Month-long mood swings? - Lemmy.World
I was diagnosed in 2019; late in life, mid 30s. One of the biggest issues I’ve
been struggling with lately are these huge cyclical mood swings that can last
weeks. I’ll be up and active, optimistic, and productive for a week or so, and
feel like there’s nothing I can’t do. I’m excited about everything and often
make a lot of overly-aggressive plans. Then the wave of depression comes, and
I’ll spend a week in bed, crying, and then a week or two basically just
disassociating and actively avoiding any responsibilities. The down is always
longer than the up, and I feel like I’m slowly losing ground to the depression.
I’m not sure if I’ve always had these issues or if they’ve just gotten worse
lately. My ability to look into the past, especially in regards to my own
emotional state, is limited.
My doc says that “cyclothymia” or mood cycles are not uncommon with ADHD, though
they are not technically related I guess. That said, I don’t see too many people
talking about it. Anyone else dealing with this sort of thing?
How the fuck do you meet new people?
https://lemmy.world/post/18980137
How the fuck do you meet new people? - Lemmy.World
I just got out of a 10+ year relationship a couple months ago, rather suddenly
and not of my own volition. I do not fault my former partner, she did what she
felt she had to do to be happy. Unfortunately, turns out, I didn’t really have
any friends of my own, I was just a hanger-on to her group. I have done a bad
job of keeping in touch with anyone outside of this group, and I find myself
very lonely nowadays. Things have been tough for me for this and several other
reasons the last couple years, and while I am incredibly thankful for my family
taking me back in and supporting me while I get back on my feet, they can’t be
the only people I interact with. That said, how does one actually accomplish
this? I’m pushing 40, I live in a rural area (30 minute drive to anything that
isn’t run and populated by out-and-out racists), and I’m broke as hell. I’m not
particularly even interested in dating, just making some new friends and not
being so lonely all the time. Where can you go and what can you do nowadays that
doesn’t cost a bunch of money and people are willing to talk to strangers?
Internet or IRL, I suppose, but IRL is better because God I need to get out of
the house more.
