Looking for accountability partners to motivate to get things done while depressed#2

Unfortunately I dont have a friend or a close relative here with whom I can share my problems. They are all busy with their own lives and wont help beyond a "I m sorry". I have my mom but she is over 70 and cant help much. Still she can be there to listen to my complaints. I have a friend from psychcentral like you but he lives so far away. its not possible for him to physically be with me and help me. Thats all. My psych doc is not willing to prescribe me an anti-depressant. He fears my condition may turn to mania. Still he asked me to call him a week after the visit to let him know how Im doing. I will call him this Tues and see if he adds an anti-depressant.

What time are you available for PM?

Quite a few positives there. Can you get in the habit of going to the gym in the morning, maybe group exercise? Not only does it get you up and out for the day but is obviously good for you. Best wishes.

Hmm, normally doctors are only too ready to prescribe anti depressants. Maybe see another doctor? Although I think exercise ( esp group exercise ) is at least as good for many people. Pm me anytime.

Today was crap as well. My main problem nowadays is that I feel tired and sleepy all the time. That makes me impossible to follow a routine. For now I'll concentrate on exercising and self-care like shower, brush teerh at least twice daily, healthy eating etc.

my goals for tomorrow:
1)get up by 10am:
2)freshen up(incl brush teeth);
3)breakfast;
4)walk;
5)bath;
6)give food to cats;
7)lunch;
8)rest;
9)walk;
10)clean room + iron clothes;
11)stretching exercises + walk;
12)dinner;
13)brush teeth;

overall:
1)eat healthy
2)drink water
3)no coffee/tea after 6pm

Good doctors are not available here. My doctor is one of the best and I guess the most rational of them.

Group exercise is not feasible as I may have to travel a long distance to get a place that offers it. But I'll surely try to exercise regularly. Nowadays Im feeling tired and sleepy throughout the day. So I'll try to sleep a lot and concentrate on exercise and hygeine like eating healthy, taking shower, brushing teeth at least twice daily etc etc.

I'll call my doctor this tues eve. Hopefully he can help.

It helps me if I can force myself to get out of bed and make my bed. Then I’m more likely not to get back in it during the day (or whatever is left of it when I get up). Also, if I accomplish nothing else, at least I made up my bed.
The hardest part for me is getting showered, dressed, and out of the house. Mostly just getting dressed.

I take 400 mg Wellbutrin in the morning, plus 75 mcg levothyroxine, 60 mg Duloxetine, and at night I take 75mg Topiramate.

Thank you. I tend to struggle seeing the positives myself so I appreciate it when it is pointed out to me.
I want to start going to the gym in the mornings, for the 07:00 class, but I need to start getting up at 06:00. I am working on that goal. Right now, I am getting up at 07:00. Once I adjust to these new meds, then I plan on setting my wake up time to 06:40 for a week, then to 06:20 for another week and finally at 06:00.
Lets hope it works.
Again, thank you for the encouragement.

Dear Desiree;
I am actually understanding your doctor’s perspective as giving medication should be kept as the last resort however if you have come to a point where you are not able to get out of bed... I wish he gave you something...
Although, what your doctor said is interesting. According to my knowledge; and please do not take this as a professional opinion as it is merely based on my personal experience and readings; if an antidepressant is making a patient manic then it is assumed that the patient has something different or in addition to unipolar depression. For instance, the anti-depressants made me manic because I was misdiagnosed, meaning I never had unipolar depression; I have always had bipolar depression but i was misdiagnosed.
I wonder if you have any other condition in addition or instead of major depression (aka unipolar depression)? Maybe this is something you and I can discuss in chat?
I just hate to see you suffer like this as i know exactly how defeated I feel when I am in that stage. But, you are not defeated and you will never be defeated. Your mind is playing tricks on you.
Please try to come to chat. Even if you don’t feel like contributing it is OK, you can still lurk or private message with me. I have been going through a devastating state myself and I have to admit that if it were not for my friends on chat I would not have been able to get out of bed and seek help of a doctor.
I plan on being on chat tonight, around 17:00 PST. Although, today is day two of my new medication and I tend to get nauseous and sleepy. So if I am not there, it means i cannot keep my eyes open.

I did all, except I didn’t finish the laundry because I had to go shopping for a couch. It’s old and not worth fixing.

I forgot I have amazon returns to package up. I’ll do that during the week.

I have bipolar depression. I have had 2 manic episodes but I experience the depressive phase more. I get up very late in the morn and sleep very late at night. I'll try to go to sleep early so that I can be in chat around 17:00 PST. But it may take a few days for me to adjust to the new sleep timings.
Thanks for your help.

Fall how long do you stay in chat? I was thinking that I may join later in the day.

I join between 17:00 and 18:00 and stay until 21:00 at the latest.

Thanks, Fall!
I just need to remember this forum is here
I will make an honest effort though because this forum is a great idea and helpful!

My goals for tuesday:
1)get up by 10am:
2)freshen up(incl brush teeth);
3)breakfast;
4)walk;
5)bath;
6)give food to cats;
7)lunch;
8)rest;
9)walk;
10)clean room + iron clothes;
11)stretching exercises;
12)dinner;
13)brush teeth;

overall:
1)eat healthy
2)drink water
3)no coffee after 6pm

Like everday I struggled through the day battling depression and panic attacks. I couldnt do my stretching exercises, clean and iron clothes. I felt a little better toward the eve.

Hi my accountability friends,

I hope everybody is well enough to feel they are on the right path!

I just want to say hello, so you know how I am doing.

I have started with the therapist and feel that he is right for me. Good «things» has come out of that, but also a deepening in depression. I think that has to do with understanding that I still have some «deep things» to work on.

I have made a daily plan and are able to use it some days, other times not. It is something about that you cannot make a plan for when to cry or not when working with hard stuff in therapy. One has to take it as it comes. So I let it come and try to jump into my daily plan when the crying is over.

I try to continue with physical exercise.

I will pup in here now and then!

I send all of you my very best wishes and hope for your progress!

I'm going to actually brush my teeth and take a shower today. Which I don't usually do because I get up late and then rush to get to work on time. But today I woke up early.

This morning I had a friend take my sleigh bed apart so I could clean under it. My dog crawls under it and she had paper plus a few of her toys. I clean it real good and vacuumed.

I cleaned out my restroom tub and swept the floor. I had to go run an errand so I did not get to finish the restroom.

I have a meatloaf in the oven.

Found out why my foot is still infected. I have diabetes. And the infection is raising my blood sugar levels so I've been very sick. I'm on insulin now. We just tweaked my dose. I feel better today. And my foot doctor is adding another antibiotic. So I'm feeling hopeful.

I need to wash dishes. So I'll make that my goal for the day. And I might cook fajitas. Those two things. The rest of the time I will rest and recuperate.

Hope everyone is well.

I couldnt clean or do my stretching exercises but I did the rest