I am 24 years old who is in a relationship with someone who brings down my spirit. I don’t know if I am coming or going sometimes. I have isolated myself from friends and some family, because i feel like I’m not interesting enough to be around.
I can’t stand feeling stuck like this
I’m 17 years old. I am going to go to Ohio State University next fall. I cannot wait until I graduate.
Crying out for help, and my Family is not listening
I was in an abusive relationship when I was younger. It’s been 8 years and I’m still dealing with it. I’ve been very down lately. Just want to chat with people who understand what I’m going through, makes some friends & penpals.
Crying out for help, and my family wont listen
I was diagnosed as depressed over 11 years ago and have been on Prozac ever since. Currently, my 20 year old son is in the Psychiatric ward of the local hospital dealing with Bipolar disorder. I have been well for the past several years however my son’s condition is now causing me to spiral down once again. I need to straighten myself out so that I can be of assistance to him.
My 22 year old daughter has suffered from low self esteem for most of her life. The condition branched off into ‘cutting’ in her early teens to drug use in mid teens to heavy meth use her senior year in high school. She has been through two rounds of rehab and says she doesn’t need drugs in her life anymore. She has no focus or direction for her life, can’t hold a job for longer than 3 months. She is beautiful, (except for the picking on her face for hours at a time that has created poc marks and scarring), gifted in music and art, clever and bright. She treats everyone including herself with disrespect and disregard for their rights. She ends up at my doorstep every few months without money or hope. I am out of answers. I don’t know how to help her, which way to turn or what to do. Her father and I divorced after 24 years when she was 16 years old. This threw her into the drug scene completely. I am interested in finding out more about dysthymia. Can this be treated with medication? What do I do now?
I am bi-polar and have tried a variety of medicines. None of which have worked for me. The fact that I never remember to take them like I should is a major problem for me.
I am a high school senior, i feel depressed most of the time. And i see myself as an unhappy person. I wish to feel the way that i used to in the past. Hopefully, ill get through with your help and support. Thanks.
With the recent help of medication, cognitive behavioral therapy and AA, I appreciate life more than I used to, but I still have way too many bad days.
By habit, I tend to complicate my life by trying to do too many things at once and by worrying about things that haven’t happened yet. With the help of my therapist, I am attempting to simplify my life by learning to be in control of things rather than have them control me. I have to remember to be patient with the results of my changes because these are habits that have been ingrained in me for years and years. But I have hope that I can do it.
Im bipolar… easy said…
i want to get some support from those who have to deal with depression, like me, on a reguler basis.
i do not really have the amount of energy to keep trying to push through it, on my own…chronic depression has done a number on my live, and i want to make some progress!
I am a woman who had ulcerative colitis since I was in my 20’s and now it is blamed on all of these autoimmune disease reactions I am having that are making me miserable and affecting my life like nothing I have ever experienced. I am in so much pain and now they want to start me on Remicade. Well, my rheumatologist does, my medical doctor and GI doctor want to send me first to the University of Virginia Medical Center for evaluation first. They are wanting a second opinion before they try Remicade due to my liver problems. Well I am still in misery and so much pain and depression. I just lost my Mom right before Christmas and I am having a hard time coping with the grief, she was living here with me, was sick but such a reason for me to keep going to take care of her needs. It was almost too much but we needed each other so much. I am praying every day that my heart and mind can take all of this, I believe HE will not let us have more than we can bare, so I am ready to unload, my shoulders are too heavy and sore to carry anymore at this time. I just ask for support and prayer right now and medical advice as I write in my journals about some of my problems.
suicidal
Hopeful. Want to know how others are doing on this new medication. Does anyone have diarrhea complications after 2 months use or do I have the flu with only this one symptom?
I am living with depression and anxiety since I had my son 6 months ago and I don’t want to feel alone anymore. I do not take any prescribed medications because I’ve been down that road before and didn’t feel it helped me. Is there another way to fight this that anyone knows of?
Hi, I feel very isolated (and somewhat ashamed) about depression being so overwhelming at times. It’s hard to be with people but it’s extremely hard being alone. I would like to find support from others that actually understand what that’s like and who can perhaps offer insights as to how to cope with it.
An additional note: I can’t physically tolerate antidepressants so I have to find alternative ways to cope with it.
Thanks
Iam 45 years old . I have been married for 25 years and have three sons ages 20, 16, and 12. I like to walk and aerobics.
I am a 53 year old female suffering with depression on and off for the past 6 years. Prior to this time I was a happy professional enjoying life! I am hoping someone out there can relate to my depression. I am on meds and take faithfully.