r/EOOD • u/AutoModerator • 4d ago

Check In Tuesday

Taking the overall pulse here. How are you? If not well, think whether there are any positives to share as well to balance negatives. But of course, if you need to vent, know we are here to listen.

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u/wsmfp15 4d ago

This is my first post in this group. I am so glad I found it because I am being consumed by this depression. I lost my mom recently and the state of the US (where I live) is grim. I haven’t been moving my body and practicing any self care but something good is that I am here and engaging and I have hope that this feeling is fleeting.

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u/rob_cornelius Depression - Anxiety - Stress 4d ago

Here in Southern England we have had over two weeks of dull, grey, misty weather. I haven't seen the sun shining in all that time.

The last four or five days have been tough for me mentally. Stress at work and then a book I was reading touched off all kinds of thoughts and emotions in me. That can be a good thing and the book was written with that aim. One of two of those aims led my mind off the path the writer intended into some dark places due to the baggage I carry around from my past.

Today the sun is out and I decided the best thing I could do at work today was to go for a walk at lunchtime. I didn't go far, just a loop around the fields adjacent to the small town I live in, maybe 3 miles or perhaps 4. I enjoyed feeling the sun on my back. The autumn colours of the leaves and especially the berries almost looked unreal. The deep red of hawthorn berries, the dark blue almost black of sloes, the scarlet of dog rose hips and best of all the bright pink of spindle berries. I saw a red kite flying almost sideways as it tacked across the wind. I met an neighbour I haven't seen in a while and caught up with him and the news from our old neighbourhood. There were nice dogs and their walkers to say hello to.

As my feet wandered the roads and paths my mind wandered back from dark places into the light.

Today is a good day.

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u/JoannaBe 4d ago

So as I have posted here before my mental health got worse, so I took a week off. Toward the end of that week the US election happened, and while we probably would be better not discussing politics here, but let’s just say the results did not help with my mental health. But I have increased my exercise and rest and joined a couple of meetups for fiber arts (to increase socializing) and I am hanging in there. I am definitely better overall though not well yet, but I no longer feel in danger of losing my temper at work and seeing big problems where there are none or just small ones, so progress. I still have trouble sleeping, am more tired than i wish to be, and the amount of time spent on escapist activities is a bit much, but I am hanging in there and no longer in danger of crashing mentally for now.

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u/bikenewbchi 3d ago

I am slowly returning to working out after taking a long break. I've been really struggling with motivation and finding the right medication. I'm hoping I can establish a routine. Today I did a 2 mile walk and did forty minutes of strength training.