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.

Hi, I’m having a hard time lately. Things can’t seem to get better. I have so much stuff weighing on me that I can’t fix. And how can I fix anything when every day presents it’s on challenges and problems. I’m depressed I’m anxious and I have no way out. Every time I think I’ve turned the corner, something else happens and everything comes crashing back down. I just keep going in circles and now I’m back at the very bottom again. I don’t know what to do. And not knowing what to do is almost if not more scary than the actual problems I face each day.
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Depression is very hard to process and to get out of it, but I have been depressed before and I know it will be over, and we will find our way, even though each day seems like a battle, we will fight it and win it.
I send you all my love
Please take care of yourself. Focus on one thing at a time. Yesterday is gone, and tomorrow will get here when it gets here. Today is all we have.
I hope that you can find some peace of mind.
By processing things in moments instead of days or weeks or larger chunks of time, you might be able to notice Triggers, and when you can see the things that Trigger the bad times or the Depression, then you can begin to use healthy Behaviors and Coping Skills to deal with them.
If you don't have a Therapist, it would probably serve you well to get one. A good Therapist can teach you coping skills to get through the hard times and bad moments, so that they don't overwhelm you.
I Journal, throughout the day, every day. At the end of my day, before I settle into bed for sleep, I spend a few minutes doing relaxation exercises. I use that time to clear the clutter and stress from the day. I sit on my bed or favorite chair, with my favorite Bach piece playing, and I close my eyes and focus on the events of the day. I picture a room in my mind that holds 2 things, a Filing Cabinet and a large shredder. The good moments I picture floating to the File Cabinet and being put in the proper drawers. The bad moments of the day I picture going into the Shredder. I don't hold on to them, or keep them around. They're written in my Journal from the day, but I rarely go back and read the bad stuff. I rarely go to sleep without performing that ritual and leaving all that clutter in my head, because if its there when I go to sleep, it's working it's bad magic all night as I sleep and it's there to add to whatever negative tomorrow might bring....not a good thing.
Holding on to negative stuff just feeds Depression, Anxiety and Stress. Focusing on the good parts of your day, no matter how few or small, focuses on a more positive, stable, healthy outlook.
Take care,
Kat
I can relate to what you're going through in just the last year I lost my dad to kidney failure my uncle to cancer and my cousin to a drug overdose Some timesit takes all I have is too just keep going and being the holiday season sure doesn't help