Mornings are the hardest

[louies]

Hi there

I have been suffering? From depression and anxiety my whole life and have been medicated for about 8 years now. I'm coping well but I always find it hard in the mornings I get up ok but as the morning progress I feel yuk up until late about 1pm then I get relief. Just wanted to to know does any one ells have this problem or is it just me.

THanks for your time

RISS

[Quiettall]

Hi RISS

I understand totally where you are coming from. I used to have a full on life with career, family, business etc. Now I have my garden, some voluntary work and not much else. It is easy to slip into depression based on boredom. So what I have found to do is to develop a routine in the morning where I get up early, go for a 30-60 minute bike ride for exercise, and to get free blood flowing through my system, come home, have a rest, shower and breakfast, and set myself small tasks to do each day. These tasks are mixed, such as weeding, replanting seedlings I have grown, check my emails, do online surveys (which I earn points rewards which can be converted into store cards to buy things), read something new and stimulating each day, Listen to music while I am working, look around to see what I can make without spending lots of money (make things that are useful for the house or garden, or repairs or maintenace that need doing). This helps pass the time and develop some simple sense of achievement rather than sitting around feeling sorry for myself, bored and eventually getting grumpy and negative.

Hope these comments help...It is easy to sit back, and fall into the trap of letting the negative mindset take over.

[Nickname_65BD5CCF-CA54-46]

You may want to ask the Doctor about changing the time you take medication (assuming you are). I started taking mine at night as felt nauseous and sick if I took them without food, and diet wise, I skip breakfast.

[Jugglin_Strugglin]

Hi.

I think this may be a common thing with depression and anxiety. Maybe time frames are changed with different personal circumstances.

I too have terrible mornings & days. Especially when I was suffering from anxiety, it was always worse during the day. Then when dusk drew, I could relax and enjoy the evening/night. The anxiety would lift. I would wake just on dawn and dread the sun rising again, to go thru the cycle again. Thankfully, the anxiety has dampened recently, but I am still depressed, and I do feel worse through the day, then my brain almost has a sigh of relief as the sun sets.

I think I feel 'not guilty' of not doing anything in the evening, but in the daytime, I feel I should be doing something, achieving some little thing, I but don't have the energy or motivation to get anything done.

it is also less likely that anyone will phone or come to the door once evening comes, so I feel more secure in my own space.