Posted by bleauberry on February 6, 2010, at 16:13:15
In reply to Re: Back to Basics Symptoms of Depression » bleauberry, posted by Justherself54 on February 6, 2010, at 13:33:48
It has to be done, mental energy or not. The key is to take baby steps, one thing at a time, as long as the direction of movement is in a better direction than the past. I did not do any of these things before ECT simply because...no one ever told me...I didn't know.
> >>Any diet, candida or otherwise, takes zero energy to do. We're going to expend the same amount of energy shopping and eating, no matter what it is we actually choose.
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> It may take zero physical energy to do, but the mental energy can be overwhelming.
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> >>Anyone who is ill and does not embark on every health trick they can, well, I just cannot for the life of me make any sense in that. Depression is a handy excuse, and yes it makes it very hard to get out of longterm habits.
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> It may not make sense to you at this point in your recovery, but when you were at your worst, were you then making those type of changes? I'm sorry, but when I was hospitalized and undergoing ECT, I don't even remember eating..not from the ECT..just from the severity of my illness at that time.
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> Ive had periods of remission where I could enthusiastically make lifestyle changes..but I had to be in the right headspace. It's all about remission..that elusive butterfly..
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