the moment down feelings start

[zeemiller]

the moment down feelings start, say if u wake up fine and all is well then out of the blue for no reason u strat to feel down feelings coming and know it could lead to full on depression for days or weeks what do u do at that point to help lessen the chances of the down feelings getting worse and turning into full on depression????
the above happens a lot eg out of the blue down feelings come on and it is annoying as when there is a reason say if something has gone wrong can understand it but when out of the blue and knowing if full on depression sets in it could be for weeks it really hard at times.

[KateG]

I wish I knew

[Zaf]

I dont know either, its horrid

[Catbrian]

I dont know either.  Today I got up feeling ok but then out of the blue, the down feeling from yesterday came creeping back in. That's mood swings for ya

[Sweetpea]

Me neither, but I know I hate it so much  .

S x x x x

[tharidler]

hi zeemiller
one of the things that you are taught cbt is thought records to try and identify what you were thinking at that time or what you were doing or where you were sometimes these may help to identify why you have gone downhill for no apparent reason it takes a lot of practice but it can help

[Catbrian]

Today I found myself getting down whenever something irritated me....and that's pretty much nearly everything!

[zeemiller]

hopeing the c.b.t helps come up with at least a few solutions know as said in other posts homewrk quite helpfull and bette rthan my mmm 20mins c.b.t sessions.
life is full of irritations and its mostly other peoples lack of concideration and there actions which gets to me when can link it to that at least there was a reason for depression but when out of the blue it comes on feel robbed of my good frame of mind and think why why now etc.

[Catbrian]

I can echo that feeling zee....people P.... me off so much with their lack of consideration, always imposing themselves on everyone else and sometimes I feel they rob me of a good frame of mind.....yes, well said

[zeemiller]

am told to look for the good ppl and positive things but the bad things and bad ppl seem to be everywhere and out number the good.