How do I deal with my depression during this challenging time?

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4 years ago
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I spent so many nights crying, hugging my pillow tight, convincing myself that everything will be all right but the responsibilities, played a huge role in my depression. I am pre-occupied with worries in life. The bills to pay, do we have enough food to eat, how can we survive? what's gonna happen tomorrow? all of this, in my head, every single night.

How do I deal with my depression during this challenging time? I listen to music,
I meditate a lot, I re-evaluate myself. I always tell myself that this is not the right time to quit. Whenever I felt like giving up, I think of all the things that I should be thankful for. Our home, my mom, my family, source of clean water, comfortable bed, internet connection and good health.

This pandemic has given me a lot of time and realizations. I start to value things that I'm taking for granted. I start to realize how short life is. I start to connect more with my family which I rarely do because I'm too busy with work. I am now able to try that recipes that I saw on youtube and I do the things that I really want.

The world will never be the same anymore but everything will be fine soon.

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Well, things are slowly normalizing and i can see that people are starting to live with the situation. Eventually things will get easier and that you'll also get used to the situation soon. For now, you just enjoy your time with your family and do what you can at the moment

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User's avatar Hanzell
4 years ago

Thank you @wakeupkitty for mentioning me . Actually I also suffer some anxiety during May and June . I don't know why I had a feelings that sudden emotions that I cannot control. I easily get sad/lonely when everything seems so quit and cry in my room too. Thinking about can we supply food and milk for my babies. How to pay dept ,bills and etc. Until I experienced headache for how many days thinking of this things. But I thank God he never leave us.

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User's avatar psychie
4 years ago

Many will recognize this. The sleepless nights, calculating, thinking, trying to find a way to make it all work, kicking yourself and telling it will be better soon. I hope it will and that heavy feeling disappears. I think you do well by investing time in yourself, things you never had time for and family. 👍💕

P.s. perhaps you like to submit this to the community self-motivation?

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User's avatar wakeupkitty
4 years ago

Hi @wakeupkitty sorry for the late response. I just learned how to filter replies. I still don't know how to submit articles to the community, can you teach me how? much appreciate. Thanks

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User's avatar Don26
4 years ago

Don't worry about when you answer. I am happy to read you and of course I can help you.

Before you can submit to a community you need to join that community first. There is a long list of communities, hundreds of them. The last time I checked (2 months ago) over 400.

After you joined a communities of your interest you add a community to your article. If you click on that option you see the communities of your choice. You can scroll through your list or type a part of the name if you know it and it shows up.

If you already wrote an article you can submit to a community too.

If you submitted to a community and want to change it you can remove it and change it.

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User's avatar wakeupkitty
4 years ago

I just realized how important you are 😭 in this site, you're helping others. My emoji is quite overreacting but my feeling is so true.

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User's avatar gerl
4 years ago

wow, thanks for that.

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User's avatar Don26
4 years ago

Quitting may be the best option, but it is never be the best solution. I know how you feel. I was once a suicidal too. But I tried to stay strong as much as possible. Don't worry, there's always hope for those who believe. :) God bless you!

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User's avatar bmjc98
4 years ago

Yes. Let's try our best not to quit. It's just funny how I always give advice to my friend while I know that I'm struggling too.

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User's avatar Don26
4 years ago

Hahaha true.

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User's avatar bmjc98
4 years ago

Right .The world will never be the same anymore but everything will be fine soon...sub back

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User's avatar juhan
4 years ago

Thanks. I sub back.

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User's avatar Don26
4 years ago

Dont worry, the lord will provide for us... nice article.. kindly subscribe me back pls!

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User's avatar Lordvictor
4 years ago

He is. I sub back. :) Thanks

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User's avatar Don26
4 years ago

Dear RC readers & commenters I like to invite you to read and comment. I thank you in advance. 👍🏻🍀 @charmingcherry08, @Clarissa_KG, @esciisc, @gerl, @Hanzell, @Jane, @Jdine, @lioness777, @Mehedi01, @psychie, @Urmeelaurmee122, @Xzeon

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User's avatar wakeupkitty
4 years ago

Thank you for your tag,,,I subscribed him because i liked the way of how he said his things . 👍🏻

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User's avatar Clarissa_KG
4 years ago

I will read it in a few. I will save it for now. I'm cooking right now haha

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User's avatar Jdine
4 years ago

You can read, when and if you like? It is not a must but appreciated. There's no community because we cannot add content to it. Communities should be for specific topics and most likely we read everything. What are you cooking?

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User's avatar wakeupkitty
4 years ago

It's a must for me. hehe. Just finished my recording for my job and will read everything when I get home. time check (4:41am) Hopefully I still have enough strength haha

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User's avatar Jdine
4 years ago

Thanks for promoting my article @wakeupkitty appreciated much.

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User's avatar Don26
4 years ago

Thanks a lot @wakeupkitty

@Don26 I feel you, and I have a little advice to you. Trust. Trust yourself, your family, and concerned friends. I know somebody is trying to comfort you by giving you advice, trust them. My sister uses to advise me too, even she is suffering now from different problems in life, like yours, school expenses, other bills like cars loan, housing loans, and foods. Because of this pandemic, their businesses just disappeared in a short period of time.

Connecting with the family more often is the first thing that I realized. I forgot all anger and frustration. And I'm doing my best to be a good mother and wife, I don't want regret at the end.

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User's avatar gerl
4 years ago

Thanks for your comment @gerl.

Yeah, at times like this, all we have is our family. but there are times that I wanted to spend time alone, I don't set aside the fact that I still have my friends that I can talk to but the feeling that I don't want to bother anyone with my personal issues in life is always present.

I also feel your sister, tbh it is the people who are also suffering from this are the one who truly understands you the most.

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User's avatar Don26
4 years ago
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