http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/dysthymia/ Dysthymia - Recover from Depression Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:50:09 GMT carol.norfolk@... http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/dysthymia/message/1956 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/dysthymia/message/1956 considering the day I'm having, office people should avoid offices at lunch, after lunch.... What the hell, it's Friday, and grey and wet. SAD meets the Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:38:56 GMT claire king http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/dysthymia/message/1955 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/dysthymia/message/1955 after lunch lull? something to do with the light? or your body clock being more tired just after lunch..i saw something on tv once about being tired after Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:10:01 GMT carol.norfolk@... http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/dysthymia/message/1954 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/dysthymia/message/1954 Does that mean you're alone with small kids? You have my sympathy! For me, the worst time was after they'd grown out of afternoon naps and I'd grown into them. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:45:08 GMT ekloman1@... http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/dysthymia/message/1953 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/dysthymia/message/1953 Two most demanding functions of the human body - digesting food and thinking. It can do one or the other efficiently, not both. So after lunch, the body uses Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:36:37 GMT Tim P http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/dysthymia/message/1952 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/dysthymia/message/1952 Usually the time of day my mood drops; only way I remedy it is if I am occupied with something exciting, or having a sleep! Tim. 2009/11/5 starryskyes05 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:40:17 GMT starryskyes05 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/dysthymia/message/1951 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/dysthymia/message/1951 It was a lot worse when I was working. I am home with 2 kids now. I do try to nap when I am able but I can't always (I wish). I go for the chocolate late at Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:31:34 GMT carol.norfolk@... http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/dysthymia/message/1950 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/dysthymia/message/1950 I find it's 2.30 - 3. I always assumed it was an "Oh no, there's hours to go yet" at work thing. I certainly don't notice it at the weekends. Dare I suggest an Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:14:41 GMT starryskyes05 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/dysthymia/message/1949 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/dysthymia/message/1949 Why is it everyday at this time (1:30 to 3:30 pm) do I get so extra depressed? I'm 44 and it's always been like this? Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:40:31 GMT claire king http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/dysthymia/message/1948 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/dysthymia/message/1948 well iv read it now cos i wanted to know. some of it makes sense, but they shouldnt riddicule other techniques, they all have their place. i do worry about Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:31:34 GMT claire king http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/dysthymia/message/1947 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/dysthymia/message/1947 i think exposure therapy with the help of a psychologist is the best approach to fear of large spaces-i forget the name now.   reiki is more for emotions i Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:09:55 GMT glenn.yem1 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/dysthymia/message/1946 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/dysthymia/message/1946 You have no idea what dysthymics have to go through, do you? You can't flip a switch and feel better. It doesn't work that way. Brain wiring that takes years Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:46:11 GMT uassfjowlcge http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/dysthymia/message/1945 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/dysthymia/message/1945 There is within us the inner mind, a powerful 'orb' of potential that we can access to boost us through life and give us the seat of success, but the thing is, Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:45:00 GMT claire king http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/dysthymia/message/1944 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/dysthymia/message/1944 i would say meds are for when u cant control it yourself anymore no matter what and u have tried everything else. when its having a severe impact on your Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:38:15 GMT carol.norfolk@... http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/dysthymia/message/1943 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/dysthymia/message/1943 "and we will be restoring normality just as soon as we've discovered what is normal" Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy - quoted from memory and therefore Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:29:27 GMT glenn.yem1 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/dysthymia/message/1942 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/dysthymia/message/1942 Yes, I consider you guys as my team. WE do these things together if we choose. So far with this thing I am sleeping well. I have slept 2 days in a row fairly