This is just such an EXCELLENT description of depression. I've managed my life with depression for over 40 years and I wish that I could have had this video since I first experienced this devastating condition just to explain to people what it feels like. I could never get through to friends, family and especially work colleagues how the "wading through treacle" days feel. Thank you so much for putting it into words. This is just one more way that you have helped me since I discovered your book and podcast when I was diagnosed with breast cancer in August 24. We don't all get a cure for depression. I accepted long ago that depression would probably be with me for life, but resources like this video, that you took the time to make and put up here, are more valuable than you will ever know, giving me and other people another tool to use to navigate our lives. I send my very best wishes and love to you and hope that you have the resources that you need to navigate your life too xx
Thank you for sharing this Liz. So many people don’t understand mental health. They think it’s all made up because they have never experienced it. You are helping so many people. Thank you so much. Thinking of you and sending love to you xx❤
It must have been so hard to make this video! Thanks a lot for that!!! A crisis as severe as you are experiencing right now always has the potential for transformation and healing. The tricky thing is that depressive minds are not able to fathom that, actually, on the other side there is light. I’m sending you so much strength and love for this journey!
You did help me today, lovely doctor! I have never been the same since I was prescribed tamoxifen 4 years ago. Thank you for your vulnerability and honesty. You have made a positive difference in my life.❤
Liz depression is an illness, and having a major illness just adds to it. You ate going through a living hell at the moment ,i hope you get the proper help you need go easy on yourself ,you have lost so much,but you can get back into life it will take time ❤
I understand every word you’ve said. Still stuck in it too. It’s a nightmare! I am desperate to escape, but it keeps pulling me under just when I think I’m finally coming up for air. And like you, I have been working so hard to “fix” it. All in vain. I can have the odd good day, and hope I’ve turned a corner, only to plunge back down to the bottom the very next day. For no seemingly good reason. Having your hopes dashed again and again makes a person feel a bit hopeless. I want to thank you for your videos. You explain this torture (that’s how it feels) very well. It is some small comfort to know that someone else truly understands your pain and that you aren’t the ONLY one going through this. It feels very lonely and isolating most of the time. I hope we are both free of it soon. Sending you all my warmest thoughts and wishes.
Dr Liz... you have been a huge help HUGE!! I have been calling my lack of interest in all things, and no "get up and go", too much sitting, just plain laziness. Feeling it's totally unacceptable. Seeing myself just plain lazy. I did triathlons for years. Now I don't even go for walks. No shower, sleep and wear the same clothes. I desperately needed your help to understand it is an illness. I am going to try to find your books. Thank you so much Dr Liz O'Rian (excuse my sp). from, the USA
Thank you! You are inspirational. Cancer is hard depression is hard and grief is hard and combined can be difficult. I lost my husband to a heart attack last January and was diagnosed with breast cancer end of April what an awful combination while trying to raise 2 teenagers and go through treatment....we end up in survival mode because we don't have a choice. I started to see a therapist through my cancer center and will be doing in person visits as i agree it is easy to put on a version of yourself to others, but i don't think I will be able to mask that in person sessions. I am grateful for your brave acknowledgement. Thank you for being a voice for those who can't ❤🇨🇦
Hi Liz, I lost my parents both to bowel cancer. I was diagnosed with primary breast cancer in 2018, one year after my mums death, got treated and cured but it came back in 2021. I'm now on a combination of chemo and immunotherapy and will be on it for as long as it works. The side effects are awful. It's a very difficult situation but I still consider myself very lucky. I'm alive and able to do certain things like working one day a week, enjoy few hobbies, live in a modest but nice house in a nice place, have a lovely husband and young children who make me happy. I do have difficult moments when I start thinking about how wrong things could go, I could die young etc. In these moments, I found meditation helps me a lot. I take a break from everything for 30 minutes, spend that time alone in my room recalling one beautiful memory and then drift away. It calms me down a lot and helps me move on from darkness.
