Anyone ever felt this down?

[RhiannonW]

Have any of you ever felt so 'down' that you physically could not work out? When I try, I literally get sort of queezy and weak.
And of course, then, the 'guilts' kick in and makes it worse.

Anyone ever felt this, or could shed some insight/advice?

ANYthing is appreciated.

Thank you.

 

[Kathy02]

YES! I have felt that down, and it took me a long time to get over it. I think that mentally I had to give myself a good kick in the butt and start looking at everything that was good in my life. I was so buisy concentrating on everything that made me sad and stressed that I couldn't even see the good things. I never saw anyone professionally and never went on meds. I just sat there one day and started to look at what I did have. It has taken a while, but I'm doing much better today then I was.
Try as hard as you can to look at all the good things in your life. Don't look at how out of shape you think you are, but at how far you've come from where you were. Try to flip all your negative thoughts around and look at the good things instead.
I have a son that has diabetes, and instead of tinking, poor me, my poor son. I'm thinking, Hey, look at how far they've come from what they knew 100 years ago. He would have died 100 years ago, now he could lead a full healthy normal life. I've got more examples, but I'll leave it at that.
I hope that this helps. I know how you feel though. It's so hard to get out of that funk. But give it your all. You can get out of it, I know you can!

Kathy

 

[Boybert]

YES! When I battled major depression it was all I could do to keep myself going. Is anything major going on for you right now? I don't want to immediately suggest that since I don't know more...but I do understand about the guilt thing. My first piece of advice is to take care of YOU first and foremost before worrying about missing a workout. You need to be a strong & healthy YOU to be able to make that connection. I hope this helps you some.


"you miss 100% of the shots you never take"


Debbie

 

[candi]

Kathy02,

I commend you for the self help that worked for you. You must be very strong willed to have done this for yourself. I know this can't work for everyone but you gave it a try and it worked. Hats off to you

 

[SRP]

Yes. I remember one winter when I just moved into my brand-new, very own house. It should have been wonderful, but all I could do was cry. Nothing wrong with the house - I was lonely and depressed. I finally got on the phone, after suppressing it around friends, etc., and called a good friend and dumped it all. Things started improving after that - just an understanding friend works wonders.

I hope you work through whatever is bothering you. Don't worry too much about the workouts right now. Maybe a break and a time to relax will help. Take care!

 

[buffettgirl]

No advice, but a great big cyber hug, and hope that you can work through this, or find someone to help.

 

[red_mct]

That's one of the major signs of depression - no interest in the things you usually enjoy. I would suggest maybe talking to your doctor about this and seeing if you can't get some professional help. (That sounds bad, but you know what I mean. Sometimes just having a discussion with someone who can be objective helps tremendously.)

I would also maybe look closely at your diet and make sure this is not the culprit. If you are not eating enough calories or are eating empty cals, you may not be providing your body with the energy it needs.

Good luck! I have been there and it's not fun. I hope it works out for you.

Marie

 

[dixiedog6]

I also just want to send you a hug.