Those feelings are so difficult to have sometimes and they are really draining you right now, aren't they? Taking care of daughter in the morning and getting to work are huge accomplishments when you are hurting so badly.

Have you tried talking to your health care provider? The antidepressant you're on can be prescribed at a higher dosage or a different one can be prescribed depending on all of your symptoms. The different classes of antidepressants all have differences, with some helping with energy more than others.

Getting the symptoms of depression under control will enable you to get more out of your therapy sessions. In the meantime, just be extra kind and forgiving to yourself. It takes a lot out of you to try to deal with everything. There are amazing and supportive people on here, so come on here and vent as much as you need to. Sending you prayers and hugs.

Medication helps , but I found talking helps even more. I am in therapy and have been for years and I take medication also. Both have helped me get through my divorce and the loss of all my family members 2 years ago. It is however a constant ongoing process.

I have a lot of friends here that I talk to about things also and I feel that helps the most. Talk with your Dr. and see if a different anti depressant would work better and please keep osting and if you ever need someone to listen I am usually around too. :)

Hope you have a good day.

Mornings are the worst for me too. Once I've started my day I'm a lot better though, and my son keeps me busy till about 9pm.Then I struggle a little till I fall asleep. I try to do things around the house till I'm exhausted. If I go to bed too early my mind races, and I can't ever get to sleep. I know it's hard to find the energy to do even menial tasks a lot of times when you're depressed, but if you can force yourself to excercise it really does help with depression. Good Luck!

You should definitely tell your counselor and doctor about your depression. I've been on 4 different meds to find one that seemed to help. None of them will cure it but make it more tolerable. And mornings are by far my hardest time of day. Just do the best you can to allow a little time to mourn then force yourself to get up and go. Like lostsoul said, keep talking here. Hope you feel better soon!

I understand what you are going through , mornings are the toughest for me as well , like all the thoughts and fears hit me as soon as I open my eyes. My routine is similar to yours, I force myself up , take my son to school at go to work , but at work I feel like a zombie, a very sad zombie, I struggle to do what I need to do at work. The days off I used to look forward to are scary for me because there is too much time to just think . the only thing that helps me is to focus on the divorce going through ( I didn't want a divorce my husband did) just getting through the process one step at a time even though my mind races with fears of the future I keep trying to bring it back to what needs to be done. That and trying to just make sure my son is taken care of . It is the hardest thing I have ever been through so you are not alone. I hear it so many times from friends it's a process , every day we just have to deal with the pain of our emotions and hopefully as time moves forward , the process will move along. I'm sorry you are going through this , I feel pain for anyone going through this because I understand it . Just hang in there as best you can , survive each day . That's what I'm trying to do and I know it is not easy.