Good morning Dr. Liz, coming from Virginia, the Washington DC area. I have been following you ever since I listened to one of your videos, and you have been so inspiring to me and have helped me too along with my cancer journey and going through anxiety and depression as well. You say you don’t know why you came on today, he came on because you wanted to help us. You wanted us to understand that we are human we have feelings and we do go through things like this, especially after having a battle with cancer. I appreciate all that you say because you’re honest you’re raw and uncut! Smile. But it’s gonna be OK. And your time day by day you will come out of that shell and you will be back to yourself again. Is something Seve or major depression deals with us. One minute we can be feeling wonderful wanted to take on the world and then the next day we don’t wanna do anything. Period so I’m here as well to support you in anyway that I can even if it’s listening to you and understanding. I thank you for all that you do. You have made a difference in my life and I’m sure to a lot of other people lives. It’s always good to talk so whenever you feel like it, come on and give us a video we would love for you to share. Praying that you will be feeling better soon.🎀🎀✝️✝️
Well said Dr Liz - you speak so honestly - giving yourself permission not to do things and to rest is so important - helpful messages for others to hear, but also hopefully helpful for you to share it and know it will help others.
Hey doc, coming to you from nz. I retired , had 1 good year, then bam the big D. Its bn 2 years now of utter hell. You speak so well. Here's wishing you, me, everyone love and light
Liz you are an inspiration. I wish I were such a high functioning person with episodes of depression. Xmas must be triggering if bereavements happened not long ago plus ca story. Listening to you made me realise it and not flagellate myself that I am a wuss and needy. Also Letrezole can make you weepy and depressed on top and I am experiencing it now and I hope it will pass. Distraction, packing up diary,exhaustion can run you for a while but then you are running on empty. I do agree it’s atrocious you have to wait for psychological therapy half a year ( just got mine!). And community links broken so less and less things that would hold us otherwise. Thank you for normalising discussion about depression. I also realised last year that I wish my breast surgeon and Onco had professional psychological support in similar way as psychotherapists do. Sending hugs ❤
I wish you all the best. Even when you are suffering you are seeking to help others and it's such a beautiful thing that you do. Bless you and stay safe
I can totally relate. Have felt this way for years. I have fibromyalgia, fatigue, depression, anxiety,brain fog, chronic pain and 12 weeks ago was diagnosed with breast cancer. I’ve had 2 operations and waiting for radiotherapy. I feel numb .
Aww, bless you Liz and thanks for sharing your vulnerability so openly. Why would anyone say depression is a choice - that is shocking language. You continue to take a step/day at a time. Exhale and inhale when you need, to regain your strength and sharing when you are ready. Sending love, blessings and may you always be surrounded by positive people who will keep pouring love and light into you 💙🙏🏾✨️
I love your videos. Thanks for doing this one. People don’t understand it. I have had depression and anxiety my whole life. Now at 65, I take a nap if I need it. I had breast cancer too and my husband asks why I worry about getting it again. Lol. I had to get a hysterectomy last year and the little estrogen I have has ruined me. I had to double my Antidepressant. Makes me feel better I am not alone.
Think what you say about the stigma and sense of shame is really interesting, and not much talked about. Thankyou, and take your time getting back to normal. Xx
Liz- would you consider a consultant with Dr. Kristi Funk? She’s a US based Breast Cancer surgeon- who runs support groups and Loves exercise as much as you do. I just wonder if a 2nd opinion on your chemo medication might help? I worry about you! And appreciate you raising this issue so publicly! Thank you!! 🙏💟🌟❤️🩹🙏
I understand this completely. I am functioning ...just. I too am breast cancer patient. Do you think that AIs or Tamoxifen contribute to this mental health problem? For me the side effects are awful. I have no motivation to get out of bed. I also have MS. Lovely....
Hi Dr. Liz : in one of your previous posts you were having SEVERE insomnia. You said youjustwant to sleep, maybe some of this is the insomnia that has caught up with you. Again, please have your practitioners check your nutritional status, you were complainingof having no appetite and losing weight. Your brain is part of your BODY and especially needs your B vitamins. Best wishes
Agree with this including B12. I understand when you are depressed you can’t do it yourself. Someone also needs to check for organic brain abnormality associated with brain induced insomnia: melatonin etc.
This is just such an EXCELLENT description of depression. I've managed my life with depression for over 40 years and I wish that I could have had this video since I first experienced this devastating condition just to explain to people what it feels like. I could never get through to friends, family and especially work colleagues how the "wading through treacle" days feel. Thank you so much for putting it into words. This is just one more way that you have helped me since I discovered your book and podcast when I was diagnosed with breast cancer in August 24. We don't all get a cure for depression. I accepted long ago that depression would probably be with me for life, but resources like this video, that you took the time to make and put up here, are more valuable than you will ever know, giving me and other people another tool to use to navigate our lives. I send my very best wishes and love to you and hope that you have the resources that you need to navigate your life too xx
Thank you for sharing this Liz. So many people don’t understand mental health. They think it’s all made up because they have never experienced it.
