Is it normal for my anxiety & depression to come and go? | Kati Morton
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My anxiety comes and goes a lot, sometimes it cripples me emotionally and other days it isn't there at all.
EllieJayden mine same
EllieJayden Same. I just wish my depression didn’t take over like 75% of my life.
I dont mean to be so off topic but does anybody know a trick to get back into an Instagram account..?
I was stupid lost the password. I would appreciate any tips you can offer me!
@Anson Diego instablaster =)
Yep
my depression comes and goes randomly. mines came back yesterday as i was leaving gym and going home from buying a healthy dinner to eat. on my way home it just hit me. i felt so down, negative, lonely, and i start questioning things about my life when i see everyone walking by me in pairs or groups while i was the only person that's by myself and singled out like a loner. i just felt so sad, depressed, and also didn't want to eat or do anything when i got home.
Thank you for helping me with abit of progress iv gone down hill for the last week with my anxity and depression and I couldn't remember how I did then now iv just remember by looking at your comment so thanks very much hun for ya help!! And that's one thing with therapy that they teach me to see where did I go wrong!! X
Remember whatever you feeling is not real. What we call depression and anxiety, I call it fake negative feeling.
I agree. It's totally normal for anxiety and depression to come and go.
I still have days where I'm on top of the world and then days where I feel totally awful.
My Anxiety Companion i hate anxiety it always hits me when i go back to school after a long break then i feel awful and sad for 2 or 3 weeks then im fine for 2 months then the sadness hits again it aint fun
I haven’t been properly diagnosed but I feel that usually I have depression but sometimes it comes and goes and it’s stopping me from getting help because i don’t feel that people will think I actually have it
Talk to your doctor. Don't worry about people. Worry about your health.
Mortivators? Shoot... it's hard to think of a name that describes such an amazing, caring, supportive group of people. :)
Call us "seedlings" :) because people are growing from the ground up to become trees
love that
That's so cute
Thanks for talking about this, I have often wondered the same thing. A lot of times, I feel guilty when I have a good anxiety or depression-free day, like I'm not allowed or supposed to be able to have a good day.
Me too
I remember my last depressive episode that ended about 2 months ago.
I have never felt so low and it lasted for almost 5 months. During that times i felt happy only one day , i remember even the day (22 of july).
During this time i had really negative thoughts , including suicide.
But then fortunatelly it stopped and i finally felt normal again.
Now i know that Im out of that condition but i know that i will come back and the next time it will hit even garder than previus times
This is how I am too Angelo. I will have a period a few times a year where my anxiety and depression barely let up at all for weeks or months, and then suddenly I kinda "snap out of it" and I'm feeling great for months on end after that. Then it usually starts up again with anxiety which sort of morphs into depression, and the cycle continues.
I just have to tell myself that it's temporary and I'll be back to normal soon.
Hi Kati! I have two odd questions (I think)
IF YOU WANT TO SKIP MY BLABBER THE QUESTION IS SAID AT THE BOTTOM
I've had PTSD for two years, and a mixed-power depression for a pretty long time. I keep almost (key word almost) posting on online PTSD groups for help until I see people on said websites complaining about those who "self-diagnose" themselves without getting proof from a licensed therapist/doctor.
I would be more than happy to get an official diagnosis except for the tiny problem of me being a 15-year-old whose had busy summers and has school starting again. It all gets me wondering if maybe I am actually self-diagnosing myself and everything's fine.
So, basically here are the questions:
1. How can you tell the difference between falsely diagnosing yourself and having the real thing?
2. Why do you think there's such a stigma in the mental health community against those who think they have a problem, but haven't gotten an official diagnosis?
Thanks! :D
Hey Katie can you make a video about how to tell shyness and social anxiety apart? Thanks
I have a bit of both, and I'm able to tell the difference.
Anxiety is feeling trapped, surrounded and feeling all eyes are on you. It's scary, your heart races, you twitch and try to mentally escape. When I feel this, I just break down an cry in large, open rooms, so I often lock myself in a tiny dark space to feel safe.
Shyness, is the trouble with other people physically.
Only when attention is on me, or I speak to someone, I have to look down and avoid eye contact because I'm afraid I'll make a fool of myself.
Anxiety is pure fear, inescapable feelings.
Shyness is worry of others, afraid to show true feelings or be open.
You're an angle, such a blessing to earth Katie thank you for being so caring and helpful
I was always wondering with this question. Thank you for making the answer clear and easy to understand.
Glad I found this page through Hannah!!
