Falling down the hole again

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I havent had an episode of depression for a while. These last few weeks have been very hectic, I've been sick and I'm exhausted. I find myself plummeting into the darkness. There just seems no hope of anything ever being any better. My special interest is distracting and not at all practical. I am unable to work. My body feels like it's destroying itself with stress. I can't make friends. I don't fit in anywhere, even amongst the freaks. Everything I do seems to be done in a half-hearted way. Can't focus. For various reasons I can't maintain meds to improve things. Can't, can't, can't!
Feels terrible!

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Sounds like a serious case of burnout. I have had a few and the remmedy I found that I would do was to get rid of all committments and (In my case) I sold or gave away anything that gave me stress.

Get help! The last time I realized through this site what it was and I reached out and got help. Before that it came close to life or death situations. Get help!

I’m so sorry you are feeling so bad. Been there. I know it feels awful and hopeless. I’ll offer you a hug if you are comfortable with that. People here care.

Thanks everyone. It's not quite the life or death place just yet.
I think things got much worse because a course of antibiotics messed with my gut flora. I was already low and then the pills messed me up completely. Ugh!

Thank you for letting us know you are doing better. I don’t know if it is an aspie thing or not, but when I am down, I can’t imagine things will ever get better. They always do. But I can’t see out when I am in the valley.

I’m glad you are feeling better.

Not a Aspie thing. More like a classic depression thing.

When I get down, I feel this way.

Yes. Its like absolutely no possibility.

I am.feeling better. And I'm very thankful for this supportive community! It really is amazing.

I'm glad you're doing better now.

Antibiotics can be really harsh on the stomach and make you feel much worse (as you've experienced). I would recommend taking probiotics to help....something like Yakult or Greek yogurt (way cheaper than Yakult).

I know probiotics in pill form are available too, but I don't have enough knowledge with these to recommend any. Might be worth researching.

I have been doing probiotics. They only seem to start helping after the antibiotics were finished.

We're glad you are here, too.

Yeah, I read they cancel each other out if taken around the same time. Drs tend to recommend taking them after you've completed your course.