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.
well i have been suffering from depression for around a year and a half, i was full of life before enjoyed going out and lived quite a normal life, but now i sleep all the time, its hard to get out of bed and think about doing simple tasks, everything i do its like i am forcing myself, i just hope it gets a little better when the better weather comes in a few months, i hate feeling like this and it is not fair to those around me just staying in bed all day.
I am struck by how insensitive people can be to the fact that
I feel like I am falling apart. I don't think that depression is usually
due to the weather or your willingness to try. I think it can happen and
as you said, you can remember times of normalcy and joy.
That sense of being a burden can be a part of the depression.
I find that responses from others that are not supportive only make me
want to isolate more. It takes a lot of energy to just maintain