I have horrible anxiety. Panic attacks that come at random, I can never look someone in the eyes when I talk, I stutter and hold myself tight when I'm scared.
But despite my anxiety, I force it away when talking to someone professional. Like officers or teachers, but anyone else, I can only show my anxious side, even when I try not too.
I miss these more casual videos like this. I hope you can return to this more heartfelt type of video again.
I so agree with this! My anxiety tends to increase and decrease depending on the time.
I prefer the one question per video format!
I can relate to this video.
I love this question that you answered. I'm doing my very very best to replace Sh with other coping skills. For the most part I've been successful and only turn to Sh if I need to be okay right now and I don't have time to work myself back into a decent mindset. I love your videos and you are an inspiration xoxo
I can't believe how much this community has grown. I've been here since you had 13k subscribers and now you have 65k WHAAAAT GO YOU!
It's good though! I'm really happy that more people have found your channel because you've really helped me, and I know you really help others. So, the more people here, the more that are helped WOOHOO!
+Kati Morton (Mental Health Vlogger) 🙌🏻🎉🙌🏻🎉
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Hey Kati! I was wondering if you could maybe make a video explaining exactly what anorexia athletica is and what we should do about it? I've heard a little bit and it sounds like something I may be struggling with but I'm not exactly sure. Thanks so much! And thanks for doing what you do- your videos help me a ton
i LOVE the name kinions though!!! cause kin, like its perfect
oohh or like the slogan "youre one in a minion" (million)
in our community it could be
"youre one in a kinion!"
jessie walton I guess you were the first one who came up with kinions!!!
love your videos❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thanks for the insight.. you remind me of my therapist... Subscription added
Good question
wow hahaa it feels weird having you talking abot the question i asked :') thankyou so much for talking about this :) i downloaded the workbook a while back but havent been using it much.... ive been able to talk with my counsellor recently about stress and self harm, but i find it hard when it comes and goes and often when she asks things like what triggered me that time and i cant even rememberr..... sometimes i think its just depression in general that triggers me, but i dont want to say that... sometimes its my family sometimes its just myself triggering myself.... its complicated and i find it hard to talkabout a lot of the time.... i also wont mention my suicidality that contributes to it because i know she has to report that.... anyway thanks so much for answering my question!!!
P.S. If you haven’t checked out Kati’s FREE workbooks, you totally should:
Self-Harm: www.katimorton.com/sh-workbook-vol-1-sign-up/
Eating Disorder: www.katimorton.com/ed-workbook-vol-1-sign-up/
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I honestly don’t know if you’ll read this but I’ve enjoyed watching some of your videos a lot. I really struggle with depression. It’s so difficult.
Survivors! 💪🏻 fighters!!
I started going to a therapist I go for my third time this coming Monday I really like her so I'm very lucky to have gotten a good the therapist the first time cause I know for a lot of people they have to try multiple therapist to find the right fit but I really like her and she makes me comfortable she said I have to visit her twice a week because I have so many problems and not a lot of time before school starts (10th) grade so she wants me to gain copping skills before I go back which I think is good I really enjoy your videos too
I love the song from Rachel Platten - Stand by you.. My best friend dedicated that song to my other friend and me. It has been a song that bring back memories. I only listen to it now only on Radio or once a week. I haven't listened to it much. I noticed it brings down my mood in a way. I thought that was a good comment for moods being up and down.
I love listening to you rambling!!! :)
just a q- What do you think of studying psychology when you suffer from various mental illnesses (including eating and personality disorders). I'm in my first year of a psych degree and I used to want to go into research, but now I think I'd like to become a psychologist. The only thing is I'm nowhere near recovered.
I like the 'Dream Big' shirt! Looks great :)
Wow completely agree with the fact that you often need 10 healthy coping skills to barely replace an unhealthy one .. Thats sad but as you said recovery is still worth it, but still it would have been good to know this before starting recovery
The saviors ❤️
"why the f- are you still here?" Exactly.
I struggle with mood disorder, along with depression, anxiety disorder, and PTSD.
The katibugs, the mortons
katibugs is so cute!
MORTONATORS!!😎
kati's butterflies ('cause of your intro/logo where the butterfly flies and lands on the tree!!) :)
I started having depression that comes and goes since my early teens. At 15 I got diagnosed with depressed. It lasts anywhere from a few hours to a few weeks and it varies in severity. Then I’ll be fine like nothing ever happened. When my depression gets extremely bad people around me tend to feel it like I’m surrounded by some sort of energy or aura made of my depression, anxiety, self hate, ect.
