It’s raining again February 13, 2008
Posted by spacemom in : Depression , trackbackIt’s been a while, so I thought I would give a little depression update.
To be honest, things have been good. I don’t mean "Little Mary Sunshine" good, but I am doing well in controlling the depression and feelings of despair. I kicked my meds up this week because I was alone with the kids. Jay returns tonight, so I should do okay.
My biggest issue remains time management. I have some other issues (body image, eating, self-esteem), but time management is the biggest issue I have to content with. I tend to get overwhelmed with what I need to do in life. Which turns on me. I start to panic over everything that has to get done. I panic over the simplest of things and then it snowballs into a disaster. I am working on this issue. It’s hard, but I am working on it.
I have found that the exercise is helping a great deal. I try to work out 4-5 times a week. I am focusing on strength training. I can see some incredible muscle development in my legs (as if I need it there! My calves are larger than Jay’s) and if I could lose some fat, I would look amazing! But, the best part of the exercise is that I feel CALM afterwords. Really calm. It helps so much and when I don’t exercise in 2 weeks, I feel terrible. The anxiety kicks back in and I just start to stress.
My current plan of depression control is this:
- Keep exercising
- Stay on the meds
- Accept that I can’t do EVERYTHING I want to
- Try to be good to me
And that is my depression update…getting better…
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Nance~
It sounds like the girls are doing great! Hopefully we’ll see alot more sun in the coming weeks, that always helps 
I saw an old post on the board and hence discovered your blog. It sounds like you are doing great! Time mgmt is my biggest issue, I have yet to discover a balance where I feel as though I am accomplishing all that I get anxious about. I keep tellin gmyself…one of these days
~Emmy
maybe we can figure out the time management thing together. I think that’s my biggest issue as well. I’ve been pre-making dinners the night before and that’s helping but the laundry is piled up to here to be washed and put away. When does it ever end?
Know what you feel like. Between S.A.D. and fibromyalgia, I feel like I am always depressed. Or a least have been so since October (sigh). But the sun is returning. Days are getting longer. It is a tad bit warmer. And that means there is reason for optimism.
And yes, regular exercise does help. A lot. It is just getting the time and energy to do it!!