topic Little Victory in Depression

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fred2018 — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 00:23:54 GMT

I think mentally I have gone backwards in the last month. But happy to say despite waking feeling crappy , could be anxiety or just a bad period of stress not sure yet but I got up at my kinda normal time and went for a run when really the option of bed was very tempting.

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james1 — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 01:11:30 GMT

Hey fred,

Good on you for getting up to go for that run, and I'm really glad you've posted here to say that it was a little victory.

It's great to celebrate each success we have in what can often be a long and difficult day.

Nice one!

James

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smallwolf — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 01:54:20 GMT

Go you! (for the run)

How did you feel after the run?

I sort of know what you mean by not wanting to do anything. I get that myself sometimes. I have found that after about 15min of starting that something that I can feel a bit better. Doing that something can be a good distraction than thinking about how bad everything is - well, that is the way I look at it.

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Gambit87 — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 02:39:48 GMT

We got to take the little wins when we can mate!

good stuff!

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monkey_magic — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 02:47:52 GMT

Hi fred2018,

It takes inner strength and willpower to beat the powers of the mind.

Well done on your victory!

How are you feeling mentally now? Better I hope.

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gucia6 — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 03:04:38 GMT

Hi Fred.

Each victory, small or big, is great.

Well done 🙂

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Ggrand — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 03:11:48 GMT

Dear fred2018,

You have written a very positive post that will inspire so many people listening here...

Very well done..

One small victory leads to other small victories as you’ve been able to do the opposite of what you were feeling..

Thank you so much for posting a positive and inspiring post..I hope so much you are proud of your victory today..We are..

Grandy..

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Billiek — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 05:21:55 GMT

Hi Fred

Proud of you for going on that run! When feeling down, daily tasks can feel impossible to achieve but this is a huge win! Like Ggrand said, thank you for this inspiring post!

Hope you enjoy the rest of your day 🙂

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fred2018 — Sat, 25 Jul 2020 08:45:52 GMT

Thanks Ggrand, I'm glad to hear it has or might inspire others. Just gotta keep up the exercise. Listening to music with the blinds open is a good one for the morning when you feel crap in the morning.

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fred2018 — Sat, 25 Jul 2020 08:48:00 GMT

That's true about the 15 minutes probably some inspirational quote I've heard is ' Action sparks motivation'.

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gucia6 — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 00:08:33 GMT

It is actually a very nice quote.

I noticed that in times I am down and don't feel like doing my usual stuff, just going to the training and sitting down and observing helps heaps. I know that I am at least keeping the routine of attending, and watching others having fun during the training often lights this dim spark bright again.

I hope you are doing well and keeping up with the exercise.

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smallwolf — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 12:16:37 GMT

Hi Fred - just thought I would pop in and see how you were going?

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fred2018 — Sun, 02 Aug 2020 09:41:09 GMT

Hi Smallwolf, I am going ok, like many Covid has brought a bit of anxiety/stress to different things and the winter can cause my mood to dip so despite those things I am getting on with things ok. I have added study and some painting to my daily mix so theres a good mix of pleasure to help things but need to keep up the exercise a bit.