You are helping so many people. Thank you so much. Thinking of you and sending love to you xx❤
Dr. Liz, I hope you can feel the giant bear hug that I am sending you. With respect and much love for you🙏♥️
It must have been so hard to make this video! Thanks a lot for that!!! A crisis as severe as you are experiencing right now always has the potential for transformation and healing. The tricky thing is that depressive minds are not able to fathom that, actually, on the other side there is light. I’m sending you so much strength and love for this journey!
You did help me today, lovely doctor! I have never been the same since I was prescribed tamoxifen 4 years ago. Thank you for your vulnerability and honesty. You have made a positive difference in my life.❤
Liz depression is an illness, and having a major illness just adds to it. You ate going through a living hell at the moment ,i hope you get the proper help you need go easy on yourself ,you have lost so much,but you can get back into life it will take time ❤
I understand every word you’ve said. Still stuck in it too. It’s a nightmare! I am desperate to escape, but it keeps pulling me under just when I think I’m finally coming up for air. And like you, I have been working so hard to “fix” it. All in vain. I can have the odd good day, and hope I’ve turned a corner, only to plunge back down to the bottom the very next day. For no seemingly good reason. Having your hopes dashed again and again makes a person feel a bit hopeless. I want to thank you for your videos. You explain this torture (that’s how it feels) very well. It is some small comfort to know that someone else truly understands your pain and that you aren’t the ONLY one going through this. It feels very lonely and isolating most of the time. I hope we are both free of it soon. Sending you all my warmest thoughts and wishes.
Dr Liz... you have been a huge help HUGE!! I have been calling my lack of interest in all things, and no "get up and go", too much sitting, just plain laziness. Feeling it's totally unacceptable. Seeing myself just plain lazy. I did triathlons for years. Now I don't even go for walks. No shower, sleep and wear the same clothes. I desperately needed your help to understand it is an illness. I am going to try to find your books.
Thank you so much Dr
Liz O'Rian (excuse my
sp). from, the USA
Thank you! You are inspirational. Cancer is hard depression is hard and grief is hard and combined can be difficult. I lost my husband to a heart attack last January and was diagnosed with breast cancer end of April what an awful combination while trying to raise 2 teenagers and go through treatment....we end up in survival mode because we don't have a choice. I started to see a therapist through my cancer center and will be doing in person visits as i agree it is easy to put on a version of yourself to others, but i don't think I will be able to mask that in person sessions. I am grateful for your brave acknowledgement. Thank you for being a voice for those who can't ❤🇨🇦
Hi Liz, I lost my parents both to bowel cancer. I was diagnosed with primary breast cancer in 2018, one year after my mums death, got treated and cured but it came back in 2021. I'm now on a combination of chemo and immunotherapy and will be on it for as long as it works. The side effects are awful. It's a very difficult situation but I still consider myself very lucky. I'm alive and able to do certain things like working one day a week, enjoy few hobbies, live in a modest but nice house in a nice place, have a lovely husband and young children who make me happy. I do have difficult moments when I start thinking about how wrong things could go, I could die young etc. In these moments, I found meditation helps me a lot. I take a break from everything for 30 minutes, spend that time alone in my room recalling one beautiful memory and then drift away. It calms me down a lot and helps me move on from darkness.
Good morning Dr. Liz, coming from Virginia, the Washington DC area. I have been following you ever since I listened to one of your videos, and you have been so inspiring to me and have helped me too along with my cancer journey and going through anxiety and depression as well. You say you don’t know why you came on today, he came on because you wanted to help us. You wanted us to understand that we are human we have feelings and we do go through things like this, especially after having a battle with cancer. I appreciate all that you say because you’re honest you’re raw and uncut! Smile. But it’s gonna be OK. And your time day by day you will come out of that shell and you will be back to yourself again. Is something Seve or major depression deals with us. One minute we can be feeling wonderful wanted to take on the world and then the next day we don’t wanna do anything. Period so I’m here as well to support you in anyway that I can even if it’s listening to you and understanding. I thank you for all that you do. You have made a difference in my life and I’m sure to a lot of other people lives. It’s always good to talk so whenever you feel like it, come on and give us a video we would love for you to share. Praying that you will be feeling better soon.🎀🎀✝️✝️
Well said Dr Liz - you speak so honestly - giving yourself permission not to do things and to rest is so important - helpful messages for others to hear, but also hopefully helpful for you to share it and know it will help others.
