While I'm waiting to see the doctor I'm trying some natural remedies for my woes. I read today that 30 minutes of exercise three times a week can be as effective as mild anti depressants. This afternoon all four of us walked downtown to get some cash out and go to the post office and I have to say I feel a lot better, so that will be a regular thing, which I should have been doing anyway at my age and my fitness level. I am still taking my supplements religiously and today I made myself eat a bowl of potato and leek soup and later a piece of Vegemite toast. My appetite is virtually non existent and I find it hard to eat when I'm feeling like this but I'm sure it's affecting my moods. I really don't want to take drugs unless I absolutely have to so am researching lots of natural remedies. I will once again include some soy in my diet also.
Phill has fixed the wall and the fly screen so I'm feeling so much better about the house, and realise it's more the crazy landlady's problem than ours. We get the carpets cleaned on Friday morning, and that will be a six monthly thing from now on.
Emily came home in high spirits this afternoon and said she'd had a great day, and had made a new friend. Fingers crossed that this will last. I'm sure we will have more problems in the future with our girl, but the answer is to face them head on and not run away, and ask for help, something we got discouraged from doing, so many times we were let down.
I went back to bed this morning and let Phill get the kids off to school and actually got a couple more hours sleep which also helped my mood.
If I must resort to medication I will, I can't live like this, but perhaps it's time to really take my health seriously and get proactive in doing that.
Rain here this afternoon, but at least it warmed things up. We had a balmy 5C overnight!
2 comments:
I hope the Doctor hears you. I remember sitting in the waiting room of the doctors thinking of ways to phrase "I'm depressed" hoping not to sound like a ninny in the end I just cried a lot and blurted it out. I went on antidepressants and they really worked. They got me to a much better state of mind. But I really hated thinking about what they were doing to my brain. For the next episode of depression years later I tried hypnotherapy, yoga and meditation. I loved the yoga and meditation. The breathing and relaxation techniques have helped me in many situations. I really must get back into it. I hope you find something that works for you.
I hope the depression lifts for you soon - Somedays I feel a bit blue but I know it isn't depression because I come out of it easily enough. Take care okay
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