I was diagnosed with MDD a few years ago and it has been a real struggle. I get better for a while and then things get worse. I am really overwhelmed and have decided that I need to do something different if I want different results. Time to put me first but I don't really know what that even means half the time. I am currently taking time off work but already I am feeling pressure to go back but I am scared as my job can be very high pressure sometimes. I know having the structure of going to work is good for me but I am scared of client complaints and messing up. I guess I will take it one day at a time and go from there. Right now I am confused.
Hi Ashley, Thanks for your response. I am struggling with putting my needs before everyone else's. I am also stuggling with guilt over putting my needs first. My work is quite demanding and I am not looking for perfection but for some tools and techniques to help me manage when I get overwhelmed, which has been happening more and more often. As of yet, I have not tried anything other than medication and am under the care of a psychiatrist. But he and I know that medication is not the be all and end all. I am normally a very high performer but feel a lack of motivation and anxiety around things like picking up my messages for fear that I have missed something. I want to make a change and I know things like exercise and eating properly are essential but I just haven't been able to make changes. I get a bit better but then it gets busy either at work or at home and then I am right back to step one. Classic negative spiral lol
I am in the same boat. I have a challenging job and this is something that I struggle with, both at home and work. It has taken me a while to adjust to the fact that I have to change how I work so I do not get overwhelmed. It will take time and you have to give yourself a break.
I am liking the program so far. I have also been doing a lot of reading...books like Better than Before by Gretchen Rubin and the Happiness Equation by Neil Pasricha. They both have elements of CBT it seems and also provide some insight into personality types and what might work. For example, I have learned that I am someone who responds better to external motivations. I work better with deadlines and have to "report" to someone. The problem I run into is there is no one around that can hold me to things. I have a very strong personality and a husband that wants the best for me but is very quick to back down if I push. One positive thing is that I have exercised 3 days this week and am feeling quite good about it.
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