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Pikl

Hi everyone,

PLEASE IGNORE POST

I'm all over the place at the moment, forgetting to take my depression medication for days, then remembering for a couple of days and forgetting again. I'm literally on a rollercoaster. 

I am thinking of starting a project, because I believe in it, and because hopefully fighting for a cause will give me a reason to carry on.

Anyway, I work in early years education, with children who have SEN. I often dislike what professionals suggest in terms of how to work with children who have ASD. I use a lot of my own intuition. With my relatively recent diagnosis,  I understand so much more, in regards to my myself, and the children I work with.

I really believe that change needs to happen, in education,  which may then filter into wider society. I would really like to help make changes.

At the same time, I'm not entirely sure if my rollercoaster mental state is making me think I can do this, or that it could even make a difference.  I was thinking of research to compile and write a book. This could be my own emotional fantasy that's doing this.

I would be really grateful for your views, ideas and opinions. Including places where I could work that may make a change.

If you think that my messed up mind is tricking me, please tell me that also.

Thank you, and sorry for long post.

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  • I think that your cause to make a change in the world is reasonable. I know that depression can make people lack motivation and focus (including me), so it's very important that you take the steps to come out of depression, so you can help others. 

    I'd suggest perhaps setting a timer for when you need to take medication for the day or week. 

  • in reply to Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

    Thank you. I am wondering if starting a project is perhaps a large part to distract me from the depression. Its really hard to think straight. I get excited over new ideas, bounce around many of them. Then do nothing or very lityle because im cycling through emotions too fast.

  • in reply to Pikl

    Yes that happens to me too. I just try to take it day by day, and I do a test for my motivation and focus levels in the morning (in other words, test my anxiety and depression levels), and if I can't focus on a book I'm reading, or I don't feel like exercising or moving around because I'm lacking motivation, then I know that I have something affecting me that day, and I have to be easy on myself as in not beat myself over it, but I also know that I need to take care of myself (which I don't feel motivated to do) to come out of it. It is definately like being on a rollarcoaster ride for sure. 

    Even if you put a little time into your project, that's better than nothing. I mean I know it's hard if not impossible to plan out which day of the week to do certain tasks on, because you don't even know if you'll be feeling well tomorrow or the next day, so whatever you can manage to do today is a gift. 

  • in reply to Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

    Thank you!

    And you're right, "whatever you manage to do today is a gift" I need to remember that! 

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