Do you ever feel sad/low but have no idea why?

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Am feeling like that now, but have no idea why... Sometimes my moods just drop for no apparent reason... it's like something heavy in my heart or an emptiness.

Does this happen to anyone else? And what do you do to pick yourself up during these times?

Yeah. Sometimes I feel sad and I know it's been caused by something, but I'm just not exactly sure what.

It might sometimes be when I lose connection to the things around me. I've just seen a full moon out of my window and feel a bit better now. I may struggle to connect with people, but not the world around me.

I often feel ike that, i can wake up feeling like it, somebody could say something then i'm like that feeling all day long

I get it but I'm not sure why, I've been feeling a bit like that today.

This can happen to me and I often wake up in a low state of mind. I can flip from being quite positive to feeling low from day to day. Today I was feeling low most of the day but a friend invited me round for a meal and that helped. So I think trying to be busy and not dwelling on problems can help. Though it's not always that easy of course.

I still get these from time to time. Now that I'm medicated they don't last for very long. I just try to ride them out. They seem pretty regular though, I've thought about making note of them on a calendar and seeing if there is a discernible pattern. At times like that even a small thing can lift the funk, like taking a walk or cleaning the refrigerator. Sometimes it's not a bad idea just feel what you feel. When I was drinking I was so in the habit of reaching for a drink whenever I felt something I forgot feeling wasn't going to kill me.

It happens all the time. It's depression. Being told I "shouldn't" feel sad isn't very helpful either. I don't know how much control I have, if any. When special interests fail to interest me times get tough. The worst part is that SSRI medications only get me to the point where I can just barely tolerate normal day-to-day life. Getting out seems to help me, at least for a while, especially long drives and hiking. If I didn't have my car to take off in every week or so I'd be in pretty bad shape.

Yeah, with SSRI's I feel just everyday OK-I don't know what feeling really good feels like. I really don't.

I'm attacked by low spirits frequently. I can't take anti-depressants, although they do help with mood.

strangely, since I was diagnosed with AS, my low moods don't get to me as much. I acknowledge that I'm depressed and sometimes I hibernate for a day or two, then it passes. it seems to be caused by stress + lack of sleep. the fact that I'm depressed is no longer stressful in and of itself, though.

fortunately my mate is very understanding and supportive when I feel low, and I try to do the same for him when he goes through it.

I feel like this most days and sometimes just start crying for no apparent reason. I wouldn't mind going to sleep and never waking up because no matter what I do, nothing changes. I spend most of my days at home because I don't see any point in doing anything - nothing is enjoyable, and the things that I do such as watching TV, going online and doing word searches are just to pass the time until I can go to sleep again. I've been this way for almost 3 years.
I've always thought that it was just who I am but recently I discovered something called Dysthymic disorder and now I'm about 90% sure that I have it.

i seem to be more sad when im not talking to anyone but when tlking to people, i seem to be fine or when im doing something else.

Yes, I think what makes me sad more than anything else is feelings of isolation. I think spending days by myself is very bad for me - just meeting a friend can lift my spirits quite a bit - though I find social situations as difficult as many people here do. Unfortunately, sometimes when I do feel down, talking to people can seem quite an ordeal so if often takes quite a bit of effort to get myself to do it.

Brittany2907 wrote:

IMO that does sound like Dysthymic Disorder and I spent my entire childhood and young adulthood under it's spell. I wasn't diagnosed and treated until I was 35. Since it's low grade it's easy to dismiss and rationalize that it's something you can change by will but I tried and tried and couldn't. Then you start feeling bad about feeling bad and learn to hide how you wish you could just sleep forever. I used to fantasize that I was Sleeping Beauty as little girl. To hell with the prince. I just wanted to sleep for a hundred years. I wish I had been diagnosed and treated much earlier. When the meds kicked in it was like someone had taken a cloth and cleaned the dirty glass I had been looking through my whole life. I think it would have dramatically changed the course of my life if I had been treated sooner. It's a chemical imbalance- not a choice.

Occasionally. For me it usually doesn't last more than a day at a time, so I usually just figure that it will be better in the morning. Sometimes I try to do something fun to take my mind off it, but that rarely actually makes it go away - just makes me notice it less.

Often, yes. I was also wondering about this, I guess it is partly due to lack of sleep. Sometimes I can feel quite depressed suddenly, and suddenly not any more. Weird, these mood swings.