When Depression Makes You Feel Helpless

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James Edgar Skye's avatarThe Bipolar Writer Mental Health Blog

Depressed & Alone

My last depression cycle, which started in January and didn’t end until late February.

Despite the feelings that I had to deal with during the cycle, coming out of the fog has really helped me reflect on my feelings during this turbulent time. One sense that seems to always be intensified when I am dealing with depression–being alone in this fight.

I know “in this fight” I have all of my fellow mental illness suffers that I can turn to when I am depressed, and I always do by writing blogs to make connections. Depression has been my oldest companion in this life, and it is the longest relationship that I have ever had (granted it is one of those on again, off again things.) Depression always leaves me with thoughts about being alone.

When life is good and depression is on the back burner, my life…

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Unpopular Opinion: Watching TV is bad for you

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PhilippaClaire's avatarPhilippaClaire

I know what you’re thinking: here comes the lecture, telling us what we already know but don’t want to listen to.

Well, this is coming from someone who STILL spends all of their time watching TV. No judgement, no lecture, just what I’ve noticed in my own personal experience.

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Watching TV is an escape. 

I use it as a way to escape normal life and pass the time. I stream Netflix, or watch the daily broadcasts on E4, all day long in an effort to cover up the silence in my home and help the day fly by without having to put any real thought into it. And that is exactly what happens. Each day goes by in a blur without me doing anything. My to-do list stays the same length and the things I wanted to get done remain untouched.
As someone with Chronic Fatigue this is…

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