Hi, it’s Angel on her cozy café-style alt account! Today, I want to know how everyone’s doing and check in.

  • Sad.

    Appointment later this week for depression.

    I’m so tempted to just ask for something fast-acting that can bring relief immediately… is there even such thing…

    Like you’re telling me antidepressants takes WEEKS TO MONTHS TO TAKE EFFECT? If I can even get them to prescribe it soon enough…

    What if I kinda wanna kms RIGHT NOW? Why isn’t there something that makes me less depressed so I feel okay enough to go outside for a walk?

    • SavvyWolf@pawb.social
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      3 days ago

      In my experience (which varies from person to person), it only took a day to start feeling the effects of it in the form of mood swings. Might have been placebo, but hey, placebos work.

      Good luck, and you deserve to care for yourself.

  • panda_abyss@lemmy.ca
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    3 days ago

    I’m good, thank you.

    I had a an awesome performance review last week, got a bonus, and I had nice weekend playing games with friends, and it really pulled me out of a slump.

    How are you OP?

  • andros_rex@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Spring break just ended, and I’m still exhausted. I have three jobs, and the break was really just from one job.

    I’ve been struggling with ideation not because I’m sad or upset, but just fucking tired. I got to work before 8 am this morning, I got home at 9 pm. Tomorrow it’s only 8-7 and I get a couple of breaks, but I’ll need to grade. So still working. Probably should be grading right now, but it’s 11 and I just want to be stoned and getting just a little bit of something fun. A video game, a book, idk.

    I need to work all the time, so I can make enough money to move to a different state. And that’s scary and overwhelming by itself. I don’t have a support system, and I’m split between whether I’m going to try to make it on my own (which will probably mean three jobs for a while in the new state) or absolutely gambling and moving in with an older man in a sugar daddy situation. I need to be cleaning my apartment and downsizing and all of that shit, but I just don’t fucking want to when I’m finally home from work. I needed to get an oil change during the spring “break” and that still didn’t happen.

    It’s hard to feel like there’s any point to all of this. I can work 12+ hours a day, go home and zone out, then wake up the next day to do it again. Forever. Why would I want to do this? Where is happiness?

  • DaMummy@hilariouschaos.com
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    3 days ago

    Great! I think I’ve finally learned to accept being dead inside. The wars and genocides don’t seem to bother me as much. Though it kinda sucks watching others pulling their hair out over still having hope, and not having lost their minds yet.

  • HubertManne@piefed.social
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    3 days ago

    have a doctors appt this week to talk about mental health. im on medicaid though and it is more talk than action with the way it works.

  • SavvyWolf@pawb.social
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    3 days ago

    Got involved in drama for having a more nuanced view on something everyone is screaming about. Tempted to add Lemmy to the list of social media I’m not allowed to look at when I wake up…

    Other than that, spoke with my counsellor and I think I’m getting better at taking care of myself and giving myself space. So that’s good.

    Also got some seeds and strawberry plants and planted the later. It’s windy outside, so I hope they’ll be okay overnight.

    Oh, and played some Escape Sim with some friends, which was fun.

  • Lysergid@lemmy.ml
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    3 days ago

    Typical Monday. On weekends I told myself to stop caring so much about work. First call with client infuriated me so much that I had to mute and scream to cool down. Likely I’m working from home so my colleagues do not know I’m crazy. Just yet. 🫠