Hi, I've been really struggling lately with a big depressive episode, and it tends to be at its worst when it's late at night. Most of my support is asleep, and I'm not really comfortable waking people up. Lately it's gotten to the point where my sleep schedule is completely reversed, I'm staying up thinking until 5am, waking up at 3pm. Its breaking out my skin, ruining my eating habits, and just completely exacerbating my already low mood.
I'm wondering if anyone has any advice or experiences they might be willing to share with me? How do you self soothe and support yourself late at night? And how do you get yourself out of a rut like this? 