Depression is like tides, it naturally comes and goes.
I know because I've been dealing with it for a while.
Also, I want to try and help the people who self harm by suggesting writing out what is bothering you in a note book.
I do it and it works.
So hard to find anything that can replace self harm. :( When it has been part of your life for a couple of decades, its like I don't know anything else! Also, as part of ocd behaviour its twice as hard to stop.....grrrrrr :(
I love how you refer to us all as we. You have such clarity and knowledge that you would not be relatable if you didn't say we. I vote for KatyMortonMob
For me. My anxiety is always with me. Maybe Except a few years I had no anxiety during high school. But anyways I feel it’s always there. Except. There’s times/ months where I can go about my day /life. And there’s there’s times when it comes back but stronger. Where start to feel scared almost everyday. And it can start to cripple me socially or in my day to day activities. I’m currently going through that now. Idk why but my anxiety has came back. And I’m scared it’ll get super bad like It has before
cool Kats
hey kati, i have recentley recovered from self harm and i dont have all the best coping skill just yet. and i was wondering, what is the best way to handle stress?for example, exam results. and if it is stopping you from sleeping, how would you deal with a stress this big? thank you, you are a wonderful person!!
The Kati clan!
minimortons 💟💙💟💜
the mortonians.........better than what I called folks into est back in the day
because I have anxiety and feel nervouse about socialising it stops me from attempting to do it I also have nightmares about it is this normal love ur videos x
There's actually a town called Morton near where I live. They call themselves Mortonites.
Kinions? = Kati + minions
(But, if using the "minion" pronunciation, it would sound like kin-yins lol)
Carly Braverman I love the idea but the pronunciation should be Kin-yins because we are like a big family.
This makes me think of Kenyans 😂
You did that 💕
I really suffer from this its very hard I just do my best to keek fighting
what is your fav. animal? what are a few words that come straight into your mind when you think of strength, perseverance, inspiration, or encouragement to you? (trying to help you with a name for the crew lol. Question- is it normal for depression to come out of nowhere for the first time in your life? It feels like I can't find my happy. I feel really down. I cannot shake it off. It happened four days ago, and it feels like i lost my smile. Is this normal? I dont know why it happened...thank u for all u do. U are an amazing woman :) about to order your book!!!!
The Morning Kats should be the fan base name
Have you heard of the Wear Your Label company?? They are spreading awareness about mental illness and I think it would be so cool for you to collab with them!
I'd be proud to be a Morlock, from H. G. Wells' Time Machine.
Thanks for this video, it was really informative. Although, it still does not answer my question (I think) wether it is common/normal for depression to come and go for weeks/months or even years at a time. So that you feel "depression-free" almost every day for two years and then it suddenly hits you again. And then after 8 months it just "disappears" again.
Does anybody else have this?
I think we should call our community "The Supportives". It's a good name in my opinion.
+Kati Morton (Mental Health Vlogger) thanks Kati!
I'm not a very creative person so i can't really give you any ideas on what our community can be called but i will think about it and i will look forward to hearing others suggestions :)
Mortons 😮😍💜
Kati's superheroes!
...because a lot of superheroes are in disguise and have different identities and people don't realise how strong they are. And that's how I think a lot of people who have mental health issues etc. Some people see the normal average person on the outside and inside we are soo strong stronger than we even realise!
Just an idea!
Starts at 1:45
Ive often wondered is the depression which comes and goes undiagnosed bi polar maybe on a lower level but still present
hey
thanks for sharing
Hey Kati, I have a question. I'm starting my freshman year of college in two weeks, but I have also just begun working on my restrictive behaviors with my therapist. I can't wait to start school, but how can I make sure that I don't relapse with all of the stress that will surround a totally new environment? Also, is it normal for my panic attacks to be getting worse during this time? Thanks so much!
#KatiFAQ what is a mood disorder? I had been seeing a psychiatrist for months and was told I had a mood disorder. Prior to this I was put on anti-depressants which i felt were making me worse so I stopped taking them. The day i was told I had a mood disorder was the same day I was discharged, they said that since I wouldn;t take medication ( which I never said!! I would just this particular one did not help) I've been suffering with anxiety, depression and self harm for years and now cannot quite wrap my head around this mood disorder dianosis....
This just answaed an annoying questions just saved me from doing somthing dumbh TX Katie
Hi Katie, I'm getting ready to move across the country from New York to Los Angeles for a new job after college, which I am really excited about but since I have struggled with depression and anhedonia during transitions before, how can I set myself up for success in LA?
