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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lostsoul72 07/15/2016

I must say that DS is fixing a few things around here, but its to bad it took so long. It is really nice of them to remind me that I have 415 friends on DS, but none of them are online anylonger and its really lonely here. I use to talk regularly with a few of them and since the switch over they have all disapeared. This really sucks for people like me that need to conversation and support daily to get through life. I always feel lonely and well I am already reminded of just how lonely I am in every day life since my entire family died and being divorced I only get to see my boys two days a week if their not working and then every other weekend and once again if their not working. I tried the workaholic thing and pooring myself into my job and it ws so meaningless and pointless to do such a thing for people that dont give a shit if I am alive or not.

A person would think that with 415 friends on a support group someone would be around to talk with. Well I can tell you their not and the way things are set up now I would have to scroll through each and every friend to even see if any of them are online. That depresses me even more. :(

I am done babling for now. I hope everyone else is doing better than I.

heatherhurts 07/15/2016

Hi lostsoul. I am sorry you are feeling so down. I am pretty sure a sent you a hug just the other day, but I may not have if this new ds hasn't taken me astray. lol Who knows right now? lol ......... I would love to continue messaging with you. We had just gotten started before the change. (((((HUGS)))))

movingon2016 07/15/2016

I know what you mean lostsoul. I'm here lurking to see what people are saying or doing because it's hard at times. I've found a hobby that I work on. As soon as my divorce is finalized and i buy another house, i'm going to start gardening. Doing things to keep busy. Chin up!!!! It will get better.

Friend19 07/15/2016

I have bad memory, I've been a member for 9 years tho, and you seem familiar...Do I? Not sure if we are on each others friends list, I'm not sure I would even know how to check. But regardless of any of this, I wanted to let you know that I am here to talk to you if you need a shoulder to lean on, and two ears for listening. I don't plan to go anywhere.

HUGS

lostsoul72 07/15/2016

Thank you all so much! I usually welcome all new friends, but had to go private to eliminate a stalker or two on here. I didn't like putting my profile on friends only, but I didn't really have any choice in the matter at the time. Im sorry Heather you are right and I did get the hug. I was having issues logging in to start and had to change my password every time I logged in, but DS got that fixed now. I loved our conversations and look forward to chatting again.

salvatop 07/15/2016

I know what you mean lostsoul72, I had a bunch of friends on the old DS and they are nowhere to be found on the new site except for a couple. This new site really stinks!

lostsoul72 07/15/2016

I think they are trying to fix things and make changes, but the changes are not coming soon enough and this sight is much more difficult to navigate that the old one. I really want the ability to view which friends I have online Vs. having to scroll through so dang many pages of friends just to see who is online. I also really want my pictures back too.
I am hoping a lot of my friends come back, but I know how frustrating it was for me to get logged in and keep my profile and if I was a newer member I probably would not have bothered with the headache, but I have been here for over 8 years now. LOL

scoobydoobydoo 07/15/2016

You are probably right about people giving up in this site - I haven't been on as long as you and I almost gave up on it. You can message me or whatever anytime you need to talk :-)

ThePepperMan 07/15/2016

Things will get better, not as quickly as we want, but they will get better.

I agree, the navigation is more awkward (even that word is hard to type!), but once I get into a good post it is almost like old times again!

mega54 07/15/2016

I am sorry it is so hard. The numbers have always been off. Now they are ridiculous, My way of coping is to post on any group that vaguely applies to me and has recent posts and send friend requests to the people posting. This keeps me from feeling like a ghost in an abandoned site. No Joke! I will have to see how long I have been a member. I became inactive at one point because of problems making it seem not worth the trouble. Then I got more serious issues and became more active. I think part of the "fix" at least for the time being is to try to take care of each other as much as possible until the site works more easily.

acuzzort75 07/16/2016

Hi. You have a friend here.

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