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irisblue

(37,922 posts) Sat Oct 25, 2025, 01:36 PM Oct 2025

Depression naps, anyone else?

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Depression naps, anyone else? (Original Post) irisblue Oct 2025 OP

Guilty CanonRay Oct 2025 #1

I'm a fan of what a friend of my husband's calls SCAN - acronym... 3catwoman3 Oct 2025 #2

After lunch WmChris Oct 2025 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author WmChris Oct 2025 #5

I'm not sure I'd call my afternoon naps, 'depression naps.' CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2025 #3

Yes, I take naps when I'm depressed. crosinski Oct 2025 #6

I love sleeping because I love dreaming. I just have trouble getting to sleep. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Oct 2025 #7

Firm believer. BoomaofBandM Oct 2025 #8

I love sleeping because then I can stop thinking about everything rhiannon55 Nov 2025 #9

The only time I'm not depressed and anxious is when I'm sleeping rhiannon55 Dec 2025 #10

CanonRay

(16,264 posts)

1. Guilty

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sat Oct 25, 2025, 02:01 PM

Oct 2025

3catwoman3

(29,804 posts)

2. I'm a fan of what a friend of my husband's calls SCAN - acronym...

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sat Oct 25, 2025, 02:23 PM

Oct 2025

…for Senior Citizen Afternoon Nap.

I’m not depressed. I refuse to let being chronically horrified by Trump put any sort of label on me.

WmChris

(784 posts)

4. After lunch

Reply to 3catwoman3 (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 25, 2025, 02:58 PM

Oct 2025

We take our ARRP naps daily being retired. Incidentally I was tired yesterday so today I'm retired.

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CaliforniaPeggy

(156,979 posts)

3. I'm not sure I'd call my afternoon naps, 'depression naps.'

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sat Oct 25, 2025, 02:34 PM

Oct 2025

But they are a very useful buffer against the horrors of the day!

It feels very good to lie down with a cozy comforter, and all the phones turned off! The nap restores my equanimity for the rest of the day!

crosinski

(751 posts)

6. Yes, I take naps when I'm depressed.

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sat Oct 25, 2025, 04:44 PM

Oct 2025

They lift my mood for a little while. Then the depression comes back, but that little reprieve is welcome.

littlemissmartypants

(34,355 posts)

7. I love sleeping because I love dreaming. I just have trouble getting to sleep. ❤️

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Sat Oct 25, 2025, 05:51 PM

Oct 2025

BoomaofBandM

(1,962 posts)

8. Firm believer.

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Mon Oct 27, 2025, 03:12 PM

Oct 2025

rhiannon55

(2,796 posts)

9. I love sleeping because then I can stop thinking about everything

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sun Nov 23, 2025, 09:13 PM

Nov 2025

That makes me anxious and/or sad. Yes, sleeping helps.

rhiannon55

(2,796 posts)

10. The only time I'm not depressed and anxious is when I'm sleeping

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Fri Dec 19, 2025, 08:48 PM

Dec 2025

Therefore, I love sleeping.

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