Mell D'Clute's Posts - Wild Minds network2024-03-28T13:38:45ZMell D'Clutehttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/MellDClutehttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3145255584?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://wildminds.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=39nf4gwnqcq02&xn_auth=noStruggling latelytag:wildminds.ning.com,2016-09-19:4661400:BlogPost:2451732016-09-19T06:43:19.000ZMell D'Clutehttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/MellDClute
For the past few weeks, or maybe even months, I have found it very difficult to get myself motivated to do much of anything anymore. Every so often when I run out of dishes I do my dishes. I do my laundry once a week. And that's about it. I haven't been able to really clean the place in awhile. I'm also finding it harder and harder to get myself out of bed anymore. This is really scary because it might eventually get me fired as I'm calling in sick way too many times lately on those days I just…
For the past few weeks, or maybe even months, I have found it very difficult to get myself motivated to do much of anything anymore. Every so often when I run out of dishes I do my dishes. I do my laundry once a week. And that's about it. I haven't been able to really clean the place in awhile. I'm also finding it harder and harder to get myself out of bed anymore. This is really scary because it might eventually get me fired as I'm calling in sick way too many times lately on those days I just can't get myself to get up and out of bed.<br />
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I have had ongoing issues with depression since about the same time the MDD started, which was around grade 7 or so. In the past year, I finally convinced my doctor that I needed help because I couldn't see myself pulling out of this depression on my own. He put me on an anti-depressant and got me into this self-help program called Bounce Back.<br />
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I have asked him many times if he could refer me to a psychologist because I feel my problems are much bigger than just depression. I truly feel lost and devoid of any joy in my life. He never listened to me concerns, so I took it upon myself to find one.<br />
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I have an appointment with him next week. I'm not sure what I hope to achieve out of this, but I need to find a solution to this issue soon. It is affecting my ability to live life to its fullest, and I'm finding it more and more difficult to find anything to look forward to.<br />
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Any advice on what I would say to this psychologist so he can understand my situation clearly would be greatly appreciated.<br />
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Thanks for reading this.<br />
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MellI've just figured this outtag:wildminds.ning.com,2016-09-05:4661400:BlogPost:2447852016-09-05T22:43:24.000ZMell D'Clutehttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/MellDClute
Hey all. I am relatively new to this community but definitely not new to this condition. Only recently I have discovered maladaptive daydreaming is actually a thing that other people do and struggle with. I'm 40 years old and have realized that I've been doing this since at least grade 7, all because I couldn't cope with being myself. I had a very emotionally and physically abusive home life and was bullied a lot in school back before the Internet was a thing. So I began escaping into this…
Hey all. I am relatively new to this community but definitely not new to this condition. Only recently I have discovered maladaptive daydreaming is actually a thing that other people do and struggle with. I'm 40 years old and have realized that I've been doing this since at least grade 7, all because I couldn't cope with being myself. I had a very emotionally and physically abusive home life and was bullied a lot in school back before the Internet was a thing. So I began escaping into this fantasy world where I can control the outcomes and everything would be fine. The problem is I haven't stopped doing it and feel it consumes my life too much. I only do it when I am alone and I live alone with my cat. I want to figure out how to break this sucks and rediscover who I am. I don't think I can be happy u til I pick up these fragmented pieces of my identity that are the basis of these characters and pull them together in one identity. I think I've convinced myself I'm not worth it so that's why I turn to this world. Now that I have discovered that this is what I have, I need help on what to do next. Advice is greatly appreciated.