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Not doing great today

TW: sh, disordered eating

I had a job interview yesterday which went quite well. It was my first job interview since quitting my job in May and it was for a position that fits well with my knowledge, skills, and experience.

Within an hour of the interview being over, I started rethinking everything I had said and fixating on some details. As the day went, I felt my mood significantly shift downward. It is hard for me to admit this because I feel a lot of shame, but I ordered pizza with full knowledge that it would make me feel worse (food sensitivities) and binged on it.

I kept tearing up and crying last night, and feeling like I'll never be able to handle a normal working life. I've also just started reopening some difficult things in therapy so that doesn't help.

Today, I've stayed in bed all day. My solution to not bingeing on leftover pizza from the moment I woke up was to just not eat anything. This also meant deliberately skipping my morning meds because it should be taken with food. As I started feeling terrible by 2pm, I ate some healthy food and took my afternoon meds.

I have my final depression therapy group session on Monday (week 8) and all I can think about is how I've failed. I was doing pretty well but this weekend is just so much regression and I am so ashamed and upset that I just want to wallow in it instead of using my strategies and coping skills.

I knew my reprieve of several months from the depths of depression wouldn't last, but why did a positive job interview experience lead to this?

I'm posting here because I need to resist the urge to isolate and hibernate.

#CheckInWithMe #letstalkdepression #Work #jobinterview #DisorderedEating #MentalHealth #Depression #Anxiety #Trauma #Isolation

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#letstalkdepression #Depression #Selfharm #Loneliness

I'm in a very dark place. I'm so far past rock bottom I don't even see the point anymore. I'm over hurting in this life! I'm ready to see what's behind the next door.

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How can you better connect with yourself next month? What hobbies, habits, and routines can you try?

There are two things I know for sure:

✨ Journaling has serious health benefits.
✨ Mighties love to journal!

Each week I’ll post a different journaling prompt for the group. They are meant to challenge us and help us express our feelings in words (or images!). Self-reflection and identifying our emotions, especially through writing, is a skill that’s great to make a habit out of.

How can you journal? By writing a post of your own in this group, Let’s Talk Depression. This will be the best way for others to read your entries and send you support. (But don’t worry, if you don’t feel up to writing a whole post, commenting on this one is also wonderful!)

Don’t like the prompt? Skip it! I’ll deliver a fresh one next week.

Write on, Mighties. ✏️

#CheckInWithMe #MentalHealth #Journaling #Selfcare #Anxiety #Depression #letstalkdepression #BipolarDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #Schizophrenia

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In what areas of your life do you feel stuck? How can you work toward feeling unstuck and make progress?

There are two things I know for sure:

✨ Journaling has serious health benefits.
✨ Mighties love to journal!

Each week I’ll post a different journaling prompt for the group. They are meant to challenge us and help us express our feelings in words (or images!). Self-reflection and identifying our emotions, especially through writing, is a skill that’s great to make a habit out of.

How can you journal? By writing a post of your own in this group, Let’s Talk Depression. This will be the best way for others to read your entries and send you support. (But don’t worry, if you don’t feel up to writing a whole post, commenting on this one is also wonderful!)

Don’t like the prompt? Skip it! I’ll deliver a fresh one next week.

Write on, Mighties. ✏️

#CheckInWithMe #MentalHealth #Journaling #Selfcare #Anxiety #Depression #letstalkdepression #BipolarDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #Schizophrenia

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Write about a time when you overcame a fear. How did it make you feel?

There are two things I know for sure:

✨ Journaling has serious health benefits.
✨ Mighties love to journal!

Each week I’ll post a different journaling prompt for the group. They are meant to challenge us and help us express our feelings in words (or images!). Self-reflection and identifying our emotions, especially through writing, is a skill that’s great to make a habit out of.

How can you journal? By writing a post of your own in this group, Let’s Talk Depression. This will be the best way for others to read your entries and send you support. (But don’t worry, if you don’t feel up to writing a whole post, commenting on this one is also wonderful!)

Don’t like the prompt? Skip it! I’ll deliver a fresh one next week.

Write on, Mighties. ✏️

#CheckInWithMe #MentalHealth #Journaling #Selfcare #Anxiety #Depression #letstalkdepression #BipolarDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #Schizophrenia

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What standards do you uphold when building and maintaining relationships with others?

