If I don’t take meds I feel I should be doing things and then feel bad when I don’t.
Or if I do take meds I get a lot of things done and feel productive but zaped of energy.
Hobbies are either invested in and dropped or I just feel ‘bored’ and don’t want to get any of the stuff out to do them. If they stick around a bit longer they then feel like a chore or become a larger project and just another thing in the to-do pile and not relaxing.
Where is the off button and how do I relax?
oh my fffing god those are most of the thoughts and dilemmas that analyze-paralyze me
i feel like shit whether i do or don’t 🤦🏾♀️
I’m not really succeeding in getting past it. but the only tip i can maybe give is what my therapist said:
try to do something small, one time then take a break. then again, something small, take a break. repeat
anti anxiety med (gabapentin) also help me reduce the mental hurdle of starting things.
i hope you can find what works for you
I fell you.
This seems to be things that help to start things, but it’s the stopping that’s the problem.
If I start small I do the wholee thing, then the next and the next. Then it’s bedtime and I haven’t sat down all day.
Not quite shure how id apply that to relaxing. I guess do nothing for one minute or something.
oh i think i understand better now.
yeah maybe try to focus on taking breaks after a pre-decided amount of time.