tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14391563.post3285926645117877661..comments2023-10-25T07:20:23.858-07:00Comments on Vicarious Therapy: It is so Difficult Most of the TimeAquahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16230285017033299419noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14391563.post-78563584706639404882009-02-22T16:42:00.000-08:002009-02-22T16:42:00.000-08:00Hi Harriet,I absolutely agree that too much struct...Hi Harriet,<BR/>I absolutely agree that too much structure, or a compulsion to schedule your entire day is not healthy. <BR/><BR/>My depressions used to be that way. It was drilled into my head my entire childhood and even now that people need to be productive. So that was how I dealt with my depression, by overworking.<BR/><BR/>I am not sure why, but about 7.5 years ago, when I fell into this depressive episode, I began to experience intense exhaustion, far worse than any depression I had had before. My mood kept sinking deeper and deeper, far beyond the severity I had ever experienced before. And the depression stuck to me harder than I could ever have imagined was possible. I am still stuck, but my mood is better than it was for all those years.<BR/><BR/>I think with my depressionnever being treated, or being yndertreated for so long, my body and mind just finally burned out.<BR/>...aquaAquahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16230285017033299419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14391563.post-27635972108837588232009-02-22T14:55:00.000-08:002009-02-22T14:55:00.000-08:00It's interesting about depression. When I think o...It's interesting about depression. When I think of depression I imagine people staying in bed all day, never showering, never talking to anyone, not going anywhere. And I'm sure there are people who do experience depression in that way.<BR/><BR/>I have a different way of dealing with my issues (I'm in denial about depression, so I don't ever say I have it). I guess because my mother enforced "productivity", whether by example or by explicit demands, I find that the more down I am the more I schedule. When I look at my calendar and see the whole day filled with activities, every single day, I know something is up.<BR/><BR/>But I think it is important to do what one's body and mind needs, whether that is to stay in bed for a whole day, or to go out for 15 hours in a row.<BR/><BR/>Structure is good, but, as with all good things, it can be overdone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com