21-11-2017, 05:09 PM
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Re: A very bleak mood...
Originally Posted by Cinderella
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Invite them round for a cup of tea, coffee.
There will be volunteers who could fetch you and take you home.
Start with the library, citizens advice bureau, Samaritans, yes really!
You don't need to be suicidal to use the Samaritans, they're there for all kinds of reasons...
Above all you need company xx
21-11-2017, 05:52 PM
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Re: A very bleak mood...
Originally Posted by CeeCee
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I too am feeling exceptionally low. Nothing to do with the cancer (hopefully clear), but my arthritis is so bad I can barely walk, in addition to the COPD, I really have had enough. I struggled around Tesco last Friday, as I was desperate to get out and see people. I flaked out at the checkout and the First Aider had to call my son to come and drive me home. So now I have lost all confidence about going out. I have not been out of the house since then and the isolation and loneliness is really getting me down. My neighbours do not even know I exist. What is the point of living like this?
22-11-2017, 09:00 PM
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Re: A very bleak mood...
Originally Posted by CeeCee
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I too am feeling exceptionally low. Nothing to do with the cancer (hopefully clear), but my arthritis is so bad I can barely walk, in addition to the COPD, I really have had enough. I struggled around Tesco last Friday, as I was desperate to get out and see people. I flaked out at the checkout and the First Aider had to call my son to come and drive me home. So now I have lost all confidence about going out. I have not been out of the house since then and the isolation and loneliness is really getting me down. My neighbours do not even know I exist. What is the point of living like this?
07-12-2017, 09:01 PM
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Re: A very bleak mood...
Hi Flosse.Repurcusions of the cancer notwithstanding (my wife has just finished her radiotherapy course, but has some miserable side effects), perhaps it is the time of year.
I suffer badly with S.A.D (seasonal disorder syndrome), and working night shifts makes it even worse. I take vitamin D3 tablets each day to combat this, which I'm sure helps slightly.
But otherwise mate, get plenty of fresh air, go for walks if you can in the crisp air and this will usually make you feel a lot better when you return home
08-12-2017, 11:42 AM
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Re: A very bleak mood...
Originally Posted by Ffosse
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My bleak mood has returned; I can't sleep, endlessly thrashing at the sheets.It's not like I'm drinking too much coffee or anything, more a general angst that won't go away...that plus a splitting headache. I can't seem to still my mind.
If you have previously been drinking copious amounts of coffee and have now seriously cut down, your mood could be 'withdrawal symptoms' of caffeine.
08-12-2017, 11:47 AM
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Re: A very bleak mood...
Originally Posted by Uncle Joe
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If you have previously been drinking copious amounts of coffee and have now seriously cut down, your mood could be 'withdrawal symptoms' of caffeine.
In my early years of working nights I was wondering why I still couldn't sleep, even with knocking coffee on the head for a couple of weeks beforehand. A colleague mentioned the same reason.
Now I make sure that my last coffee before I sleep is at least three hours before I'm due to begin my slumber
08-12-2017, 12:06 PM
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Re: A very bleak mood...
Originally Posted by Ffosse
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Thanks, folks, I feel much better having slept a solid 10 hours.Yes, getting out and about is something I'm guilty of not doing enough of.
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