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Depression Related Forums => Depression Central => Topic started by: oceansdeep on August 25, 2012, 10:02:29 PM
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When I'm feeling down I can be walking down a street and suddenly the task of getting from where I am to where I need to be seems impossible, too much, undoable. I don't have the energy. I have to stop, I can't go on. After a little while I can go on, slowly, taking it literally one step at a time. This isn't too much of a problem... however yesterday the same thing happened, only I wasn't walking down the street, I was swimming and was halfway down the pool completely out of my depth. With no warning I suddenly lost the will to swim. I couldn't see how I could possibly manage the 10 or so metres I had left to swim. I didn't have the energy to go on, I couldn't move my arms or legs enough, I couldn't even tread water. I can't explain it more than to say I just couldn't. In my head I was screaming at myself to move. I manage to flip on to my back and float, and then kick to the edge. The whole thing was over in less than a minute, but it really freaked me out. Is this something anyone else has experienced or anything similar?? I'm seeing GP anyway on Monday, so will probably mention it then... Thanks, Ocean.
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I definitely think you need to mention it, and perhaps stay down the shallow end for a while
Z xx
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Sounds to me a bit like my fear of heights. The first time it happened I just froze and couldn't move. Its very scary. I too think you should mention this to your Dr. S x x x x
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It does sound very familiar. I work nights and I tend to get it throughout my shift.... I just can't see how I'm going to get through the night. I find it helps to just focus on that minute, what you are doing right then. Tackle each step, each second at a time. Its a pretty scary feeling.
I would definetly mention it to your doctor though.
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Thank you all for your responses. I will see what my GP says tomorrow. I went back to the pool today and swam perfectly normally which has made me feel better. Started counting the number of strokes in a length as well so I know how many more to go as thinking 'only 10 more strokes' seems to work better than 'you're over halfway there'. Ocean.