#katifaq I hope this question makes sense! Basically I had therapy earlier and we have been working a lot on OCD stuff, when my ed is the core problem. I guess I wondered if you agreed that working on other issues when you need a break from working on the main struggle is a good strategy? I feel able to work on the OCD stuff and perhaps when it's gone, it would be easier to work on my ed more? Xxx
I now longer struggle with depression thank God! I don't know how I got better, but I just decided to start living in the moment, not thinking too much, worrying less and doing things I love :) does this sound familiar or what?
+JordanJFan I'm so glad for you. These things help me cope and can lesson the impact, but it has not been a cure. I can hope for someday. Did you move or change other circumstances? I know of someone who when they moved to a sunnier part of Canada, it just left.
+mycattitude hey I didn't move or anything. I just realized that I am a happy magnet and I hate feeling depressed and so when I do feel depressed I work my ass off to get out of it. It's not as easy as I'm portraying it, but I just grit my teeth and say "fk it, I'm gonna live for today and be the best person I can be today - voila!"
hey kati is it normal that I have anxiety about socialising and I feel nervous and have nightmares about it help !
love your videos x
Yea I don't have that they think I'm autistic I'm gonna get observed I'm nervouse sort of ads up thanks x
I'll be at Vlogger Fair! Can't wait to meet you!
Destiny Reidel ***** Is there a place I can personal message you? I would rather not post my question on here. Or should I save my question for Vlogger Fair? Ive never been to a convention like Vlogger Fair before so I'm not really sure what happens there or if I will be able to ask you questions?
+Destiny Reidel you could try messaging her on tumblr!
She brought up Miranda Sings YAS
I love it when you reply :)
😲 ooh baby
#katiFAQ
Can you please talk about IOP for eating disorders? My theropist is sending me to an evening IOP program, and i am sooo scared! I dont know what to expect and am super nervous! Any advice would be great! Thanks! Great video! :)
Anyone here like caterpillars? Lol I was thinking of something like Katipillars..
Episodes? For me it has been quite consistent for 25 years or more.
morton+motivator(s)=Mortivator(s)..? I'm not sure if thats good but that's the first thing that popped up when you asked :P I'm not creative, sorry :P
+katimorton Kati's Army. because we all go to the same places to learn how to defend are selves. Like in harry potter when they all hid from Umbridge (Umbridge is the mental illness)
"Brave tigers" that's what I would call our community
hey kati. i was wondering how to get rid of anxiety/depression by yourself? i get really bad panic attacks sometimes and they cause stomach pains, fast heartrate, and i feel like crying a bunch. they are usually triggered by being alone or when im extremely nervous for something simple. i really wanna feel normal and i wanna get rid of my anxiety and depression but i dont want to talk to a stranger. any exercises i can do to help? thanks.
I call my viewers my "Dreamlings" I just came up with it in a poem I wrote. But I have nowhere near as many viewers as you do. It should be something cute and happy :) Like Kati's Fighters or something? Or that is a bit corny haha. I'm glad you explained this topic by the way, it's so misunderstood.
Kati's minions
Hey Katie . I like watching your videos. I think I may have borderline personality disorder. I know I have depression and anxiety. Anxiety idk I get very uncomfortable with social stuff . I don't like being ask things personal or normal convo about if I have a job or relationships stuff like that so I avoid any situation that my bring it up. I guess anxiety over intimacy. I want to love and be loved . I want to touch a male sexually. But I don't like that pit your stomach feeling everyone gets. When they are attracted to someone and in a close proximity. Idk. But when I am in a situation with family and friends . and I'm nervous I try to hide it with excitement and smiles. Trying to hide my discomfort. Going back to BPD i get easily frustrated . I have burst of anger ..yelling and being aggressive. But I then feel guilty for being mean . when upset I can be snappy or very emotional and sensitive to judgement. I would feel unloved and that people wouldn't care if I was gone. And I would self harm to punish myself or take that anger that is directed at the person I am angry at . to my self. I'm angry at them but I take it out on myself. I don't cut everyday i can do it off and on for months. I would do it one day in a week then don't do it for few weeks. Then something triggers me. On the internet they say people with BPD see things in black and white. They love their love ones one minute then the next despites them. Just over a fight. I guess I do that. I am very sensitive and I care for a lot of peoples feelings. I am caring I may not show it a lot because some of my family members don't like me ask of their okay .when their upset they snap at me and I don't want a confrontation . I do pop in them and ask if they want me to get them something or I randomly say I love them. Just tell them . I don't think they believe me. But w.e I try to be nice but when they are rude and mean I shut off and back away.
