Diagnosed with sleep apnea in July 2005 . . . having good success adapting to CPAP. enjoying learning from members from each of the groups I am part of.
I have had 9 back surgeries and have DDD, spinal stenosis, spinal instabilit, joint facet syndrome, and I have a medicine pump in my stomach and I am still in pain 24/7. I am young to have all this they say I’m like an 80 years olds back. It started 5 years ago very bad but has been bothering me since I was 18. No on understands how you feel at all. No matter how much they think they do, until they have walked in my shoes they can’t imagine. It has taken my life from me. I have two girls 7 and 10 and have been with my high school sweetheart, he is amazing but sooooooo tired of hearing me day in and day out. Well that’s enough for now for you to understand my condition. Would love to talk to people who understand. I am ony 35 so it started at 29, My name is Tish
Recovering from a friendship with a narcissist.
I have SJS and have for 4 years. I am currently in “remission” as the DR. says, as long as I take my meds. Which are several. I also suffer from SAD and bipolarII. I just like to talk with others about experiences. Would love to find local friends to share with. Thanks, Deb
I have been diagnosised with depression for about 4 years. I am about to re visit the issue of changing medication. I want to understand depression and the fact that “living” with this illness doesn’t have to consume my life.
i am 25yrs. old and I have short bowel Syndrome from having gangrene of the intestine. I am now studying fitness and nutrition and specialize working with gastrointestinal patients. It has been very hard because no one seemes to understand or caared to understand. But I am very glad that i have found other people who share my problem who understands.
I have been diagnosised with depression for about 4 years. I am about to re visit the issue of changing medication. I want to understand depression and the fact that “living” with this illness doesn’t have to consume my life.
My girlfriend appears to be suffering from severe depression along with marijuana addiction. I want to connect with somene who has been in a similar situation. I’m frustrated with it, but I want to help pull her out of it.
My girlfriend appears to be suffering from severe depression along with marijuana addiction. I want to connect with somene who has been in a similar situation. I’m frustrated with it, but I want to help pull her out of it.
I am very depressed and have been fighting it pretty much alone for 8 months or so. I am really stressed financially, just getting out of school again at 47, having to move away from everyone and everything dear to me once again after two wonderful, happy and productive years. Hurting mainly from being jilted, so to speak, recently also. Only man I fell in love with after husband came back in my life seemingly a changed person and claiming to want a life together. That went on like a fairy tale but he changed back into the colder old self sometime in spring/summer.
I feel like shaking all the time, don’t want to and can’t really afford to go anywhere except of course need to go to work.
Lots of issues all stressing me to the max, mainly I don’t make enough money and I fear I will never get a better job.
This time last year I was surrounded by so much support, loving and fun friends and free counseling that was wonderful at school. What I thought was the love of my life had come back into my life then too, and I was so surrounded by so very much support.
I’m ashamed that I still have not been able to “get on my feet” after my husband left me out of the blue on 911, six years ago now I guess.
I’m really scared and lonely, and feel so shaky and hurt that I can barely sleep at night. I am trying desperately for a wonderful position that miraculously opened up right where Iwould like to go back to. I could even have inexpensive counseling again, enough to live decently and affordably and most of all be with dear friends again.
I’m sorry I sound so pathetic; I guess I feel it right now. I know there are people with many worse problems, but my doctor (who’s back there too) says that comparisons like that aren’t helpful when we are severely depressed, etc. or something like that. Anyway, he made me feel less like a freak or a loser, whatever he said.
I don’t know if this is a group you can “talk” to others and encourage each other… I sure hope so.
Thank you for listening.
I am very depressed and have been fighting it pretty much alone for 8 months or so. I am really stressed financially, just getting out of school again at 47, having to move away from everyone and everything dear to me once again after two wonderful, happy and productive years. Hurting mainly from being jilted, so to speak, recently also. Only man I fell in love with after husband came back in my life seemingly a changed person and claiming to want a life together. That went on like a fairy tale but he changed back into the colder old self sometime in spring/summer.
I feel like shaking all the time, don’t want to and can’t really afford to go anywhere except of course need to go to work.
Lots of issues all stressing me to the max, mainly I don’t make enough money and I fear I will never get a better job.
This time last year I was surrounded by so much support, loving and fun friends and free counseling that was wonderful at school. What I thought was the love of my life had come back into my life then too, and I was so surrounded by so very much support.
I’m ashamed that I still have not been able to “get on my feet” after my husband left me out of the blue on 911, six years ago now I guess.
I’m really scared and lonely, and feel so shaky and hurt that I can barely sleep at night. I am trying desperately for a wonderful position that miraculously opened up right where Iwould like to go back to. I could even have inexpensive counseling again, enough to live decently and affordably and most of all be with dear friends again.
I’m sorry I sound so pathetic; I guess I feel it right now. I know there are people with many worse problems, but my doctor (who’s back there too) says that comparisons like that aren’t helpful when we are severely depressed, etc. or something like that. Anyway, he made me feel less like a freak or a loser, whatever he said.
I don’t know if this is a group you can “talk” to others and encourage each other… I sure hope so.
Thank you for listening.
I am very depressed and have been fighting it pretty much alone for 8 months or so. I am really stressed financially, just getting out of school again at 47, having to move away from everyone and everything dear to me once again after two wonderful, happy and productive years. Hurting mainly from being jilted, so to speak, recently also. Only man I fell in love with after husband came back in my life seemingly a changed person and claiming to want a life together. That went on like a fairy tale but he changed back into the colder old self sometime in spring/summer.
I feel like shaking all the time, don’t want to and can’t really afford to go anywhere except of course need to go to work.
