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.
i just joined for some sort of support i guess.
i've never been professionally diagnosed as clinically depressed but i believe i am. i've been to a few counselors but none of them worked out.
i think i have [b]always[/b] been mildly depressed but it really got bad when i was 18 and gave blood. they mailed me a letter saying that the blood tested positive for hiv. i was a light drug user before but i basically just became a huge pot head and alcoholic with a few hard drugs thrown in ( avoiding it and waiting to die, basically) in until a year and a half ago (5-6 years later) when i found out i was totally clean.
i felt much better and was doing well for a month until i realized that my life was destroyed since i had lived my adult life thinking i was going to die soon.
i just really can't deal with any problems. i have no money, no car, no friends, im tens of thousands in debt...
well, i could go on and on, but that's an introduction i guess lol.
i've never been professionally diagnosed as clinically depressed but i believe i am. i've been to a few counselors but none of them worked out.
i think i have [b]always[/b] been mildly depressed but it really got bad when i was 18 and gave blood. they mailed me a letter saying that the blood tested positive for hiv. i was a light drug user before but i basically just became a huge pot head and alcoholic with a few hard drugs thrown in ( avoiding it and waiting to die, basically) in until a year and a half ago (5-6 years later) when i found out i was totally clean.
i felt much better and was doing well for a month until i realized that my life was destroyed since i had lived my adult life thinking i was going to die soon.
i just really can't deal with any problems. i have no money, no car, no friends, im tens of thousands in debt...
well, i could go on and on, but that's an introduction i guess lol.
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theatre and I are there already. I'm having a very berry tea with crackers, cheese and cherry tomatoes and she's having a joint with some beer and we're both on really comfy recliners on thick pile carpet. we need some help with the decor if anyone is around??
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I'm trying to exercise daily. I was doing fairly well until I sprained my ankle 2 weeks ago but now I'm getting back on the horse. Today I walked over a mile with my arm weights that are about 22lbs total. I was out of shape and it was hard on my arms. I also did my 30 situps. I'm also going to drink a lot of water and try to eat healthy. I do tend to have a sweet tooth but I'm cutting...
I can relate ta ya post bud, I wasted my life on drugs & booze & it wasnt till I was 40 before I started ta do some of the stuff I shoulda bin doin in my youth, like abseiling & kayaking, tramping. I love that kinda stuff now. But take heart, like me, your life aint over yet, so maybe u could get out there & do the stuff ya didn't do when ya coulda.
As for the debt, we've all got it 2 some degree or other, if u manage ur money, u will get out of debt, there is places ya can go ta get help ta manage ya muny.
But the best advise I can give is 'live ur life' while u have it.
Does that help? Hope it's not 2 simplistic
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petrol what you say is right but easier said then done as i'm sure you know.
thx for the support guys i hope we can be friends, too.