Well done for getting out of bed , such a big achievement when you feel like you do , be kind to yourself , and thank you for your honesty ❤
I agree. We said.
It’s courageous to be so transparent-You have helped me tremendously on my journey.
Hey doc, coming to you from nz.
I retired , had 1 good year, then bam the big D. Its bn 2 years now of utter hell. You speak so well. Here's wishing you, me, everyone love and light
Liz you are an inspiration. I wish I were such a high functioning person with episodes of depression. Xmas must be triggering if bereavements happened not long ago plus ca story. Listening to you made me realise it and not flagellate myself that I am a wuss and needy. Also Letrezole can make you weepy and depressed on top and I am experiencing it now and I hope it will pass. Distraction, packing up diary,exhaustion can run you for a while but then you are running on empty. I do agree it’s atrocious you have to wait for psychological therapy half a year ( just got mine!). And community links broken so less and less things that would hold us otherwise. Thank you for normalising discussion about depression. I also realised last year that I wish my breast surgeon and Onco had professional psychological support in similar way as psychotherapists do. Sending hugs ❤
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The reality is depression effects every aspect of what we do! Thank you, my fave!
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I wish you all the best. Even when you are suffering you are seeking to help others and it's such a beautiful thing that you do. Bless you and stay safe
You are an inspiration!
Can really relate to so much you said. Thanks for your honesty. Lego helps me on bad days and has a jigsaw-like addictiveness to it. Best wishes x
I can totally relate. Have felt this way for years. I have fibromyalgia, fatigue, depression, anxiety,brain fog, chronic pain and 12 weeks ago was diagnosed with breast cancer. I’ve had 2 operations and waiting for radiotherapy. I feel numb .
Aww, bless you Liz and thanks for sharing your vulnerability so openly. Why would anyone say depression is a choice - that is shocking language. You continue to take a step/day at a time. Exhale and inhale when you need, to regain your strength and sharing when you are ready. Sending love, blessings and may you always be surrounded by positive people who will keep pouring love and light into you 💙🙏🏾✨️
I love your videos. Thanks for doing this one. People don’t understand it. I have had depression and anxiety my whole life. Now at 65, I take a nap if I need it. I had breast cancer too and my husband asks why I worry about getting it again. Lol. I had to get a hysterectomy last year and the little estrogen I have has ruined me. I had to double my Antidepressant. Makes me feel better I am not alone.
Think what you say about the stigma and sense of shame is really interesting, and not much talked about. Thankyou, and take your time getting back to normal. Xx
Thanks for sharing! I really hope you will get better and cured soon! Best wishes from Israel❤
Thank you.
Thankyou Liz! Cd you maybe do a discussion/qna on depression, at some point - that we be helpful. Xxx
Liz- would you consider a consultant with Dr. Kristi Funk? She’s a US based Breast Cancer surgeon- who runs support groups and Loves exercise as much as you do.
I just wonder if a 2nd opinion on your chemo medication might help?
I worry about you! And appreciate you raising this issue so publicly!
Thank you!! 🙏💟🌟❤️🩹🙏
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It’s terrifying
I understand this completely. I am functioning ...just. I too am breast cancer patient. Do you think that AIs or Tamoxifen contribute to this mental health problem? For me the side effects are awful. I have no motivation to get out of bed. I also have MS. Lovely....
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Omg I know!!
Hi Dr. Liz : in one of your previous posts you were having SEVERE insomnia. You said youjustwant to sleep, maybe some of this is the insomnia that has caught up with you. Again, please have your practitioners check your nutritional status, you were complainingof having no appetite and losing weight. Your brain is part of your BODY and especially needs your B vitamins. Best wishes
Agree with this including B12. I understand when you are depressed you can’t do it yourself. Someone also needs to check for organic brain abnormality associated with brain induced insomnia: melatonin etc.