Depresssion: I can't move

[Tegan_Rose]

I'm experiencing an episode but it's so much worse then what I've previously experienced. I am so depressed that I can't move. I have no will power, no energy. I can't even cry. I just have nothing to give. I have school, but I don't even know if I can get out of bed. I've just lost all sense of worth and hope. If anyone knows anything about this, or can help me, please I beg of you to respond. I'm scared, and that's just using what ever emotion I have left. I am emotionally, and physically drained. And it hurts.

[geoff]

Hello Tegan Rose, can I offer you a warm welcome to the forums.

Please don't feel ashamed of yourself because anxiety and depression can and will do this to anybody, there is no one who can escape this illness if it's destined for them.

This sense of sadness is like part of you still wants to reach deep down and give yourself a big hug to save yourself but you physically can't do it, you feel a blankness caused by anxieties and fears as these attempts have felt a feeling of devastation.

Depression is so powerful it saps you of every single part of your body, I'm just so sorry because I've been there and know how you are feeling.

Is it possible to get someone who can take you to the doctors or perhaps your mum or dad could organise this as you're still at school?

I know how you are feeling but I hope you have the strength to get back to us.

Geoff.

[Sanguinity]

Are you seeing any mental health/medical professionals?

I experience this myself, it's a symptom called psychomotor retardation, it almost feels like paralysis, or that my brain has been unplugged from my body.

This state passes, my episodes last about 5-10 minutes, and my brain goes ballistic with thoughts. just try to relax your brain and think positively during it.

I would also recommend mentioning it to a GP or counsellor etc. As they may be able to suggest positive routes to improve your situation and make life better.

there's always someone to talk to, and always someone who cares, you just have to start the conversation, because depression is invisible to outsiders.

Good luck 🙂

[pinkkookaburra99]

I totally understand this and it happens to me way more often than I like.

it’s difficult because it’s hard for other people to get ‘what do you mean you can’t get out of bed- just get up!’ Etc etc

i found this technique works for sleep paralysis, and also for this thing we both experience.

Start by wiggling your toes and fingers. Then start kicking your legs and arms Yes this looks ridiculous, but it works! Then start shimmying your body like a snake. Usually this makes me feel so ridiculous I might even laugh, and at the least it makes me relax a little. From here I might sit upright in bed, roll out of bed, or at least start moving. It is SOOO much easier to get out of bed when you are already moving. Give it a whirl and it might work for you too x