Depression Support Group
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.
Hello All, I'm new to the depression support group. But I feel moderately depressed today. I felt really depressed when i got up, but it's gotten better over time. I knit to pass the time sometimes. I don't feel like working, but my casemanager is supporting me in volunteer jobs--yuck! I feel down about that. I just want to lay in the sun and do nothing. I guess that's not very realistic. Sometimes I feel suicidal, severely suicidal but then it goes away. Can anyone relate to this? Suzi
angeleyes92
when I had my breakdown in 2007 all I wanted to do was lay on the couch and watch tv...an impossible feat when you have 3 kids. have you seen a pdoc and tdoc? they can help you with getting meds to help and someone to talk to.
chelle37
Hi Suzy, welcome to the depression board! I can relate to what you're feeling, and I'm sure most others here can as well. I haven't been suicidal for a long time but i know that feeling.
muskrattiger
i have suffered from depreshion all my life and broke once realy bad had to have ect to get me up because i was going dowen to far to fast ...........................this last break dowen hapened 8 years ago and i am still trying to did my self out of it .....i find the hardest thing to make my self do things but i have to realy push my self unless i have a migrain than i cant do much ...............it is very important to push your self but every once in a while you need a day to your self to .............i do get susidal but not that i would do eneything i just wish i wasent here ...............i have always belived we are here in school so if this is school what happenes in school and you flunck you have to repeat the grade whell i am never comming back here so i will stay till the very end .....................these belifes have come to me from experances i have had over the years ....................i needed more suport this time so i found my way here ...................and it is good but i cant be on the depreshion bord all the time or i will get more depresed so i have found some other groups others have made in here that are up beat and two craft groups so i also spend time there and can talk about depreshion there idf i feel the need to ..............and so this works for me .................i hope you find the suport you need here ..................it is harder now that they took away the chat we now have to leave masages but can make times to be on the computer with others to be masaging at the same time ................god bless
Heidiclark
Suzi, you are not alone. I have been battling severe depression for 22 years and am only just now starting to get better not because of meds or therapy (although I do take med and have been in therapy in the past) but because of neurofeedback. It's really helping me. I dont' know off hand how much it costs for these treatments though as I get the treatments free through my brother who is starting a practice. I'm not perfect though and still struggle with housework and am not yet working. Yes I very much can relate to not wanting to do anything. And I have spent literally years of my life in bed and battling suicidal feelings, although I am now free of that thank God.
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