hi my name is susan for two years i have had depression some days i don't and some days i do it like I'm on a roller coster ride of mood swings
(Morton's) motivators (we all motivate ourselves and each other) :)
Mortivators
But Bethany Mota fans are Motivators aren't they?
i feel that even though i am dispatched from therapy, and am much better than i was emotionally and mentally when i started back in 2012, i still have a warped view on my self harm and history of it. i dont see it as a bad thing even if i have stopped for 400 days then a relapse and now nearly 300 days. i dont regret the time, i feel i needed it to get to the stage i am now at. i still find myself thinking of self harm, but i feel as if it is not a coping mechanism, but more so to help with sensory issues i have. i still think of self harm every probably two weeks for a few days at a time but never act on it. what are your thought on self harm being used for sensory issues?
(sorry for long question) #katifaq
why do I feeling so bad, when people whom I had trusted wish harm apon me?.
being haunted with mental illness All my life, I've been hurt over and over by those I thought where my best friend, only to find out, they aren't.
my depression creates mood swings dangerous enough to the point of creating no memory of a event that happened. a blank memory.
back on 7-30-15 , I died and was returned to the world of the lives, yet with no memory of the events that happened.
lol I had to rewind the vid to make sure I actually heard you cuss 😄
I have just started cbt sessions for anxiety I'm 19 and I have never done anything like this before after a every sessions I have I always feel exhausted and strange I have cbt for an hour every week but today's session I have my first real exercise (which is to walk my dog for 10 mins every day) after this session I felt extremely exhausted and very strange much more intense feeling then I normally feel.
even though I was back home with my sister (who I have an ok relationship with) when it was over my heart was beating very fast for about 3 hours after the session ended then after about 3 hours of being at home my sister left the house and then an hour after she left I hugged my dog and burst out crying my chest was heavy and I felt weak and very scared even though the session was more then 8 hours ago.
My question is:
Is it normal to feel this way after a session and has anyone else ever had this feeling?
Thank you
it comes and goes i usually numb the sadness for depression with video gaming . but a question i it unhealthy for someone to sometimes wish they have never been born
Kati's Kids???...hi kids! Maybe most adults don't care to be called a kid but I don't mind, probably just the teacher in me. 🤗 rambling is my favorite💗p.s. I love a girl that can casually swear in the middle of a conversation. 😉
I'm never gonna be truly alright.. having no real friends really doesn't help.
Very happy chiefs fan💯
Hey Kati. I've been struggling with things for awhile. Not been diagnosed with anything yet. I've been trying to get help by going to my colleges counceling center. The lady I was seeing left unexpectedly so I had to go find someone else to talk to. The lady I am seeing now isn't like the women in the counceling center. She isn't a clinical social worker. She is just someone to talk to. I was thinking about finding a doctor down near my school this year and go and see if i can get on something. I don't want to but I feel like its that last thing I can do to help myself. I just wanted to see what you thought and if I am doing things right. Should I go see a doctor or not? What is the whole process in going to the doctor because you think you are struggling with depression? Everything started my freshman year of college and I am a junior now. No one knows about any of this. Thats why i am all out options. I don't want to go back to the counseling center. I can't afford to go see someone else outside of my college.
What about eating disorders, can they came and go, too? For me I think it's always breakup-related and after a certain amount of time I'm kinda over it and my eating behaviour normalizes. Is that possible?
I’ve had over 6 panic attacks this week. And then suddenly in less than an hour I was ok and I’ve been fine since lmao.
Hey Kati,
I have tried to make a profile on your website but it doesn't work! I haven't gotten the email and I've even made another account with a different email and haven't gotten them both! Please help with that if you can!
Xo
#KatiFAQ
Hey Kati - Can you have too many support people helping you in recovery? I have currently started Outpatient treatment for an eating disorder and we are using CBT-E for the therapy program and they have asked me to stop all treatment from other sources (eg, my regular psychologist). I have PTSD too and my regular psychologist has been a massive support for this and is a big safety net - I don't want to stop seeing her - particularly at the moment when I am finding this new treatment overwhelming and massively challenging. The outpatient ppl said I have to stop seeing her if we are to continue with this treatment - does this seem like a weird request to you?
Try "Mortinis"
we should call ourselves "fighters" (: