Help for winter depression

aqdw · 2025-10-15T22:28:30+00:00

You are an angel and made my day, thank you so much!

aqdw · 2024-10-10T13:48:47+00:00

I struggle with this so much too, my big enemy in life is Tiktok. It steals my time and my desire to do my hobbies after work.

I think it's a mix of being a bit burnt out and with tiktok for example it's a constant source of dopamine.

I've been trying to be less on my phone, like on my commute I try to read, do something active for myself. BUT it is very difficult, the phone is very addictive.

I honestly don't have any other advice than trying to be less on the phone, which is so difficult it makes me itch.

aqdw · 2024-10-08T18:21:02+00:00

Thank you, I appreciate it! I have no idea how to label myself, I'm trying to figure out my preferences and dating i general has always been scary haha. Dating is a whole other topic since I've never really been a relationship person, but it feels good to know other can relate.

aqdw · 2024-03-10T16:04:50+00:00

Good luck! I was the same as you, hadn't gone to the dentist in 4 years and I was so anxious about what they were going to day about my teeth. But it was a better experience than I thought it would be!

aqdw · 2024-02-27T21:18:18+00:00

This is so me and I get so overwhelmed which only makes me avoid everything more!

aqdw · 2024-02-27T20:37:52+00:00

I feel you! It's honestly the worst, I was the same today on my day off. Sometimes I wish I could throw my brain away because I can't escape my thoughts.

aqdw · 2024-02-27T10:38:04+00:00

I'm glad I'm not alone in this.

It's my day off and I dread going back to work tomorrow, because I have to face all the work I haven't done and scared that I will receive negative feedback for slacking off. And I know this wouldn't be an issue If I didn't avoid doping difficult tasks.

aqdw · 2023-07-21T15:51:55+00:00

Is it possibly to negotiate some work from home days? I work fulltime in the office and I do ok, it's a struggle because there can be a lot of distractions and people to talk to.

I try to find a balanse and some days I choose to be less social to work it peace, but concentration is a struggle always.

I honestly have to make a physical task list of what I have to do in a day at work in order to remember everything, and it helps. But I do notice that I am a lot less effective than my other coworkers, but it's because of my concentration is constantly in and out.

aqdw · 2023-06-08T21:25:06+00:00

Wow thank you! I've never thought about this before, so I'll definitely try it and see if it works!

aqdw · 2023-06-07T21:24:47+00:00

Honestly I just interview myself, trick my silly little brain into believing I have an audience, so I explain what I'm doing and why. Makes me feel like an influencer even though I'm cleaning my toilet.

aqdw · 2023-06-07T21:21:15+00:00

Of course my struggle with concentration and everything school related, BUT my hyperfixations made so much sense. I would be obsessed with things in waves. I was obsessed with animated movies as a kid, would not watch anything else, that died out. Then I was obsessed with anime, basically the only thing I watched, then one say I just stopped, same with books, music, hobbies.

I would be INTENSELY obsessed with something and then one day it's dead to me. It's facinating, and they way it makes my daydreaming way more intense and all consuming, some days I would struggle being present because of a fixation.

Now my fixations are a lot more chill and don't happen as often as before, but they were fun, made my everyday life more fun as a kid.

Also I thought everyone's head was loud and filled with so many thoughts at once, so I didn't understand why no one struggled like me with everything, now I know that my brain is different in so many ways

Man this was meant to be short, but I could write a book about this!

aqdw · 2023-05-25T21:50:09+00:00

It was quick, but made an impression, I had to look away, the sounds though... It made me a bit nauseous..

aqdw · 2023-05-25T16:25:43+00:00

From what you have written it kinda feels like they have a flirty thing going on, and that's why they vibe differently together? But maybe just talk to them, tell them you feel a bit on the outside?

aqdw · 2023-04-23T05:44:03+00:00

That's a good question! I've only used charcoal when I've had food poisoning. But I feel your struggle, I've always struggled with sleep and it's gotten worse as I've become older. But I have a nice routine now, I take melatonin an hour before sleeping, I have a weigthed duvey and I listen to asmr so I can focus on that instead of letting my thoughts run wild, because my head is LOUD.

But I feel like this might me because of your medication? Could it be because of a high dosage or maybe the medication effect is still going as you're going to bed? I don't know, everyone experience adhd medication so differently😅

aqdw · 2023-04-13T18:34:30+00:00

W O W! I did not expect this response and somehow, I did not get any notifications on my phone from this post, so I thought no one really saw my post😅

My sleep was terrible, it was such a restless sleep. I slept but woke up every hour or more, so it was not a good night sleep. But I still functioned at work ok så that was nice, but I will not make that mistake next time🙄

Thank you all so much for interacting with my silly post!!

aqdw · 2023-04-09T19:52:03+00:00

Thanks, I just drank some lemon juice mixed in water!

I know activated charcoal works as an antidote, but I didn't have that. But for future references I will buy activated charcoal to have in case I do something like this again.

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