lying on the floor?

Question

I always find when i am the most depressed ( i do suffer from clinical depression and have seen my doc/counsellor etc) like at the moment, i spend a lot of my time lying on the floor, as aposed to a couch or bed etc it's as tho i feel numb and i just lie there staring at things...i have heard other people doing this (lying on the floor) during depression, does anyone know why this would be and also do you have a place were you tend to go when your suffering?


no nasty comments please
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Answer 1

I shut myself off for hours in my bedroom, which is what I am doing right now. Have been getting worse as I spend most of my time in here now and hardly come out. It's my space where I can be alone with my emotions especially as they are all mixed up.

I hope you pick up soon.


:-)))

Answer 2

Depression Lying

Answer 3

I like the floor too.
It is like getting a new perspective on the whole room, which you know, all too well. Also you know no one can sneak up behind you. You also feel like there is more space, less closed in.
As another poster stated, your blood flow is different. All parts of the body are at an equal state, so the heart does not have to work at all. More blood to the brain as well.
Cold thing, as mentioned earlier, is great too.
I like the tub just like another poster. Tub acts like a Faraday cage and blocks out EMF and other waves; supposedly some people are sensitive to them. I guess the concrete floor would work like that as well.
Maybe we subconsciously remember being kids on the floor and relate being on the floor to a happy, thought-free and carefree state. It is also very passive and submissive.

Where do I go to when I am suffering? When did I stop?
Daily life. You learn to cope. Life is often unfair and sad, but not all the time. You learn to cope. Trust in others and give them someone to trust. Without trust there is no hope. Without hope there is no purpose. Without purpose...stay in bed.
Wow that got depressing.
Surprised myself.
Look at the fuzzy bunny...cute bunny.
Are you smiling at the fuzzy bunny?
Good.

Answer 4

Some people when depressed want to feel numb and the floor helps because it doesn't adapt to warmth easily. So you feel colder when lying on the floor than lying on a bed or on a couch.

Answer 5

It actually kind of reminds me of an article called "Field Guide to the Loner: The Real Insiders". The artcile describes introverts and some of what goes on psychologically. Finally we're described in a good light. To quote a paragraph;

"Loners often hear from well-meaning peers that they need to be more social, but the implication that they’re merely black-and-white opposites of their bubbly peers misses the point. Introverts aren’t just less sociable than extroverts; they also engage with the world in fundamentally different ways. While outgoing people savor the nuances of social interaction, loners tend to focus more on their own ideas—and on stimuli that don’t register in the minds of others. Social engagement drains them, while quiet time gives them an energy boost."

Able to notice little things, increased empathy & sensitivity and insight... Thinking, feeling, being, looking, hearing; all much more full, engaging and fulfilling than our extravert counterparts would ever be able to enjoy or understand because their mental "volume" of the input from the world is defaulted LOW - while the introvert has the volume on their brain cranked way high, into over-drive.

Well anyway I did a repost of the article here awhile back you should read it, might find it interesting!: http://www.cygnostik.com/?cat=6

What's it to do with lying on the floor? Well in short maybe you're an introvert (ya think? hehe) just finds a different perspective enjoyable and the increased field of view more to keep your mind relaxed with. (article quote "Amanda Guyer, a psychologist at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, has found that socially withdrawn people have increased sensitivity to all kinds of emotional interactions and sensory cues, which may mean that they find pleasure where others do not.")

I like to call it bored time. Laying, staring, not exactly thinking about *anything*, just trying to recharge even if only a little.

As far as places to go, home. I have a nice small place all to myself. Here, there's everything I could ever need or want and no-one to bother me. Solitude, peace, quiet, home, all mine. I can work remote if I feel the inclination. I can play games, I can chat with friends or just paint or cook or read or watch movies.

That's a recipe for a life of minimal, limited suffering. Combined with having changed my perspective to be a little more forgiving and getting things just right (like having one of the best jobs I could possibly have), ideally all parts of life come together including limiting your lonelyness. Lonelyness isn't healthy, not mentally and certainly not physically.

Answer 6

I also like to lie on the floor when i'm depressed. Sometimes i'll go into the bathroom and lie in the bath tub (usually fully clothed) and close the curtain, i know its weird, but i do it. I don't know why i like to lie on the floor or in the bath tub, but it seems to help me. I have also tried exercise when i'm starting to feel a little depressed and that usually helps to make the depression go away, but you have to do it at the moment you start to feel depressed. Usually when i'm depressed i just can't force myself to get up and exersice, so i try to do it every day and really get a good work out in when i'm just starting to feel depressed. I'm sorry if this didn't help you any. Good luck and I hope that you get to feeling better.

Answer 7

Hey honey,

I know when I am in a bad place with my ED, I tend to lie on the floor on my stomach or curl up in a corner... I find it comforts me to some extent as it is a way of blocking everything out that is going on around me externally... not that it helps the stuff going on psychologically.

Try www.beyondblue.org if you just want advice or people to talk to. I have never used this particular one as I don't suffer from depression and I use another board, specific to ED's.
Hope I have helped.

Answer 8

The floor is like a complete blank slate. I find that comforting. It's also cold. I find that nice too. And for some reason it makes my blood circulate in a different way then when I lay on a bed.

I like corners when I'm sad.

Answer 9

I curl up in a ball in a corner hugging my big soft teddy so I can cry into it. Most of the time, I'm camped out on the sofa but since I've discovered Y!A I've actually been interacting with people which has helped me no end. I'm starting to come out of my shell.
Hang on in there, you are not alone as all the answers above can testify.

Answer 10

I have suffered from depression for many years on & off.
When I'm really down I TRY to find myself something positive to do...
Sometimes I try & do something creative, sew, cross stich or craft related things.
If i'm realy down I cry & really really let it out I think of the sadest things ever & I can be crying for over an hour but I do feel better when I have had a cry.
I also think about things while i'm crying...a bit like self annalysis...
After I tend not to dwell on things & I feel I can move forward & deal with things.

Answer 11

I like the blank space on my floor. Its relaxing and stops me from having to do anything when I'm in that state of mind. I often listen to music too. R.E.M. has to be the best one. The need never arises to have to get up whilst I'm listening to it. Also, try recorded sound CD's. I know someone commented on going to the beach but if, like me, you can't bear to travel so far- just get a CD with recordings of the beach and water on it. It's so relaxing and clears my mind until I'm ready to get up again. Infact, just the water is highly soothing so I often have baths and showers too. Either numbingly cold or hot. I just use alot of aromatherapy bath stuff, it smells great ^^