is there actually something wrong?
I have issues with possible anxiety and depression but part of me feels like they aren’t real? Like some days I feel fine and others I’m awful. Maybe I’m just overreacting to my normal emotions? Maybe it’s just lack of sleep? I literally spend hours a day debating this in my head and it’s driving me nuts. Like right now I feel fine I guess, a tad unmotivated but fine nonetheless
@lavenderOcean1474
hello,
it's normal to feel sad or upset sometimes but if you're constantly feeling upset then maybe it could be because of that, but depression and anxiety don't always mean you're always sad, it comes in waves, sometimes you're okay and sometimes you feel awful... sometimes with anxiety you feel fine and then all of a sudden you panic, there's a lot of different stages and types of anxiety and depression, it's okay to be confused and feel the way you feel, it helps to understand what is going on with us so i understand you wanting to know exactly what is happening.
if you aren't getting enough sleep that can also affect you in many ways, our brain starts to function differently because we're tired so our emotions aren't processed the same way, for example you might all of a sudden start to cry or be in a bad mood, if you're having trouble sleeping i would suggest trying a few things such as a podcast to help you sleep.
hope that helps you a bit.
@warmheartedSprinh3954 This does help. Although, my issue with sleep isn’t that I can’t sleep, it’s that I feel guilty when I go to bed earlier because I feel like I haven’t gotten enough done in the day, or that something bad will happen if I do go to sleep. It’s really annoying.
@lavenderOcean1474
oh yes i understand that feeling, your mind is too awake and focus on those things to really let you rest,
some people say is bad but when that happens to me i watch something to get that out of my mind, that way you just focus on a video and the voice there and can't overthink, i sometimes leave the podcast on for the whole nigtht.
try maybe talking about your worries and what you have done during the day, think to yourself "okay i have not done a lot but i have done a few things, it's all i can do for the moment so it's a good start"