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Going back to bed when I should be working.

SendsouthCasual Contributor

Going back to bed when I should be working.

Hi.

A sign that I'm not travelling well is wasting days in bed when I should be making a living.

I got out of a lengthy depression late last year with a course of TMS and felt like I was back on top of things. Felt great.

In the last week for some reason I've started going back to bed once everyone leaves for work/school. I'm self employed and when I should be working, I'm in bed. Not even sleeping. Just reading & dozing.

I enquired about getting a TMS booster course but as I live in the country, and I had a couple of important commitments, I couldn't go when the hospital wanted to admit me so now I'm not sure what to do.

If only I could find a way of keeping myself from going back to bed. I sleep well at night, I just find comfort in being in bed. And meanwhile another day goes by when I should have been doing stuff.

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tymeModerator

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Hey @Sendsouth @Crystally ,

How are you both doing today?

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SendsouthCasual Contributor

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Hi. I was working away from home today. Not feeling great. I messaged my Psychiatrist and will wait to hear from him on Monday. Came home to an issue my wife was having. She said it wasn't my fault but it felt like it was. Just my frame of mind at present. Feeling quite low. Thanks for asking

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Jasper_123Senior Contributor

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Hi @Sendsouth , is there any chance you could do work from bed? Or introduce more regular breaks in your day such as:

1 hour work, 20 minutes back in bed and repeat?

I've found it really helpful to work alongside a certain style of music - this trains your brain to want to work when you hear it. I know MH is not as simple as this but it's worth a try!

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tymeModerator

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Hey @Sendsouth @Crystally

How are you?

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SendsouthCasual Contributor

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Thanks for asking! I'm doing heaps better. Crisis averted!

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ArraDreamingSenior Contributor

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Yeah can relate

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tymeModerator

Re: Going back to bed when I should be working.

That's good to hear @Sendsouth .

It's actually great that you were able to monitor your own mental health and reflect on what would help.

I hope it's onwards and upwards from here.

We look forward to hearing from you again.

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SendsouthCasual Contributor

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Thanks again. Like many I've spent years trying to figure out why these episodes happen and what I can do about them. At times they've baffled me when nothing external seems wrong. Right now I can see clearly and have lots of optimism. It can be hard keeping that going when things get dark and foggy

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