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does anyone else "fight" each day

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having been depressed for 12 yrs now i just wanted to know how other people deal with "fighting" with yourself on a daily basis. by this i mean managing suicidal thoughts and balancing them with the need to be with your family children etc. i feel guilty because i really dont want to be here and yet i do so much because of my daughter. at the moment i live my life through my daughter and tend to hide behind her she is everything to me my only reason to smile and yet im plagued by these dark thoughts!its a long and very tiring battle but one i hope to win!!
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Yes, it is a very hard tiring battle.

Talking can help, knowing you are not alone.

I find journaling helps, just free writing anything out, words & sense don't matter.

The biggest thing for me is to find something, anything, to hold onto. You have your daughter. Hold on to her in your head as a reason to go one. Your husband. That good cup of coffee. Anything that you can focus on to distract you from the bad thoughts of death.

come talk with us, lean on us. take some time to regain your strength to continue the fight.
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i fight everyday with my thoughts of suicide, the one thing thats keeping me here is my children. they have already lost one parent (my ex huband died) i dont think they will cope with losing another. i know the battle is hard going but we need to hang on in there. xx
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i also fight each and every day to survive some days are a little eaeier then others but it is always a struggle!my family are also what keeps me going as well as a deep rooted desire to survive,sometimes these things are not always enough but it is all i have.
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It is a fight, but it's ok to give yourself a break sometimes.
These are your feelings and sometimes you are allowed to wallow in them, it gets very tiring fight 24/7.
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Every day is a fight, some days its easier than others and some days harder but its a nessisary fight, giving up isnt really an option.
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I think that alot of us have to go through this lonely battle, the only comfort is that there are others that understand. Being a mother and having depression is a most awful thing i hate the fight but you can win and you will just keep fighting, it gets easier eventually.
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