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A message came from this blog, Sam, telling tizzyrainbow that they deserve love and acceptance. Don't forget that the beautiful words that you and others in your system can say to others should be said to you, too. You don't have to justify yourself either. (K Hart, longfullandemptywithwords)
Thanks for reminding us. Sometimes we have a hard time believing that we deserve anything good.
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Do You Love Someone With Depression?
If you have a partner or are close to someone who struggles with depression, you may not always know how to show them you love them. One day they may seem fine, and the next they are sad, distant and may push you away. It is important that you know that as a person who is close to them and trusted by them, you can help your friend or partner have shorter, less severe bouts of depression. Mental illness is as real as physical illness (it is physical actually, read more about that here) and your partner needs you as much as they would need to be cared for if they had the flu.
Your relationship may seem one-sided during these times, but by helping your partner through a very difficult and painful affliction, you are strengthening your relationship and their mental health in the long term.
1. Help them keep clutter at bay.
When a person begins spiraling into depression, they may feel like they are slowing down while the world around them speeds up. The mail may end up in stacks, dishes can pile up in the sink, laundry may go undone as the depressed person begins to feel more and more overwhelmed by their daily routine and unable to keep up. By giving your partner some extra help sorting mail, washing dishes or using paper plates and keeping chaos in check in general, you’ll be giving them (and yourself) the gift of a calm environment. (I’m a fan of the minimalist movement because of this, you can read more about that here.)
2. Fix them a healthy meal.
Your partner may do one of two things when they are in a depressed state. They may eat very little, or they may overeat. In either case, they may find that driving through a fast food restaurant or ordering a pizza online is just easier than fixing a meal. Eating like this, or neglecting to eat will only degrade your partner’s health, causing her to go deeper into her depression. Help your loved one keep her body healthy, and her mind will follow. This is a great article that talks about the “Brain Diet” which can help the symptoms of depression, and this article talks about how our modern diet could contribute to the recent rise in depression. Here is a recipe for a trail mix that is quick to make and has mood-boosting properties.
3.Get them outside.
The benefits of getting outside for a depressed person are huge. And it is possibly the last thing on earth your partner will want to do. Take them to be somewhere in nature. Pack a picnic and lie in the sun, take a leisurely hike or plant a garden. Being barefoot in the dirt, or “earthing” helps ground the body and reverse the effects of living in a world of emf’s, and digging in soil can actually act as an antidepressant, as a strain of bacterium in soil, Mycobacterium vaccae, triggers the release of seratonin, which in turn elevates mood and decreases anxiety. Sunshine increases Vitamin D production which can help alleviate depression. My friend Elizabeth wrote an excellent post about Vitamin D and its link to depression here. For more information about other sources of Vitamin D, this is a great post as well as this.
4. Ask them to help you understand what they’re feeling.
If your partner is able to articulate what they are going through, it will help them and you better understand what you are dealing with, and may give insight into a plan of action for helping your partner. Also, feeling alone is common for a depressed person and anything that combats that feeling will help alleviate the severity and length of the depression.
5. Encourage them to focus on self-care.
Depressed people often stop taking care of themselves. Showering, getting haircuts, going to the doctor or dentist, it’s all just too hard, and they don’t deserve to be well taken care of anyway in their minds. This can snowball quickly into greater feelings of worthlessness since “Now I’m such a mess, no one could ever love me”. Help your loved one by being proactive. Tell them “I’m going to do the dishes, why don’t you go enjoy a bubble bath?” can give them the permission they won’t give themselves to do something normal, healthy and self-loving.
6. Hug them.
Studies show that a sincere hug that lasts longer than 20 seconds can release feel-good chemicals in the brain and elevate the mood of the giver and receiver. Depressed people often don’t want to be touched, but a sincere hug with no expectation of anything further can give your partner a lift.
7. Laugh with them.
Telling a silly joke, watching a comedy or seeing a stand up comedian will encourage your partner to laugh in spite of herself. Laughing releases endorphins and studies show can actually counteract symptoms of depression and anxiety.
8. Reassure them that you can handle their feelings.
Your partner may be feeling worthless, angry and even guilty while they are depressed. They may be afraid that they will end up alone because no one will put up with their episodes forever. Reassure them that you are in the relationship for the long haul and they won’t scare you away because they have an illness.
9. Challenge their destructive thoughts.
A depressed person’s mind can be a never-ending loop of painful, destructive thoughts. “I’m unlovable, I’m a failure, I’m ugly, I’m stupid”. Challenge these untruths with the truth. “You’re not unlovable, I love you. You aren’t a failure, here are all the things you’ve accomplished.”
10.Remind them why you love them.
Look at pictures of happy times you’ve had together. Tell them your favorite things about them. Reminisce about your relationship and all the positive things that have happened, and remind your partner that you love them and they will get through this.
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Hey there.
Chances are, YOU’RE NOT FAKING YOUR DID. I’m seeing accusations fly around left right and centre right now to several of the blogs I follow. So I wanted to let everyone know, right here, that
ONLY YOU KNOW IF YOU’RE FAKING.
If you are, shame the hell on you. You’re making light of...
I really want to cry. I hate the internet. There are too many mean people here. I'm real, why do so many people doubt that? -Sam
I don’t want to have to justify why I think I have DID on Tumblr :(
I could post some of my reports from mental health professionals in the past or talk about various other things.
But the thought of all that leaves me feeling that we would be vulnerable.
People will believe what they want to...
Please don't let that creep bother you. You don't have to justify yourself to them or anyone else. You know yourself and your experiences best. *hugs* I hope you can find a way to calm yourself. You deserve love and acceptance.
I'm sorry if my posts responding to that person triggered anyone. It didn't occur to me until now that maybe I should have tagged them. I'm not sure what I would have tagged though. Next time I'll think of something and let you all know. The person is gone for now. Hopefully we'll be left in peace, but I won't be surprised if they come back.
Stop it
I don’t understand. What am I supposed to stop?
Pretending to be “multiple”
I was wondering if I would ever be called out as a faker. I’m not faking my symptoms. I’ve been diagnosed as having DID otherwise I would never say I had it. Besides you can’t really say definitively whether or not I have the disorder based on the few personal posts I have posted on tumblr. So please, go away?
YOU HAVE NO PROOF OF ANY OF THIS
Why are you getting so upset? Even if I was a faker I’m not hurting you or anyone else. All the experiences I write about are real though so… Don’t stress yourself out so much.
Youre hurting me by being fake
Except I'm not faking so... your argument is invalid.
Stop it
I don’t understand. What am I supposed to stop?
Pretending to be “multiple”
I was wondering if I would ever be called out as a faker. I’m not faking my symptoms. I’ve been diagnosed as having DID otherwise I would never say I had it. Besides you can’t really say definitively whether or not I have the disorder based on the few personal posts I have posted on tumblr. So please, go away?
YOU HAVE NO PROOF OF ANY OF THIS
Why are you getting so upset? Even if I was a faker I'm not hurting you or anyone else. All the experiences I write about are real though so... Don't stress yourself out so much.
Stop it
I don’t understand. What am I supposed to stop?
Pretending to be “multiple”
I was wondering if I would ever be called out as a faker. I'm not faking my symptoms. I've been diagnosed as having DID otherwise I would never say I had it. Besides you can't really say definitively whether or not I have the disorder based on the few personal posts I have posted on tumblr. So please, go away?
Stop it
I don't understand. What am I supposed to stop?
a friendly reminder to students:
february 30th and 31st do not exist, and there is no february 29th this year
if you have something due march 2nd:
that is this coming monday
get off of tumblr and get on your assignments, guys
Reblog to save a life.
Dissociating a lot today
Today has been kind of hard. Some big changes have been happening and I am usually not comfortable with change, who is really. I just want everything to go back to normal but it can't. I have to learn to adapt, but I've been feeling more and more cut off from people. I just don't feel like anyone cares about me or my feelings. It's really hard feeling alone all the time. Today I felt disconnected from the body and I couldn't even feel it for awhile. It's snowing a lot tonight. I watched the snow fall and I danced in it while the body sat and watched. These have been such weird experiences. I wish I could talk to someone about them, but I don't think any neurotypical would understand the feeling. Sigh I just want to stop feeling alone.
Mental illness is like fighting a war where the enemy’s strategy is to convince you that the war isn’t actually happening.
Kat (via aranrhod)
