thought. Really though, the best thing that you that you feel better soon and I'm sorry I couldn't help you more. Good luck with everything. <3
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try seeing a doctor .. not a conselore jsut a normal doctor for a check up tell your dr. you dont need meds that make u ADD tell her your body feels weird and you cant eat normal ... i felt this way during this past summer i could eat and if i tried to eat somthin i would feel like throwin up .. after a while the feeling went away after a while so just see what happens in the next couple of days/weeks if you still hav this feeling you should go to a doctor. GOOD LUCK
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Sweetie, I don't really know how to help. I'm writing this though to tell you this. You CAN get through this. If you got through your depression before, you will get through this numbness too. It's all in your mind. Best of luck!
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