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 have had depression since i was 18 since then things have gotten alot worse with my age i now have anxiety and panic attacks too...also have emphyesema and other physical problems too.
I was homeless for 9months but recently got a houseshare with one person and we really are two different people and don't always get on. I didnt realise at the time of signing that he is friends with the landlord before he started renting from them and his ex partner witnessed the signing of the tenancy at the time i was also unaware of and so i feel that no matter what i say or do its going to go one way for me and not the way i would hope
I have no family or friends to talk to as i have moved 365miles away to be near mum who is the only person who would offer me 3 nights a week sleep at her house dispite me having 3 grown up children and so called friends i had nowhere else to go so feel awful that i can no longer see my grandchildren and miss them dearly
I feel so lonely and isolated and im aware that im killing myself quicker with the amount of smoking im doing but im so depressed i did take an overdose in october too
Hang in there. One day at a time. Thank God for Mums, hey?
I am very restricted both physically and mentally and have no choice but to take each day as it comes
I haven't been in a support group like this before but I thought I would give it a try maybe chatting to people who understand as they have similar problems too can be more understanding
I hope you are both ok and if I can help either of you or you would like to have a chat please let me know
I am smoking a lot more than I should and I am aware that I am making my emphysema progress quicker by doing so but I feel I have nothing left to fight my illness for my grandchildren I don't hear from because my own children have broke all contact I still send them birthday cards etc but not sure if they receive them or not;( I find that alone very upsetting to say the least
I feel like a hamster on a spinning wheel one illness effects another and so on and so forth. I don't feel I have an incentive to give up smoking the worse my physical health gets has an impact on my mental health and emphasis the fact I am so alone and isolated
I do try at times to look for a positive but I seem to keep hitting brick walls as far as those thoughts go. I have a support group I can attend twice a week but I cant always make it up the hill to get to it and sods law 99% of the time on those days im breathless or my legs wont move because they are swollen which in turn is both frustrating and upsetting hence I start to battle with my head AGAIN
I hope you are doing okay and I do appreciate your replies
Sending hugs and support. ;)
I hope you are doing ok and sending hugs to you too;)
I would like to know that you have begun putting yourself FIRST .... YES, even before grandchildren. By that, I mean not letting that from ANYONE control your happiness. If grandkids are out of reach ... so bet it for now. You, instead, concentrate on YOUR NEEDS .... ahead of all else. Do not give over to depression that which you cannot change.
If you can gain mobility, you then open a lot of opportunity ... or so I would think.
If the past is painful ... think of the present and future.
I wish you all the luck and good fortune.