There are two things I know for sure:

✨ Journaling has serious health benefits.
✨ Mighties love to journal!

Each week I’ll post a different journaling prompt for the group. They are meant to challenge us and help us express our feelings in words (or images!). Self-reflection and identifying our emotions, especially through writing, is a skill that’s great to make a habit out of.

How can you journal? By writing a post of your own in this group, Let’s Talk Depression. This will be the best way for others to read your entries and send you support. (But don’t worry, if you don’t feel up to writing a whole post, commenting on this one is also wonderful!)

Don’t like the prompt? Skip it! I’ll deliver a fresh one next week.

Write on, Mighties. ✏️

#CheckInWithMe #MentalHealth #Journaling #Selfcare #Anxiety #Depression #letstalkdepression #BipolarDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #Schizophrenia

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Name 3 people, places, things, or ideas that add value to your life.

There are two things I know for sure:

✨ Journaling has serious health benefits.
✨ Mighties love to journal!

Each week I’ll post a different journaling prompt for the group. They are meant to challenge us and help us express our feelings in words (or images!). Self-reflection and identifying our emotions, especially through writing, is a skill that’s great to make a habit out of.

How can you journal? By writing a post of your own in this group, Let’s Talk Depression. This will be the best way for others to read your entries and send you support. (But don’t worry, if you don’t feel up to writing a whole post, commenting on this one is also wonderful!)

Don’t like the prompt? Skip it! I’ll deliver a fresh one next week.

Write on, Mighties. ✏️

#CheckInWithMe #MentalHealth #Journaling #Selfcare #Anxiety #Depression #letstalkdepression #BipolarDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #Schizophrenia

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What's a challenge you want to focus on overcoming?

There are two things I know for sure:

✨ Journaling has serious health benefits.
✨ Mighties love to journal!

Each week I’ll post a different journaling prompt for the group. They are meant to challenge us and help us express our feelings in words (or images!). Self-reflection and identifying our emotions, especially through writing, is a skill that’s great to make a habit out of.

How can you journal? By writing a post of your own in this group, Let’s Talk Depression. This will be the best way for others to read your entries and send you support. (But don’t worry, if you don’t feel up to writing a whole post, commenting on this one is also wonderful!)

Don’t like the prompt? Skip it! I’ll deliver a fresh one next week.

Write on, Mighties. ✏️

#CheckInWithMe #MentalHealth #Journaling #Selfcare #Anxiety #Depression #letstalkdepression #BipolarDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #Schizophrenia

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What's something you want to practice and spend more time doing this year?

There are two things I know for sure:

✨ Journaling has serious health benefits.
✨ Mighties love to journal!

Each week I’ll post a different journaling prompt for the group. They are meant to challenge us and help us express our feelings in words (or images!). Self-reflection and identifying our emotions, especially through writing, is a skill that’s great to make a habit out of.

How can you journal? By writing a post of your own in this group, Let’s Talk Depression. This will be the best way for others to read your entries and send you support. (But don’t worry, if you don’t feel up to writing a whole post, commenting on this one is also wonderful!)

Don’t like the prompt? Skip it! I’ll deliver a fresh one next week.

Write on, Mighties. ✏️

#CheckInWithMe #MentalHealth #Journaling #Selfcare #Anxiety #Depression #letstalkdepression #BipolarDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #Schizophrenia

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Do you experience emotional numbness? What triggers it and how do you… feel about it?

I won’t sugarcoat things: This time of year can be rough.

From dredging up both good and bad memories to being pressured by society to feel renewed and excited for the new year while also setting goals that aren’t exactly self-esteem boosters, it’s easy to find ourselves overwhelmed by conflicting emotions. If you’re anything like me, this inner turmoil might lead you to feeling emotionally numb. In addition to this already stressful time of year, a couple of my loved ones are dealing with new health crises that have brought up emotions I’d rather not deal with at this time. While I’m usually a bit annoyed when I experience emotional numbness, I think I’m OK dealing with this round of numbness until my therapy appointment later this week.

Now I want to hear from you: Do you ever experience emotional numbness? What are your triggers? How do you, for lack of a better term, feel about feeling numb?

#CheckInWithMe #Depression #Anxiety #MentalHealth #letstalkdepression #apathy

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