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.

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anybody want to talk please

meganK08
meganK08
I dont know how long i will be on tonight i did take my pain meds so hopefully i will get some sleep soon. but i am having such a horrible night/day. I was up until 5am yesterday morning in pain and today when my hubby got off of a long shift at work he was basically there since thursday. he hasnt been to happy. when i hurt and im this down i generally want him to be in a good mood i know that we both have our frustrations mine the pain and the depression. i try to help out around the house but the simplest of things are just so hard. he gets so mad. tonight he wouldnt even talk to me just sit and drink. i feel like an outcast in my own home. i had to stop my cymbalta i swelled up like a pumpkin. i just dont know im so down tonight. i know somewhere in my heart he loves me. but when i say im not feeling well and would just like to watch the last 15 minutes of a movie and he goes "FINE IM TIRED IM GOING IN THE OTHER ROOM" you dont seem to feel to loved.
deleted_user
deleted_user
When youve got depression its hard for the man to understand and vise versa.....just bide your time and print off some information about depression and let him read it or write him a letter....

When im so low i cant even manage to wash the dishes.... just want to sleep and ket it go away....

also let ur man know u still love himand fancy him...re assure him u want to be better xxx
deleted_user
deleted_user
i agree with jeannete more information about depression then ur man will understand u honey xxx
meganK08
meganK08
i always tell him i want to do better and that i love him. maybe that is why he is so mad. i am too clingy. i say i love you maybe like 10 -15 times a day. him nada. he says yep. so sigh i just dont know anymore i am in such a hole right now i feel like i am nothing to him and that he doesnt love me. i know that i will have the neuropathy pain for a while and just trying to cope with that and i will but i cant do this all alone. for him i work around the house. i am also a sub teacher at the schools. and i am trying to go to university full time. i can only do so much and im running on empty. being off the cymbalta i actually have found i cannot sleep. any ideas on what helps you guys?
deleted_user
deleted_user
it's hard... i know. you feel a certain way and no one else understands. you want a little compassion or understanding and you don't get it.

depression sucks... there's no other way to put it. mood swings are out of control and your emotions are like a runaway roller coaster.

have you and your husband considered some type of counseling? bring it up to him and tell him how important it would be to you. i think you guys could benefit from a third party's point of view to help him adust and get through this as well as helping you out as well.

keep your head up and keep going forward. one day at a time. God bless.