goodisonopheliac
Player Valuation: £30m
Honestly, it's the smaller things like that that make a difference to me. Like picking up a little kid's toy on the subway in Spain when she dropped it.
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efcforever
Player Valuation: £10m
I always seem to feel worse this time of year. I start to feel more anxious like everything is getting on top of me. I've heard of people experiencing seasonal affective disorder in winter but not in the summer.
Does anyone else experience this?
Does anyone else experience this?
BluePaul86
Player Valuation: £8m
Yeah similar. The issue for me is I dedicate so much time to football + going the match, I'm like a lost soul this time of year.
I also get very lonely in the summer as most of my mates are married and have moved on and spend their summer going on holidays with their partners + kids, whereas I'm single and haven't been away in over 5 years now. That gets me sad and lonely and makes me think I'm wasting another summer and not getting any younger and that releases more stress in work and everyday life, making me more anxious and nervous and more likely to do something stupid or impulsive.
I actually like the winter as I can just sit in and watch the rain and not feel like I'm missing out on anything.
efcforever
Player Valuation: £10m
I think being stuck in work when the weather is nice might be a contributing factor for me.
I don't get to many games but I definitely like having the footy as a distraction.
Went on holidays on my own last year mate. Just 4 days in Spain and it was the finest . Was worried it would not be but once I got there I really enjoyed it.
Had been feeling down enough previous to that too
BluePaul86
Player Valuation: £8m
Massive respect for that mate. I literally would be too anxious to even think about going abroad on my own. I've done a couple of solo UK trips and been ok but felt really uncomfortable eating out and going to bars on my own. I know it's something I need to get over if I'm ever going to get my own place or meet someone.
The hardest part was booking it mate. Once I got there it was great .
Could do as I liked and didnt really go to bars much. Had a few beers by the pool and with dinner.
Do you have anything that interest you out side of footy mate, as there’s loads of “ singles “ groups for whatever your into ?
Look at it another way.
When you’re in a pub with your mates, do you even give a fella sat there by himself a second thought ?
There was a whole thread on here awhile ago dedicated to the simple pleasures of having a pint in peace and quiet on your tod.
I find if i go somewhere i dont speak the language, i can happily sit in a bar or restaurant not understanding the chatter around me and feel at ease and anonymous with little anxiety. Kind of makes me realise theres worlds existing elsewhere, where most my troubles are irrelevant. You might surprise yourself
Tipp blue
If I agreed with you, we’d both be wrong.
My dad suffers with his nerves, anxiety depression he always had issues but after he split from my mother things got worse, one day he decided to head away so booked last minute flights and ended up in Sri Lanka on his own for a month, he found it helped him so he's away now twice a year alone, god knows where he'll end up next and he never tells anyone just up and goes I could ring him today and have a chat and 2 days later ring him and he'll be in Mexico. Travel really helps him and I guess gives him something to look forward to I guess.
Frang
Player Valuation: £70m
so I went to the docs to review my situation yesterday afternoon..
ive gone from 20mg of citalopram to 20mg of fluextine … because I was having repeated terrible nightmares on the citalopram..
ive noticed a real lull in my moods and haven't been feeling at all right , had a couple of bad days when I cant even get up and function, explained all this to the doc yesterday, and they think I should try doubling the dose .. im all for it, as I think it has a chance of working , as on the small dose , although not feeling normal, they were doing something.
on the plus side ive had a couple of nights of uninterrupted 10 hours sleep, something I haven't had in months.
ive started on the 40mg fluextine today.. will see how the next few weeks go.
hopefully i'll feel normal like I did on the citalopram without the horrible nightmares
ive gone from 20mg of citalopram to 20mg of fluextine … because I was having repeated terrible nightmares on the citalopram..
ive noticed a real lull in my moods and haven't been feeling at all right , had a couple of bad days when I cant even get up and function, explained all this to the doc yesterday, and they think I should try doubling the dose .. im all for it, as I think it has a chance of working , as on the small dose , although not feeling normal, they were doing something.
on the plus side ive had a couple of nights of uninterrupted 10 hours sleep, something I haven't had in months.
ive started on the 40mg fluextine today.. will see how the next few weeks go.
hopefully i'll feel normal like I did on the citalopram without the horrible nightmares
I had all sorts of problems on citalopram, mainly insomnia, like megainsomnia, made me feel even more mental. They put me on fluoxetine and I've been ok since then.
To be honest though it keeps my head above water but doesn't totally sort me out. I've had a bad day today that's been building for a couple of weeks. Gonna go back to see the Cbd therapist again next week for some help.
Keep fighting mate you aren't alone. I'm going to get the bong fired up to supplement my legal meds. Always find that is the best medicine!!
Frang
Player Valuation: £70m
Thanks for the advice.
I think I've felt the normal'est on citalopram, until the nightmares and insomnia came..
Like you say on the fluexitine, I don't feel right but at least I can sleep.
I'm just hoping the bigger dose will give me a happy medium.. Don't think i'l know for a good few weeks and it is fully doing its job.
I don't touch herbal stuff. I like a drink but I've scaled that right back recently
Booze is your worst enemy with stuff like this. Any time you change meds it feels weird, give it time and hopefully it will settle down.