Lots of issues all stressing me to the max, mainly I don’t make enough money and I fear I will never get a better job.
This time last year I was surrounded by so much support, loving and fun friends and free counseling that was wonderful at school. What I thought was the love of my life had come back into my life then too, and I was so surrounded by so very much support.
I’m ashamed that I still have not been able to “get on my feet” after my husband left me out of the blue on 911, six years ago now I guess.
I’m really scared and lonely, and feel so shaky and hurt that I can barely sleep at night. I am trying desperately for a wonderful position that miraculously opened up right where Iwould like to go back to. I could even have inexpensive counseling again, enough to live decently and affordably and most of all be with dear friends again.
I’m sorry I sound so pathetic; I guess I feel it right now. I know there are people with many worse problems, but my doctor (who’s back there too) says that comparisons like that aren’t helpful when we are severely depressed, etc. or something like that. Anyway, he made me feel less like a freak or a loser, whatever he said.
I don’t know if this is a group you can “talk” to others and encourage each other… I sure hope so.
Thank you for listening.
I am very depressed and have been fighting it pretty much alone for 8 months or so. I am really stressed financially, just getting out of school again at 47, having to move away from everyone and everything dear to me once again after two wonderful, happy and productive years. Hurting mainly from being jilted, so to speak, recently also. Only man I fell in love with after husband came back in my life seemingly a changed person and claiming to want a life together. That went on like a fairy tale but he changed back into the colder old self sometime in spring/summer.
I feel like shaking all the time, don’t want to and can’t really afford to go anywhere except of course need to go to work.
Lots of issues all stressing me to the max, mainly I don’t make enough money and I fear I will never get a better job.
This time last year I was surrounded by so much support, loving and fun friends and free counseling that was wonderful at school. What I thought was the love of my life had come back into my life then too, and I was so surrounded by so very much support.
I’m ashamed that I still have not been able to “get on my feet” after my husband left me out of the blue on 911, six years ago now I guess.
I’m really scared and lonely, and feel so shaky and hurt that I can barely sleep at night. I am trying desperately for a wonderful position that miraculously opened up right where Iwould like to go back to. I could even have inexpensive counseling again, enough to live decently and affordably and most of all be with dear friends again.
I’m sorry I sound so pathetic; I guess I feel it right now. I know there are people with many worse problems, but my doctor (who’s back there too) says that comparisons like that aren’t helpful when we are severely depressed, etc. or something like that. Anyway, he made me feel less like a freak or a loser, whatever he said.
I don’t know if this is a group you can “talk” to others and encourage each other… I sure hope so.
Thank you for listening.
My name is ashley and i just wanted to let you know that you don’t have to
feel like other people have worse problems than you do. i felt the exact
same way for about a year and i was always feeling guilty because i was so
sad. but you don’t have to feel that way. everyone’s pain is different,
and everyone deals with pain differently. some people are just more
sensitive and feel pain worse than others. i knew people around me who had
problems around the same time as my depression but they handled them
differently than i did. basically everyone is different and you have every
right to feel the way you want to feel. don’t let anyone tell you otherwise
and try and convince yourself that you do not have any reason to feel guilty
(because you don’t). it takes time to get to that but once you do it will
all be worth it. one thing i did that helped me was volunteer and that made
me feel a lot better about my depression, because it let me know that
everyone has their own struggles and nobody’s is worse than anyone else’s.
i’m sure you’ve heard all this before but i just wanted to say that, in case
it would help you. if you need anything (or if you want to reply and tell
me i’ve got it all wrong, which i would totally understand) i’m here to
help. i’m not depression-free yet but i’m getting there and if i can help
you get there too, i’d be more than happy to help.
hang in there,
ashley
Lately I have been feeling very depressed and have had alot going on in my life that I do not have a person I can talk with about. I am hoping that by joining this community I can connect with someone who can answer some of my questions.
Thanks
want to die
I have depression and have had ot mostly all of my life
I’m a 37 y/o male, I’m a divorced father of one beautiful daughter. I have few friends. One week ago, a romantic relationship I had been in for six months ended. It was a relationship with a woman that has been in AA for several years and comes from an abusive family. It was a rocky relationship but not without its good times. The woman I was seeing dumped me because of issues new and old in her life, she didn’t feel she could be in a realtionship anymore.
I’m feeling despair. I’m feeling crushing lonliness. I’m forced once again to face the emptiness that is my life when my daughter isn’t with me. My life has been this way for over 4 years, ever since I was divorced. I’ve tried to make new friendships with little success. The relationship I mentioned has been the only romantic relationship I’ve had since I’ve divorced. I had dated infrequently but nothing had blossomed outside of this recent realtionship and even that had its problems.
I would like to connect with anyone that could listen to me, who could maybe help me not feel so alone. I’m capable of joy, love, happiness. I’m capable of being supportive, of listening. I just feel that I’m overlooked by everyone around me. I feel unimportant, I feel invisible. I’m having a grat deal of difficulty of coping with the ended relationship I’ve mentioned. I also feel fearful of the rest of my life being bleak and empty. I fear that I will never be loved by or important to anyone outside of my daughter, my family. Their love and support is important to me but I have to admit it isn’t enough. I need friends. I need to find a romantic relationship that is worthy and can last. I welcome any response to this post.
My names Renee, I’m 21 and been dealing with depression since i was younger. I’m having a really hard time right now in my life as i can’t ever keep a job due to my ups and downs. Financialy I’m so strung out right now. I don’t even know what to do. I’m living on the edge and don’t know where to turn.
i have sjogren’s, and it is a REAL problem now. any insight would be great.