Depression Supporters Support Group
This community is dedicated to spouses, children, relatives, co-workers and others who are actively supporting someone suffering from depression or other serious mental illness. Depression can bring about intense sadness, melancholia or despair that has advanced to the point of being disruptive, which can have a grave impact on the ability of others trying to help.
I've been reading a lot of posts and responses today, relating to the posts and gaining hope from the responses. This is such a great support and I'm glad I found it after a while of being lost and searching for comfort.
Tonight, as my husband is in his depressed slumber (and has been sleeping pretty much since I got home from work 3 hours ago), and after reading here, I feel the need to post some random ramblings and get thoughts out of my mind and off my chest.
Depression ____ing sucks! It it a horrible illness to watch a loved one suffer with. I can only imagine how my husband feels as I watch him struggle to fight against the negativity. It is also extraordinarily hard on those who love someone with depression. Seeing my husband so down on himself and doing my best to support him and sometimes feeling like an utter failure in helping which in turn makes me feel awfully low and heart broken is one of the worst things to experience. I always say I would never wish either side of this on my worst enemy, and I firmly believe it.
Loving someone with depression can be extremely lonely. Those who never experienced this don't understand, can't understand, so they are not much help, or try to be, but don't always succeed. Which in my situation, leaves me sometimes feeling completely alone. Which makes a support group like this completely necessary and important.
To those of you that post here, I wish you courage, strength and love. I know first hand what some of your are experiencing and I feel your pain. Those who give advice and support, honestly thank you, your words are much needed to all those who post, much appreciated and bring a sense of hope to those in need.
Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.
Sorry, just needed that tonight.
Tonight, as my husband is in his depressed slumber (and has been sleeping pretty much since I got home from work 3 hours ago), and after reading here, I feel the need to post some random ramblings and get thoughts out of my mind and off my chest.
Depression ____ing sucks! It it a horrible illness to watch a loved one suffer with. I can only imagine how my husband feels as I watch him struggle to fight against the negativity. It is also extraordinarily hard on those who love someone with depression. Seeing my husband so down on himself and doing my best to support him and sometimes feeling like an utter failure in helping which in turn makes me feel awfully low and heart broken is one of the worst things to experience. I always say I would never wish either side of this on my worst enemy, and I firmly believe it.
Loving someone with depression can be extremely lonely. Those who never experienced this don't understand, can't understand, so they are not much help, or try to be, but don't always succeed. Which in my situation, leaves me sometimes feeling completely alone. Which makes a support group like this completely necessary and important.
To those of you that post here, I wish you courage, strength and love. I know first hand what some of your are experiencing and I feel your pain. Those who give advice and support, honestly thank you, your words are much needed to all those who post, much appreciated and bring a sense of hope to those in need.
Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.
Sorry, just needed that tonight.
It's been helpful to me to read some of these posts today. Thank you for sharing.
This support group seems to be the best way to get it all of our chests and not "bother" others who don't really know what we are talking about... Thank you all for being here, it means the world.