Anyone Else Feel/Felt Really Down At Night For No Reason?
 

For a week or so I've been really weird. I enjoy life. Spend a lot of my day laughing and what not and there isn't any major reasons for me to feel upset about, but every night usually when I'm about to go sleep or I'm in bed I just feel really down for some reason. It's weird. It rarely ever is an issue when I wake up and go about my day. But it's an issue at night and can sometimes be a struggle to go sleep.

Anyone else had this before?


P.S. Any one who tries make a joke from the title is a flop. :laugh:

Sounds like a mild form of depression.

I get down when I'm on my own

I get this a lot :hug:

There was a year or so where i got it alot. it was awful. i still get like that sometimes but not so much anymore. i don't really have an answer to how it stops :(

It's odd isn't it? are you sure there's nothing your pushing away and not dealing with in your work or personal life?
If not then just try to exchange the negative thoughts for positive ones, plan things in your head, things to do places to go.
Hope you feel more yourself soon :)

yeah I used to get the same but positive thinking usually sets things right. :bigsmile:

Yeah i get this quite a lot.

This may sound weird but maybe try going outside in the garden and just looking up at the sky. For some reason i feel content when i do that. Something about the stars and the night sky and the cold breeze just settles me.

I'm feeling like crap atm but that was due to something happening a few hours ago, mind you during the night you over think everything. It's very easy to think yourself into a bad mood

The first thing that came to my head

I go through stages of it too, its usually during this time of the year too where everything just seems dull, boring and negative & probably down to my bad sleeping pattern.

I feel sad and cry each night well most nights for no reason but I'm fine in the morning/afternoon/evening

Yeah, I'm the same a lot of the time. I wouldn't worry to much about it, it comes and passes

There is a Seasonal Disorder many experience at this time of year.
One of the things that is associated with it is lack of sun/natural light exposure.
Some find tanning can help, doctors may suggest Vit.D is an inexpensive and safe treatment to try. A lot of doctors will look to a mild anti depressant though.

But overall, you aren't alone in this feeling, so don't panic. :)

Good Idea actually I never thought of that, I just got prescribed vit D, steer clear of anti depressants.

Why? :worry:

I am not a proponent of anti-depressants myself, but I do think that a person should explore all the options for their own health and make an informed choice. At the end of the day, no one knows your body and mind like you, not even your doctor. Take knowledge from all sides, and decide for yourself.

Mokka's correct, I have suffered from this all my life - even from before it was recognised as a disorder. I have just got acclimatised to it and never let it 'get me down' or interfere with my life. Here's an excerpt from the NHS website (I don't know how to post links and things) just google Seasonal Affective Disorder or S.A.D. for more:

"Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that has a seasonal pattern.
The episodes of depression tend to occur at the same time each year, usually during the winter.
As with other types of depression, the two main symptoms of SAD are a low mood and a lack of interest in life. You may also be less active than normal and sleep more."

GypsyGoth is correct too; just gazing up at the starry night sky really helps (with any kind of problems) I know it might sound 'Zen' but it helps put things into perspective. I often wrap up, take a cup of hot coffee out into the garden at 3 or 4 am and just look up at the sky as I sip it. Total silence and solitude and all that star-filled endless indigo. You quickly realise how infinitely miniscule you are, how insignificant your teeny weeny problems are, and how you, nor them really matter a jot in the grand scheme of things. And then you realise just how truly good it is to be alive.

I hope you come to terms with your S.A.D. and that knowing now that you're not alone has helped.:wavey:

I suffer from SAD myself, it's really confusing and horrible, it usually takes effect at night and when I'm getting up in the morning, but usually goes away when the sun has risen. It sounds like you have SAD but I agree with everyone saying you shouldn't try to take the diagnosis into your own hands. I heard UV lights can work to reduce it as well as taking vitamin d supplements. Anyway, you're not alone, there's lots of people here who'll chat with you on sleepless night. :hugesmile:

How much exercise are you doing?

Might be night time depression Leon.

And I was just thinking along the same lines as LT by the looks of it..

If you aren't exercising a lot then try adding some more into your routine, or even change up your night time routine? go for a run, phone/text someone you enjoy talking to etc.

Yeah was thinking the same thing, January is the most depressing month as well

could be lack of exercise or sunshine

There is some well considered and meaningful advice going on in this thread :) I won't add to it apart from wantiing to Hug you and a few others now Leon :kiss: :hug:

I always get really down during January and February when in the UK. The darkness and weather really start getting to me and I become all deep in thought, overthink everything, become very short tempered and I swear I become bi-polar for these two months; I go from being on top of the world to depressed at the drop of a hat.

This definitely sounds like S.A.D Ben.

January blues by the sound of it. This Monday just gone was meant to be the most depressing one of the year.

I have a midnight jog with some music in my ears every three days or so. I started doing it more this week too, but it's Usually when I get back home and shower when my mood seems to dip. I did use to go to gym regularly to try gain some muscle, but I've started going less often now as I feel fairly content and I'm working more hours. Might be in need of going abit more.

At least I'm not alone, I was starting to trip out Abit.

Its important to vocalise feelings like that with people

Maybe you're just not naturally tired enough and still have a bit of nervous energy to waste and it makes your mind race?
I wouldn't say go for a midnight run, but maybe a late evening one well after your last meal but allowing enough time for a bit of a wind down when you get in.
Steer clear of caffeine at night see if it helps.

It's a false happy.. you want to be happy happy :)

Eat well, sleep well, exercise, talk more, laugh more, see people that make you feel good, avoid people who make you feel bad, go places you enjoy, do things you love, respect yourself, have dreams, have goals, smile at strangers, keep a diary, dress well, smell nice...

Not at night for me but during the day I feel like that. I think its the time of the year and hopefully by March/April it will get better

I just cannot wait for the summer to get back to us. I think the trouble with the UK is that our winters are so drawn out and long and after Christmas there isn't really much to be excited about until summer which is still 4/5 months away.

This is slowly becoming a bigger issue and I'm becoming worried. I just don't sleep much and now I'm starting to feel like this through spells of the day. I just don't know what to do really. I only really feel comfortable talking to a couple people in life, but I don't want to worry them or anything...especially my mum. I don't even know what to say without coming across spoilt or something..I mean I live such a blessed life in comparison to so many people and I feel like a sulky prick for feeling like this for no particular reason. I don't even know what the purpose of this post was. Maybe I just needed to get things off my chest a little.

Would you consider going to your GP about it? The fact that you don't sleep much is probably contributing to you feeling down, I know it does for me when I don't get enough sleep. Could be anything, your diet, lack of sunlight, a Doctor might be a big help to you, it's nothing to be ashamed of, we're all just people who go through things like this sometimes at different points in our life.

ETA : Also, if it's starting to get worse, trying to resolve it now would be better

I am completely with Niamh on this, BL. Take her advice... it's good advice.

And... hugggggggx

Ditto, It's great that you recognise it and are looking for help instead of sweeping it under the carpet.
I got a sheet from the docs some of these might help....

http://www.ntw.nhs.uk/pic/selfhelp/

http://www.moodjuice.scot.nhs.uk/

https://moodgym.anu.edu.au/welcome

http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-...therapies.aspx

http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/help-...al-health-a-z/

I think it would be best to go to the doctors

Some good advice from the above posters. Please go to the doctors Leon, and :kiss: :hug: