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bad weekend again

By Aubrey (aml0017) Monday, July 23, 2012

I have been going through a phase (last several months or so) where I feel fine throughout the week Mon-Fri but I feel horrible on the weekends.  I always feel great going into friday night and have all these plans about what I am going to accomplish that weekend, but Saturday it is always the same.  I always oversleep Saturday mornings, no matter how much I vow I will get out of bed at a reasonable time.  I just will feel so tired.  Finally, I will wake up feeling unrefreshed, and just stay in my pajamas and eat junk and watch movies.  All my plans to go to the park with the dog, clean my house, go out with a friend, etc. just goes out the window.  I feel trapped in my house.  By Sunday I am in a downward spiral.  HOwever, come monday morning, I feel fine again since I have to go out and go to work.  Yet, come Saturday morning the cycle starts again.  I can't figure it out nor can I seem to break it.

 

I think it has to do with the nature of my anxiety and worry right now.  I am not having anxiety attacks and crying jags like I normally would when anxiety would take over my life.  However, I have become very good at suppressing my anxiety so it is just simmering under the surface.  As long as I am preoccupied and going through my weekly routines I am ok but as soon as I am allowed to wallow in my thoughts, everything crashes down.

 

I am trying to stick to a healthy diet and exercise, with varying results.  Been very fatigued lately and having side effects from my bp meds.  Will be seeing my doctor soon.  Been having a lot of symptoms lately that make me worry about diabetes.  In addition to my excess weight and poor exercise habits, I have been having high bp, swelling and numbness in my hands/feet/calves, bruising, fatigue, etc.  things that just worry me.  I will tell my doc and probably request I be tested.  I could just be a hypochondriac, but then again maybe not.  I am terrified of having diabetes but guess not knowing is worse.

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7/24/12 5:20pm

I'm thinking that maybe you NEED to lay low on week-ends because you use up all your energy during the week - could you tell yourself it's okay if you need the rest?  At least for now, before you see the doctor, maybe you could give yourself a break.  If you really do need motivation to be more active on the week-ends, might it help to have something scheduled with someone - coffee, a walk, whatever - so that you have to get yourself going?  I find, too, that if I don't have anything to leave the house for, I can be very lazy and get very few chores done.  If I have to be somewhere, though, and know I have limited time, I can rush through the "must-do's" and then feel like I accomplished something.

 

I hope nothing serious is wrong, but it is better to know than not because maybe you can get it taken care of and start feeling better.

7/30/12 12:51pm

I can totally, totally relate. I am the same way. I teach all week. The anxiety to stay on top of things, to be as productive as possible, to think fast on my feet, etc. is what keeps me on an even keel all week long... and I long for the weekend to slow down and relax. Weekend comes and I turn into a slug. I have lost all of my get up and go. By the end of the weekend I am anticipating the stress of Monday morning and getting myself into gear. I have had my lowest moments on Sunday nights. I attempted suicide 3 years ago on a Sunday night.

 

Now, as a teacher, factor in a long summer off, as well.

 

I just don't do well with unstructured time. Most people can't relate and tell me just to relax and enjoy it. Days tick by as the items on my Summer to-do list remain undone. Internal pressure builds, the additional pounds are piling on, and I am slowly becoming agoraphobic. Even a trip out the mailbox can become a challange.

 

I can be high functioning when I "have" to be, but when nothing is pushing me, I become an apathetic slug.

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By Aubrey (aml0017)— Last Modified: 07/30/12, First Published: 07/23/12