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Depression is a real and debilitating condition that is often misunderstood by family and friends. Its meaning can range from a prolonged period of sadness to an actual mental illness with specific symptoms. Find and share experiences with others who are going through the same struggles.

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StuArmy 06/27/2015

I've wrote a story of what I'm going through so far on my journal if anyone has a few minutes to read it and let me know what they think?

Thanks for your time and I really do look forward to hearing your comments. It's not a full story, i was getting a bit tired and will continue more of it soon!

Thanks again!!

WanderingVet 06/27/2015

Read the whole thing.

If you have major depression, alcohol should be avoided .. ENTIRELY.

If you have major depression, you need to get professional care and take the medication properly .. if prescribed.

If you have major depression, you need to take it seriously and learn how to manage it ... it does not go away on its own or by getting a new girlfriend, or smoking weed or ingesting other illicit drugs.

You spent a lot of time as a youth .. with POSSIBLY delayed maturation. Make sure you are grown up about life and how to AVOID negatives .. and center on positives.

Not sure what else I can tell you. Good luck. Make sure your life is as straightened out as you can make it.

StuArmy 06/27/2015

Thanks for reading it WanderingVet, mean's a lot.

guess I've been living in a bubble since i was about 20 and never really a woke from it. It's like my own little world where everyone in my life is a stranger.

I need professional help, i know and i will stick at it this time.

alanav21 06/27/2015

Stu...whew. You've been through a lot. I had my weed smoking phase, my excessive drinking phase, but neither are solutions. I still drink occasionally, very rarely get drunk, generally just a beer here, glass of wine there, whatever. No weed, mostly because it's illegal here, but also because I have a 10 year old who needs me to be coherent.

I hate that I can't give good advice, but I completely agree with what WV said (he's a very wise man). Therapy and medication taken properly are so important. You can pull yourself out of this, and you can get on a successful path. You're here, I think that's a great step in the right direction.

StuArmy 06/27/2015

Hey Alana!

Thanks for taking the time to read through my story. I swear I could have kept going on there. But instead of telling the full story in one go would take ages, people would look at how long it is and get turned off. Mind you, that one that I have wrote is a bit lengthy.

I'm going to try my best not to drink. When I do start drinking I'm one of those people you just can't stop and then it leads to stupid things happening which I totally regret the next day and I'm dying with a hang over for about 3 days now.

After waking up after a drinking session, I am COMPLETELY DEPRESSED!! It is horrible and I hate it. Every time I have this experience I say to myself I will never do it again but then it does.

I need to be stronger and need some advice to what to do when the time comes when I feel like drinking.

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