It's been 8 months since we tried to convince a relative of mine (known as K) to seek help, so what did he do? Why, what any logical person would do: they put on a happy face, grudgingly went to the doctors once, grudgingly went again with a relative and lied about their life and 'feelings'.
I put quotation marks around that word because K no longer has any feeling for anyone close to him. We can't comment on the outside world, we don't know, he doesn't socialise (and never really has) but does memorise the life stories of their colleagues and refuses to make a note of the health issues of his partner.
K refuses to contribute to the household and picks brutal fights with the weakest member in the household and shouts until the other becomes too frail to respond.
It's safe to say that things have not been easy.
We posted on coping with depression in the family once before (link at the bottom of the post). But there are ways to help yourself:
- Ladies: Take a shower, dress up, put on some make-up, put on your favourite tunes or read your favourite book and try and let go of all of the stress for a few moments.
- Dance like a hyperactive child.
- Make yourself a treat, bake a cake, do some crafting.
- Dare to dream. This one's an oldie but a goodie, let yourself dream about the things that you want for yourself: That holiday in Goa? check out some photos online and go there for a few minutes.
- Sing as loud as you can to your favourite song.
- Laugh at yourself. Everyday we all do something silly, but few of us ever get in on the hilarity of tripping over our own feet (guilty) or wandering around with food in our teeth (ahem).
These tips are also great for any time that you get into a funk, feel a bit down, or are lacking your usual support group
Hope you've had a lovely day, How do you cheer yourself up? Let us know in the comments!
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