Anxiety !

[louloulou]

Just wondered if it's normal to feel so down ? It's a hard enough blow to find out you are Type 1 and I am just hoping that it all settles down as right now I feel lost with it all if I am honest :-(

Hello I feel the same as you really low depressed and down if need to talk ive just joined on here for some support Lou

 

[zuludog]

No-one quite knows why, but it's common for people with diabetes to suffer from depression
Normally it's not too serious, just feeling a bit odd, or strange, something you can't really explain, like feeling a bit anxious, or that you need to keep looking over your shoulder

Obviously there will be the worry of having diabetes in itself, but besides that, there's something else. I've heard it described as being 'inclined to be melancholy'

So that's the position. As it's normal, try not to be worried about being worried, and deal with it as well as you can
How we do that is another matter, and a subject in itself; I'm just trying to reassure you that it's common to feel like that
I'm doubly affected as I live on my own, but I do my best to occupy myself with hobbies, and to get out & about and make new friends where possible

Hmmmm... That was a bit rambling, I hope you can follow it

 

[louloulou]

No-one quite knows why, but it's common for people with diabetes to suffer from depression
Normally it's not too serious, just feeling a bit odd, or strange, something you can't really explain, like feeling a bit anxious, or that you need to keep looking over your shoulder

Obviously there will be the worry of having diabetes in itself, but besides that, there's something else. I've heard it described as being 'inclined to be melancholy'

So that's the position. As it's normal, try not to be worried about being worried, and deal with it as well as you can
How we do that is another matter, and a subject in itself; I'm just trying to reassure you that it's common to feel like that
I'm doubly affected as I live on my own, but I do my best to occupy myself with hobbies, and to get out & about and make new friends where possible

Hmmmm... That was a bit rambling, I hope you can follow it

Thank you for your reply still not sure what i am doing do you here to get support do u need to ask questions daily or just message newly people? I have good days and bad days really hard as a lot of my friends have passed away young and friends i did have have walked away as don't want to deal with it i guess Lou

 

[zuludog]

Hello Lou; I have a bit of a cold at the moment but I hope to give you a longer reply in a day or two

Meanwhile it would help if you told us a bit about yourself - how old are you; where do you live; any family; apart from D are you reasonably healthy & able or do you have any other problems; what work do you do; any sports, hobbies, pastimes? You get the idea

 

[silentsquirrel]

Thank you for your reply still not sure what i am doing do you here to get support do u need to ask questions daily or just message newly people? I have good days and bad days really hard as a lot of my friends have passed away young and friends i did have have walked away as don't want to deal with it i guess Lou

Lou, I would stick to posting on forum threads. You seem to be making a lot of profile posts, but I don't think many people look at those.

 

[zuludog]

Hello Lou, I said I would get back to you

Let me repeat, it's normal to feel anxious about D. Firstly the shock of being diagnosed, but behind that many people have a feeling that they can't quite explain; a sort of anxiety, worry, depression, foreboding, and so on

I can't give you any specific advice, since I'm not qualified, and don't know your circumstances; there is lots of info & advice about dealing with depression & anxiety. But this is how I dealt with it

I took antidepressants for a long time but didn't think they did much good, and stopped taking them. I found the best remedy was to keep busy -

I've made model planes, the plastic kits like Airfix, since I was a boy, and still do

Since I retired I've taken up knife making. Some people grind & forge their own blades but you have to be pretty keen to do that. I buy in ready made blades from suppliers then fit my own handles. If you're interested, Search YT for 'knife making'

I've learned leatherwork; at first to make the sheaths, but recently, belts & wallets

I live on my own, and have to make a bit of an effort to cook & eat properly, especially with D, but that keeps me occupied

I used to do fairly serious hillwalking, summer & winter, but I've eased off that lately. Now I go out with The Ramblers, which gets me out, and meeting people, and helps to relax.

I've started doing something that I'm calling, for want of a better name 'looking at England' - castles, museums; watching the Yorkshire Coast fall apart; old villages & pubs; Shows & events

I joined the local Working Men's Club. I'm not that interested in football or snooker, but it's nice to go to relax and chat to people. They let women in as well!

I keep in touch with friends & relations, by phone, post & email

Alright, some of these activities tend to be male dominated, though there is no real reason why ladies should not do them as well

One of my neighbours used to play football when he was younger; now he helps with a junior team - training, washing kit, fund raising, and so on. Another neighbour helps at her church - cleaning, putting out flowers, car boot sale; in the summer she goes bowling, on a green, not an alley

The point is that it doesn't really matter what you do, as long as it keeps your mind occupied, and gets you out & about