Breaking Free: Paralyzed by depression? Get your life back.
Too drained to fight but can’t live paralyzed by depression? Real talk and raw strategies to help you break the cycle and reclaim your life.
Relief Is Possible
That’s the thing about depression: A human being can survive almost anything, as long as she sees the end in sight. But depression is so insidious, and it compounds daily, that it’s impossible to ever see the end.
—Elizabeth Wurtzel
Keeping Up Gets Hard When You’re
Paralyzed By Depression
One of the hardest parts about depression is the sheer effort it takes simply to keep up the façade of everyday life. It’s beyond difficult to keep going, when, on the inside you are experiencing an emotional thunderstorm or extreme gloom.
Sometimes, you may even feel paralyzed by depression. Getting out of bed becomes a struggle, and it can feel like any sudden movement will make you break. You’ll be weeping for no reason.
Or, maybe you just walk around so tired or vulnerable that it seems like you are going through life as if you were an egg without its shell. You have no external protection to everyday annoyances; it seems impossible hold it together, and everything turning you into a puddle. Sound familiar?
And then, of course, you beat yourself up for any and all of the above. We get it. You might be tempted at this point to just give up and invest in coordinating boxing gloves for each outfit (cute!). Stay with us though, and be honest – more online shopping is probably the last thing you need (maybe therapy instead 😉)!
When Paralyzed by Depression,
Physical Symptoms Are Real
In addition to feelings of intense hopelessness, people suffering from depression must battle physical symptoms as well. We know it’s difficult to keep going while suffering from a laundry list of possible symptoms:
- Fatigue
- Stiff or sore muscles
- Upset or tense stomach
- Restless agitation
- Physical pain
- Crippling insomnia
Having depression can make getting through the day’s tasks as hard as when you have a debilitating case of the flu. In fact, you can become paralyzed by depression.
Yet, no one expects (or even allows) you to take a sick day. And worst of all, this toll of expectations only exacerbates your irritability. It gets old being asked, “What’s wrong with you?”
The Many Ways To Be Paralyzed
by Depression
Sometimes depression is intense, other times it is a low, lingering dulling of life. No matter the form, everything seems tinged with a foggy haze of failure. Negative thoughts circulate without relent. You become your own worst judge and jury that keeps coming to the same verdict: guilty for everything and no end in sight.
How To Get Better—Even If You
Think YoU’re too Paralyzed By
Depression
There’s no ONE magic solution for depression. (Did you want us to lie? At SENS, we just can’t.) But you can start feeling better soon. Of course, you won’t believe this if you are depressed. And the beauty is, you don’t have to.
Feeling Paralyzed by Depression?
It Will Pass
Even if you don’t seek treatment for depression. This wave of malaise, this funk as bad as that expensive cheese lurking in your back fridge drawer, will blow over. Like the most relentless rain, it will pass. In fact, your body’s desire for homeostasis can and will pull it toward higher ground. But what if you are impatient, or just plain stuck?
We Are Here
Let us be your hope for a while; let us carry some of the burden. And here is something that is true: finding the right kind of help can immediately lesson the intensity of the pain, and lift the darkness enough to start laying the groundwork for long-term success. Believe it (or just trust us).
We know it might feel like too much. You might be wondering how you’ll even get through one therapy session if you can barely get out of bed. Don’t worry (although we know that phrase is super annoying). We’ll go at your speed.
