Feeling Good Handbook by Dr. Burns

I ordered this and "When Panic Attacks" from Amazon. And I've been going through them trying to do the exercises. I think they are useful. I didn't say easy, because you have to work at them, and motivation is hard when you're depressed. The techniques for confronting panic attacks I think will be really useful, I've already been trying to use them.

The depression stuff I'm not sure about. I'm working it. I have a circular depression right now. I'm tired because I'm tired of being tired. Dr. Burns doesn't seem to give me much to work with. I can have the positive thoughts of "I can take a nap", and "lots of people take naps", but you just can't function in the work world when you have three hour naps like I just woke up from.

I went to get groceries this morning around 10. I was already feeling tired from waking up about quarter to 8. By the time I was paying for the groceries and they were bagging them, I felt like I was just going to fall asleep right there. And then my body gives me an adrenaline shot to keep me awake, so I start getting panic from that. I got home, managed to put the groceries away, and took a 2 hour nap. I woke up and it was almost 1pm, so I made myself eat a bit, some premade potatoes and a cup of yogurt. Then back into bed for another hour plus of sleep.

Yesterday I took a 20 minute walk, but I was so exhausted when I finished that I just sat there. I finally lay down and couldn't fall asleep, so I turned on the radio and listened to baseball for a few hours before falling asleep. I woke up in the middle of the night, the radio had still been on. I wound up listening for a bit, then going back to sleep. I got maybe 10 hours of sleep last night. But still so tired I needed a three hour nap after being awake only three hours.