30-01-2019 08:25 AM
30-01-2019 08:25 AM
hi @utopia, I am well enough to apply for work, not sure that I'm well enough to actually work. I have submitted applications but have not got any job interviews or offers. my resume has a big gap of 7 years of unemployment so that doesn't help. I have just enough concentration and motivation to read & write for job applications but I still have trouble spleeping and with energy so I don't know if I'd have enough energy to work a full 9-5pm day at work.
With the second anti-depressant I feel more emotions such as positive feelings but I also feel more irritability, anger and rage. And sometimes I think my psychotic symptoms are returning and I have to up my dose of meds for that. So it's still hard.
It's great that your meds are helping, you must have a good doc. What kind of activity would you like to do if you felt better?
30-01-2019 12:20 PM
30-01-2019 12:20 PM
I'm thinking of starting a taichi class tomorrow @BryanaCamp. Drop my son at school and then go straight there. Will see how I feel in the morning.
31-01-2019 02:55 PM
31-01-2019 02:55 PM
tai chi sounds great @utopia
I have always wanted to try that.
good luck with getting there, let us know how you go
31-01-2019 04:42 PM
31-01-2019 04:42 PM
@BryanaCamp Didn't get to TaiChi class this morning. Had a black out. We woke up late. First day of school and my son is 20 minutes late and I missed the TaiChi class. Have to wait til next Thursday now.
03-02-2019 07:56 AM
03-02-2019 07:56 AM
there is always nest week @utopia , I'm sure you'll get there in time.
how old is your son?
03-02-2019 10:51 AM
03-02-2019 10:51 AM
He's 16 years old. @BryanaCamp
19-04-2019 12:57 PM
19-04-2019 12:57 PM
hello @utopia , @BryanaCamp
have you able to get to Tai Chi @utopia
I did line dancing for a while @Appleblossom , @Teej , @Zoe7
19-04-2019 05:14 PM
19-04-2019 05:14 PM
hi @utopia
long time no.
how are you going? and how is your son travelling?
I've had some rough pacthes with my mental health but on the whole ok. I hope you're doing ok?
20-04-2019 11:25 PM
20-04-2019 11:25 PM
No @Shaz51 . Circumstances prevented me from going to Tai Chi for the first few weeks. Then I just didn't bother.
I'm not doing any activities.
20-04-2019 11:29 PM
20-04-2019 11:29 PM
@BryanaCamp . Nice to hear from you. I've been hibernating.
My son is well. Seems happy. Lots of friends. Doing well at school and his part time job. He's thriving. I think that's the best way to describe how he is.
I'm still stuck in no man's land. Not in a depressive vortex. But still depressed.
Sorry to hear you have had some rough patches. Life never seems to run smoothly. Unfortunately.
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