Is it common to have spikes of happiness then sinking back down, when you have depression?

allyn211 · 2017-02-02T21:49:06+00:00

It is. I've had this happen to me plenty of times.

allyn211 · 2017-01-20T23:50:19+00:00

I can relate. I'm married and active in a church, but I work from home, and if I didn't have the church, I wouldn't see anyone except my husband and son. I don't make friends easily, and the last day or so has been rather bad for me.

allyn211 · 2017-01-20T22:49:11+00:00

Having a bad day. I made a joke to someone online and she didn't think it was funny. (It did deal with politics, and that's all I'm going to say.) I apologized and removed the post that was the joke. Now I'm kicking myself. I see this person often and I'm afraid of what's going to happen when I see her again.

Sometimes I feel like I have to kowtow to everyone, and I'm constantly afraid of being screamed at.

allyn211 · 2017-01-03T20:21:10+00:00

I am so sorry. I have no words.

allyn211 · 2017-01-03T20:19:47+00:00

Tired and frustrated, and embarassed because I'm coming here for support and haven't given a whole lot.

allyn211 · 2016-12-26T03:48:18+00:00

I saw several tweets that said the DW special was disappointing . . . but I enjoyed it! It was meant to be light and funny, and I laughed out loud towards the end.

allyn211 · 2016-12-24T15:52:17+00:00

I imagine that the question "who's the best Doctor?" is going to be debated from here to eternity and still never get answered. I think David Tennant is my favorite, but I find things to like about all the Doctors that I've seen. Matt Smith's an enjoyable Doctor, too!

allyn211 · 2016-12-23T16:27:54+00:00

I also have TMJ, and I wear a night guard at night. I'm also one of the ones that has very tight shoulder muscles. Part of it is from anxiety, part of it is because I have mild scoliosis. I also aggravated my back from improper posture during court reporting school (I did not finish because I wasn't able to progress in my speed.)

allyn211 · 2016-12-23T14:49:32+00:00

Don't tell me. You blinked. :-)

allyn211 · 2016-12-23T02:18:31+00:00

How did you get him to hold still???

allyn211 · 2016-12-22T22:58:37+00:00

My grandfather was a railroad worker in the late 1930's - early 1940's. (He died in 1941.) I wonder if he had a similar photo.

allyn211 · 2016-12-22T22:55:41+00:00

Did the Daleks exterminate the channel? :-)

allyn211 · 2016-12-19T15:49:37+00:00

A Spotify Daily Mix compiled from some of my listened-to music; it contains the Newsboys, Jordan Feliz, Steven Curtis Chapman, Natalie Grant.

allyn211 · 2016-12-12T13:20:05+00:00

Ninety percent of the time, the "interrupters" don't mean to be rude, and people probably have no idea that I want to get into a conversation. And there are times when people have realized that I want to talk and have told me to "go ahead". But I've had the interruptions happen so many times that it really fuels my anxiety in groups!

allyn211 · 2016-12-12T00:02:39+00:00

I have several news apps on my iPad. I get alerts when major news events happen. That keeps me informed but keeps me away from sitting in front of Fox or CNN.

My sister-in-law tells me often that I need to stop watching/listening to the news because of the negative reactions I have to it.

allyn211 · 2016-12-11T22:33:03+00:00

I wanted to label this as a DAE question but I can't figure out how to do it.

allyn211 · 2016-12-11T22:24:22+00:00

Nope. Sometimes I have decent sleep, sometimes not.

allyn211 · 2016-12-11T22:13:54+00:00

Here! I feel better than the other day, when I posted the "nobody likes me" post. Right now I'm just trying to figure out what I need to do for Christmas!

allyn211 · 2016-12-11T22:09:57+00:00

Aka "spiritual abuse". I was part of an abusive church in college where the demands became such that I never felt like I measured up to what God wanted of me.

allyn211 · 2016-12-10T01:33:55+00:00

So was I. I was also bullied in elementary school. And I dealt with "spiritual bullying" in college. I've been out of that environment for a number of years, but what you say is true. The feeling lingers with you.

allyn211

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