The Nighttime Blues

[40footwolf]

Does anybody else get really sad at night with no real provocation.

Seriously, I'm feeling really low right now and I can't put my finger on why it is but it's been happening pretty consistently for the last few days and it effects my sleeping patterns. I got this feeling that a bunch of my friends would betray me and that my life would fall to pieces in the next few months, for no real reason other than that I think about these things at night.

If this kind of thing happens to anyone else...what do you do for it?

[Cam63]

Settle down and see a doctor, mate.

[40footwolf]

Been there, done that. I've been off my depression meds for a couple of weeks now, and it's been working out great except for how I tend to get at night. It seems like something I'd like to deal with myself, though, rather than rely on pills.

[Cam63]

Toughen up and ride the bastard out, then.

[40footwolf]

Belive me, I'm used to it. It's been happening off and on for years now, but it's been popping up more frequently in the last week or so. I've gotten through much worse, I was just wondering if it happens to anyone else.

[Cam63]

I'm sure it does.

[Red Jack]

Cam's right.

I was close to someone who was clinically depressed for a couple of years and who still has to watch out for relapses. It isn't like people who've never had it think. It's a lot like what you're describing.

Don't feel awkward. Talk to a professional. It may be psychological or it may be chemical. If it's the latter, you can fix it or control it with medicine. If it's the former, you need to talk to somebody who won't judge you and who has training to help get you through whatever-it-is.

But, above all, don't make any serious Life Decisions while you feel this way. NONE.

[Buzz Dixon]

The Swedes call it the Hour of the Wolf, that time of night when dark thoughts come out to haunt us. It happens to lots and lots of people. Certainly discussing it with others won't hurt the situation and might help. Talk to a counselor or therapist.

[Michael P]

Does anybody else get really sad at night with no real provocation.

No, I get sad at night because I'm sleeping alone again.

[Eliseu Gouveia]

Not depressed, but I tend to get "jumpy" at around 5-7 a.m..
It´s when exhaustion starts messing with my brain and I start seeing things in the corner of my eyes.

It´doesn´t help when I´m drawing ungodly, man-eating creatures. :biggrin:


Anyway, yeah, 40footwolf you should definitely talk to someone.

[Paradox]

I rarely see the daytime, so it's very hard to tell.

[Eliseu Gouveia]

You too?

We should form a "Night Creatures" club. ^_^

[Paradox]

Heh, I work nights and live in a basement (MINE, not my parents, thenkewveddymuch! :tongue: ). It's made me vampire-like. I went to a wedding at 11 am yesterday, and even with my sunglasses, my retinas are paying for it. :biggrin:

[Lester C.]

A professional is the best way to go. Up until I was fifteen I had a sever stuttering problem. I saw a speech therapist and never stuttered again. I started seeing a personal trainer not too long ago, and I'm now on my way to having the body I want. If you can't afford traditional therapy there are online alternatives. And don't forget your friends in your time of need. Let them be there for you the way you've been for them.

[Red Jack]

And don't forget your friends in your time of need. Let them be there for you the way you've been for them.

Best advice ever. People often forget that their friends can't actually read their minds. Only cats can do that.

[Lester C.]

Best advice ever. People often forget that their friends can't actually read their minds. Only cats can do that.

And they are free. If you don't have money or insurance seeing a professional, while preferable, might not always be available.