• OceanSoap@lemmy.ml
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    8 months ago

    It’s not going to be a fix for everyone, but if you feel like this guy, you should check to see if you’ve got the rare form of the MTHFR Gene, which means you’ll be up to 80% deficient of methylfolate.

    Methylfolate is what our body turns folic acid into. It’s a base element that our bodies use to function properly. If you’ve got an extreme deficiency, well, things just aren’t functioning properly. People affected with this will have lived with these issues their whole lives.

    Now, up to 60% of the population has a mild form of MTHFR, so the gene itself isn’t uncommon, it’s the rare form you’ll be looking for.

    Anyway, getting on a high dose of methylfolate changed my life, life from night to day, I’m not kidding. I still take medication for anxiety and depression, but the methylfolate helps them to function like they’re supposed to.

    Again, it’s not a fix for everyone, but on the off chance you have it, I’d check it out.

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      8 months ago

      Ah, you mean one of the many genetic/biochemical abnormalities which are heavily associated with ADHD/MDD/Schizophrenia/Bipolar/Parkinson’s/Alzheimer’s/etc., sweet… it can join TAAR1, SORCS3, ST3GAL3, DRD4, DRD5, rs4680, rs6265, FXS… I think that’s enough “let’s see what kind of fucked up genetics can cause your mental disorders” lol

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      8 months ago

      From personal experience I can say depression, anxiety, constant pain and any disease that affects your energy levels will make you feel like this.

      When you wake up feeling completely done everything after is effort.

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      8 months ago

      Kind of you to ask! I am okay thanks, I just thought I’d share a moody comic (it’s a moody day, I guess) but it’s not a big deal or anything lol

      Appreciate the sentiment ^^

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      8 months ago

      I kinda struggled with this. I wasn’t able to get up and shower unless I had to be somewhere. The shame overrode my broken brain and that’s basically how I survived university.

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      This is not true for everyone. We all have different reasons for similar feelings like this. I sleep great but still feel like this. Oversleeping is also a sign of depression.

      For me, getting my diet under control and truly understanding what my body needs has helped tremendously (more fiber/protein, less carbs/sugars). Introducing daily probiotics has helped too. It really is amazing how our diets affect our moods.

      For some, regular exercise may help. For others, sun lamps help with seasonal depression. Sometimes you need medication. Sometimes weed helps.

      Always talk to a professional. Try different things until you figure out what works and what doesn’t.

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        8 months ago

        Wow, sorry I didn’t cover every possible aspect of the human experience in a silly comment on a comic. Fuck me, right?

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          8 months ago

          Lol when you’re constantly told that the solutions to your sleeping disorder is to “just go to sleep”, or that you can overcome your ADHD or depression with “just focus” or “just do the thing”, it gets pretty tiring. And that is the experience shared by this post, and the experience that the majority of the people in this thread that also relate to the meme have.