Drink lots of liquid so you have no choice but to get up to use the bathroom. Use that as a “well, I’m up now” type thing to get through day going. Works for me.
Try to have an active lifestyle, exercise can also lift up your mood and will give you extra energy for the day. Make it a habit.
Try to discover yourself, know your identity and worth. Give time for your hobbies/interests or Learn a new skill you may find interesting and hone it. Try to break from your routine and have some time for yourself. Socialize and mingle with others.
Don’t be afraid to ask for help from others, if needed. Maximize your social circle, including your family and friends you have good relationship with.
If you have current psychiatric medications consider taking it.
If all else fails, you can also seek psychiatric consult.
For me, it is to just get up. Dont think about it, dont feel. Just get up and start with your routine. Routine is so important when you are depressed. And dont get up too late. That makes me even more depressed
think about how lucky you are to still be alive. think that in the near future you will certainly die, so make the most out of what you have, or else youd be regretting it.
Get up and get outside as quickly as possible. Give your day purpose simply by setting a target of going for a short walk. Disregard weather – I was too depressed to care about getting soaked etc.
Dress comfortably and don’t be afraid to sweat or get wet in rain etc.
On the walk, see if you can push your intended time out to something slightly longer. I used to plan for half an hour and turned it into an hour. I found a route I liked and did it almost daily. Over time, I started integrating music and podcasts into it to give my mind something else to focus on. I couldn’t enjoy things like that before so this was showing I was making progress.
When you come home, rest and eat something nice. Feel satisfied in knowing you’ve done something to prove depression doesn’t own you.
It doesn’t sound like the biggest achievement but it changed my mental state so much.
I like to minor inconvenience myself before I get into bed by moving things that I may want really far away from me so that I have to get up. My controllers for example and my glass of water
1,2,3,4,5 Train your mind to awaken counting slowly to Five and on 5, Get Up. The hardest part is standing horizontally. From there? One step in-front if the other or “Baby Steps “
I learned this from “Stutts” the film on Netflix. He is a psychiatrist with Parkinson’s Disease. If he can get Up? So can I. Best Wishes. Highly suggest the film
Just go to bed right after dinner or as soon as possible then you can wake up at 3 or 4 in morning and instead of it feeling like youre waking up in the morning it feels like you’re staying up late.
Start small — even just sitting up counts. I usually tell myself, “Just one step.” Then I do one small task like brushing my teeth or opening the window. It builds from there.
Im using Finch app now and Ive been using it to track my mood and to cheer me up. It helps me to continue and celebrate a progress now matter how little it is.
I spent a year struggling with this and I feel like I should have an answer but I don’t know how I did it.
I think you’ve got to give yourself a reason to get up, which is easier said than done but it could help. One day, you could get up cause you’re going to go and have a shower which again, is easier said than done but it’ll make you feel better. Another day, you could just go and sit in the garden, or just sit outside for a little bit. Even if you get back into bed afterwards, you’ve taken the step to get out of bed for a moment and maybe once you’re up, you’ll find something else to do.
Sometimes I wake up in ‘low’ mode and my mind immediately races towards staying in bed all day. I might plan on calling into work sick.
Something that ‘clicked’ for me recently is that there’s never been a time when I felt bad for doing something challenging. Whether that’s going out for a run, pulling yourself together for work, etc. Once I get going and I’m done I feel good about myself.
So when I’m in my bed, struggling to get that engine turning. I try to think about how good I’m gonna feel when I’m done.
It’s nice to feel good about yourself, especially when depression makes things all murky. It’s almost worth getting out of bed for.
Call your doctor and get meds. If you’re that low, it’s likely you’ll need medication to get back to normal. Otherwise, responsibilities- work, dogs, etc.
I think about all the stuff I have to do and how much worse it’ll be the next day if I leave what I have to do today. Works very well for doing homework too.
Doing something that is more difficult than what you have to do.
For example, if you have to study and aren’t able to study, then find something that you find more difficult than studying for example doing cardio. Now do cardio and this should set you up for doing the relatively easier thing studying. (I know it sounds absurd to say studying is easier than cardio but I was thinking about running when I read your question and running is so darn difficult 😞😩)
One tip that I read in atomic habits book is
⭐ making it obvious ⭐ as in telling yourself that you will study subject (insert subject here) topic (insert the topic here) chapter for 30 minutes at your study table.
Hope this helps! I understand how difficult it is to go through this. And I sincerely hope you see better days ahead.
One step at a time, friend. One step at a time. Focus on getting up to do one thing. Maybe it’s just get up and go pee. Hey, you’re already in the bathroom. Might as well brush your teeth. You’re right there. Brush your hair Or wash your face. Or both. You did that so, how about you change into clean pajamas or underpants (or whatever). Oh, you’re up now. Might as well grab a snack. And some water. Doesn’t have to be fancy. You’re up now so hey, do a few stretches and work out the stiffness in your muscles. Maybe you hit your limit now and you want to go curl up on the couch. That’s okay. You do that. Maybe in an hour you try to do the next one thing.
Force yourself to get out of bed, force yourself to get dressed and look Nice and try to do something like sports or work. It doesnt feel good and it is very hard to do, but it does work although it takes some time, depressions are a bitch but they also will pass in the end. Try to go see a therapist and get anti depressants, together with keep doing things it will get you out eventually. Have years of experience with depressions myself and around me and this is something that really works, being passive only makes things worse
Lately I’ve been slowly noticing my depression come back and all I wanna do is lay in bed. Just the thought of getting up to do my daily tasks, besides going to work, gives me anxiety. Today I had to get up early and take the car for an oil change and smog. As I was sitting there waiting I was around other people doing the same. I thought to myself they seem so happy to be out and about why cant I be like that. Then on the way home I took the long route and just drove around and got off at a few yard sales. Felt good to interact with people. That made me happy. Not everyone has kids I know but I also love taking my kids outside just to let them play and be kids, we usually go on a bike ride and it does help just being outside in the open fresh air.
Take it slowly. Set a goal each day and build up to it. You don’t have to tackle a full day at once. Say to yourself “today I’m going to spend 10 mins sitting outside” then build that to 15, 20, 25, 30 mins. The habit will build trust me.
Sometimes, a bit of willing dissociation helps. Think of yourself as a Sim you are controlling. You know to take care of their basic needs, you need to get them out of bed and that staying in bed will make them feel worse. Once you are up and doing things, start engaging your senses and feeling the world around you to put yourself back in your shoes.
I saw someone saying rest as long as you want, but the evidence shows that activity is the best thing you can do for low mood. Try and get outside in the daylight even for 5 minutes a day, build it up. If you can’t find it in you to shower, wash your face and brush your teeth. Half arsing the stuff that needs to be done is better than not doing it at all.
When I am depressed I tend to have phases- time in bed, forcing myself to do the bare minimum, crying before work (because how can I work when I don’t even feel alive?), taking rest when I can, allowing myself to wallow in it a bit.
Then I get frustrated and start to pick up the pace, do a little more, to spite myself. Before I know it, I start to smile at a joke or sing in the shower. I notice the feelings coming back and I’m grateful. There will be a few wobbles along the way and over time I have figured out that I need to be kind to myself with those wobbles. If I am, and I don’t drink or retreat back to bed, I get better.
Go get a pet and remind yourself that your pet depends on you. Getting up to feed them gives you a small but meaningful purpose first thing in the morning, and their excitement can help lift your mood as well :3
Find any one thing. It can be as simple as getting up to get some ice cream or to pet your animal. Don’t weigh yourself down with everything you need to do. Just do a little something for you.
I listen to music to help lift my mood, then I go make myself breakfast. After that, I just do things to keep my mind busy to prevent myself from fully going back to just laying in bed and letting my depression take over. Do anything to keep your mind busy. Something’s I do are read a book, go on a walk, sit outside and look at nature, and I’ve picked up acoustic guitar as well to help distract myself. Whatever it is you’re going through, I truly do hope things get better for you and just know, even one small step is something huge to be proud of so don’t be hard on yourself! Living with depression is hard and every day is a battle but each day you get through is a battle won.
It can be hard to find the motivation — but if I can, I’ll just drag my ass to the shower and sit in there for a solid half hour — idk why but it at least helps get the day rolling, even if I don’t get much done.
I’ts hard but start with little simple things. These are what I did that helped me aside from the usual ‘get a therapist’.
Wear colorful as in Colorful clothes. – colors somehow trick ur brain that u r happy and kinda brightens the mood.
Eat bananas- u can google but they have amino acid that lessens anxiety and makes u feel happier/ improve mood. Or just basically sat whatever makes u happy.
Walk. Just walk- takes ur mind off of things that u r thinking
Watch movies – sad movies make you bring out the sadness and emotions. Once u let all the cry out somehow lessens the burden. Horror movies to let out the anger. Then comedy just to put lil smile.
Get a dog. – for emotional support
Listening to music.
Praying for guidance.
Catching up/ talking to people- somehow makes u forget what u r going thru
Cleaning.
I hope this helps and hoping you will overcome this.
Someone said it already, but shouting a few times helps, because you can’t think negative thoughts when you are shouting. I sometimes do it to get a pep in my step, because movement and thought don’t go together – much like how athletes rarely think thoughts when they are in the zone, they just move
I have a weekend breakfast I always look forward to making that feels like a treat. Either home made bacon and egg (Mc)muffin with hash brown, or smashed avocado with scrambled eggs on toast. It used to be Uber Eats. It’s a nice routine.
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Amusement park rides and swimming into the abyss of any ocean.
Pull back sheets. Put feet on floor. Stand up.
Going to be hard, but lying in bed won’t make a single thing better.
Spoken after years of experience.
It’s ok to not. Just rest as long as you need.
Scream while doing it
Start small sit up, drink water, and open the curtains. Even tiny steps count on tough days.
Drink lots of liquid so you have no choice but to get up to use the bathroom. Use that as a “well, I’m up now” type thing to get through day going. Works for me.
Do it for me <3
Please?
Try to have an active lifestyle, exercise can also lift up your mood and will give you extra energy for the day. Make it a habit.
Try to discover yourself, know your identity and worth. Give time for your hobbies/interests or Learn a new skill you may find interesting and hone it. Try to break from your routine and have some time for yourself. Socialize and mingle with others.
Don’t be afraid to ask for help from others, if needed. Maximize your social circle, including your family and friends you have good relationship with.
If you have current psychiatric medications consider taking it.
If all else fails, you can also seek psychiatric consult.
I experienced this today… I had to find a solid reason. In my case my dog needed a walk… then it just kinda snowballed
For me, it is to just get up. Dont think about it, dont feel. Just get up and start with your routine. Routine is so important when you are depressed. And dont get up too late. That makes me even more depressed
think about how lucky you are to still be alive. think that in the near future you will certainly die, so make the most out of what you have, or else youd be regretting it.
Get up and get outside as quickly as possible. Give your day purpose simply by setting a target of going for a short walk. Disregard weather – I was too depressed to care about getting soaked etc.
Dress comfortably and don’t be afraid to sweat or get wet in rain etc.
On the walk, see if you can push your intended time out to something slightly longer. I used to plan for half an hour and turned it into an hour. I found a route I liked and did it almost daily. Over time, I started integrating music and podcasts into it to give my mind something else to focus on. I couldn’t enjoy things like that before so this was showing I was making progress.
When you come home, rest and eat something nice. Feel satisfied in knowing you’ve done something to prove depression doesn’t own you.
It doesn’t sound like the biggest achievement but it changed my mental state so much.
I like to minor inconvenience myself before I get into bed by moving things that I may want really far away from me so that I have to get up. My controllers for example and my glass of water
Roll and let you fall. Then immediately do some exercises in the floor. All of this while laughing furiously
Listen to heavy metal.
Move an inch at a time. Stop if you need to. Feel the bed, feel it sucking you in, then move again.
1,2,3,4,5 Train your mind to awaken counting slowly to Five and on 5, Get Up. The hardest part is standing horizontally. From there? One step in-front if the other or “Baby Steps “
I learned this from “Stutts” the film on Netflix. He is a psychiatrist with Parkinson’s Disease. If he can get Up? So can I. Best Wishes. Highly suggest the film
Just go to bed right after dinner or as soon as possible then you can wake up at 3 or 4 in morning and instead of it feeling like youre waking up in the morning it feels like you’re staying up late.
My dad used this trick for years. Decades.
Start small — even just sitting up counts. I usually tell myself, “Just one step.” Then I do one small task like brushing my teeth or opening the window. It builds from there.
Im using Finch app now and Ive been using it to track my mood and to cheer me up. It helps me to continue and celebrate a progress now matter how little it is.
Through experience of realising that on days where I’ve got out of bed and just gone outside, I will often feel better.
Laying in bed never makes you feel better, unless you’re genuinely tired.
Daft as it sounds – don’t think, just do
I spent a year struggling with this and I feel like I should have an answer but I don’t know how I did it.
I think you’ve got to give yourself a reason to get up, which is easier said than done but it could help. One day, you could get up cause you’re going to go and have a shower which again, is easier said than done but it’ll make you feel better. Another day, you could just go and sit in the garden, or just sit outside for a little bit. Even if you get back into bed afterwards, you’ve taken the step to get out of bed for a moment and maybe once you’re up, you’ll find something else to do.
Get someone to call your phone. But yeah it’s fucking hard. I feel for you
Sometimes I wake up in ‘low’ mode and my mind immediately races towards staying in bed all day. I might plan on calling into work sick.
Something that ‘clicked’ for me recently is that there’s never been a time when I felt bad for doing something challenging. Whether that’s going out for a run, pulling yourself together for work, etc. Once I get going and I’m done I feel good about myself.
So when I’m in my bed, struggling to get that engine turning. I try to think about how good I’m gonna feel when I’m done.
It’s nice to feel good about yourself, especially when depression makes things all murky. It’s almost worth getting out of bed for.
Call your doctor and get meds. If you’re that low, it’s likely you’ll need medication to get back to normal. Otherwise, responsibilities- work, dogs, etc.
Make your bed. Gym inside the room. Drink water. Get busy.
I think about all the stuff I have to do and how much worse it’ll be the next day if I leave what I have to do today. Works very well for doing homework too.
Take a deep breath and promise yourself to take today’s day as a fresh start
Read into budhism
I got a dog,they’ll get you out of bed
Doing something that is more difficult than what you have to do.
For example, if you have to study and aren’t able to study, then find something that you find more difficult than studying for example doing cardio. Now do cardio and this should set you up for doing the relatively easier thing studying. (I know it sounds absurd to say studying is easier than cardio but I was thinking about running when I read your question and running is so darn difficult 😞😩)
One tip that I read in atomic habits book is
⭐ making it obvious ⭐ as in telling yourself that you will study subject (insert subject here) topic (insert the topic here) chapter for 30 minutes at your study table.
Hope this helps! I understand how difficult it is to go through this. And I sincerely hope you see better days ahead.
Having a pet helps, mine won’t leave me alone until I feed them and while I do that I start my day I stick to a routine which helps.
kinda dissociate and pretend you’re in a movie scene where your character has to get up. works for me all the time.
One step at a time, friend. One step at a time. Focus on getting up to do one thing. Maybe it’s just get up and go pee. Hey, you’re already in the bathroom. Might as well brush your teeth. You’re right there. Brush your hair Or wash your face. Or both. You did that so, how about you change into clean pajamas or underpants (or whatever). Oh, you’re up now. Might as well grab a snack. And some water. Doesn’t have to be fancy. You’re up now so hey, do a few stretches and work out the stiffness in your muscles. Maybe you hit your limit now and you want to go curl up on the couch. That’s okay. You do that. Maybe in an hour you try to do the next one thing.
Dont keep your phone anywhere near your bed.
Give yourself permission to go back to bed after you shower, change and brush your teeth.
Force yourself to get out of bed, force yourself to get dressed and look Nice and try to do something like sports or work. It doesnt feel good and it is very hard to do, but it does work although it takes some time, depressions are a bitch but they also will pass in the end. Try to go see a therapist and get anti depressants, together with keep doing things it will get you out eventually. Have years of experience with depressions myself and around me and this is something that really works, being passive only makes things worse
Take a shower no joke
Lately I’ve been slowly noticing my depression come back and all I wanna do is lay in bed. Just the thought of getting up to do my daily tasks, besides going to work, gives me anxiety. Today I had to get up early and take the car for an oil change and smog. As I was sitting there waiting I was around other people doing the same. I thought to myself they seem so happy to be out and about why cant I be like that. Then on the way home I took the long route and just drove around and got off at a few yard sales. Felt good to interact with people. That made me happy. Not everyone has kids I know but I also love taking my kids outside just to let them play and be kids, we usually go on a bike ride and it does help just being outside in the open fresh air.
A dog.
Letting him suffer by not going out just isn’t an option.
Take it slowly. Set a goal each day and build up to it. You don’t have to tackle a full day at once. Say to yourself “today I’m going to spend 10 mins sitting outside” then build that to 15, 20, 25, 30 mins. The habit will build trust me.
Just do it – Nike
Put a loud alarm half way down the stairs – so you can hear it and gotta get up to turn it off
Just stay in bed. Don’t look at it as depression, but just relaxing and taking time for yourself.
Try to think of all the things you get to today and not the things you have to do
Setting an alarm on my phone and putting it on the other side of the room. Wiggle my fingers and toes for a while before trying to move arms and legs.
An elderly cat that thinks he needs to eat every time you wake up, even if you don’t get out of bed.
Set an obnoxiously loud alarm and keep it walking distance away from bed
Sometimes, a bit of willing dissociation helps. Think of yourself as a Sim you are controlling. You know to take care of their basic needs, you need to get them out of bed and that staying in bed will make them feel worse. Once you are up and doing things, start engaging your senses and feeling the world around you to put yourself back in your shoes.
I saw someone saying rest as long as you want, but the evidence shows that activity is the best thing you can do for low mood. Try and get outside in the daylight even for 5 minutes a day, build it up. If you can’t find it in you to shower, wash your face and brush your teeth. Half arsing the stuff that needs to be done is better than not doing it at all.
When I am depressed I tend to have phases- time in bed, forcing myself to do the bare minimum, crying before work (because how can I work when I don’t even feel alive?), taking rest when I can, allowing myself to wallow in it a bit.
Then I get frustrated and start to pick up the pace, do a little more, to spite myself. Before I know it, I start to smile at a joke or sing in the shower. I notice the feelings coming back and I’m grateful. There will be a few wobbles along the way and over time I have figured out that I need to be kind to myself with those wobbles. If I am, and I don’t drink or retreat back to bed, I get better.
Easier said than done. Best of luck to you x
For me i counted to 3 and I don’t know why but it pushed me to actually get up.
Go get a pet and remind yourself that your pet depends on you. Getting up to feed them gives you a small but meaningful purpose first thing in the morning, and their excitement can help lift your mood as well :3
Tell yourself you’ll just do one thing… and then I can usually do one more and so one…
Find any one thing. It can be as simple as getting up to get some ice cream or to pet your animal. Don’t weigh yourself down with everything you need to do. Just do a little something for you.
Throw on some music and make a 3 thing list to do that’s productive that you love to do and do it!
Tell yourself you’ll just do one thing… and then I can usually do one more and so one…
Trust me go take a Zumba class!
I tell myself if I get up out of bed and actually run an errand I will buy myself a fancy coffee
I listen to music to help lift my mood, then I go make myself breakfast. After that, I just do things to keep my mind busy to prevent myself from fully going back to just laying in bed and letting my depression take over. Do anything to keep your mind busy. Something’s I do are read a book, go on a walk, sit outside and look at nature, and I’ve picked up acoustic guitar as well to help distract myself. Whatever it is you’re going through, I truly do hope things get better for you and just know, even one small step is something huge to be proud of so don’t be hard on yourself! Living with depression is hard and every day is a battle but each day you get through is a battle won.
It can be hard to find the motivation — but if I can, I’ll just drag my ass to the shower and sit in there for a solid half hour — idk why but it at least helps get the day rolling, even if I don’t get much done.
Flop like a fish out of bed.
I’ts hard but start with little simple things. These are what I did that helped me aside from the usual ‘get a therapist’.
I hope this helps and hoping you will overcome this.
As Nike says: Just Do It!
Be the person your dog thinks you are
Start singing a silly song
Have something to look forward to. For me it’s coffee. Could be bacon.
Someone said it already, but shouting a few times helps, because you can’t think negative thoughts when you are shouting. I sometimes do it to get a pep in my step, because movement and thought don’t go together – much like how athletes rarely think thoughts when they are in the zone, they just move
I have a weekend breakfast I always look forward to making that feels like a treat. Either home made bacon and egg (Mc)muffin with hash brown, or smashed avocado with scrambled eggs on toast. It used to be Uber Eats. It’s a nice routine.