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 know I suffer from depression and aniexty but I don't know how to get help. I am seeing my counselor tomorrow for the first time (she is a new counselor for me although she was parteners with my last counselor). Do I just tell her I am depressed and I can't figure it out on my own? I am losing myself quickly. My husband is deployed, a family tradgety has left my with a father in prison for the rest of his life and dead to me, I am so sick of coming home to an empty filthy home that I just can't seem to find the motivation to clean and I have all the responsiblity of three little ones. I just need to find that hand reaching out and grab it but I dont know where to look for that hand! HELP! please.
((I am not wanting to hurt myself but I found myself thinking about cutting again and how long it would take to heal and if there would be scars that my husband would notice when he gets be in 6 months. I didnt cut in the past to hurt myself it just released everything that waas built up inside of me.... I am a 30 year old mother... I can not be cutting myself to feel better I NEED to find help!!))
You sound very down, I've been in that state. Cleaning house is one of those things that you have to make yourself do, even only a tiny bit, because when it's spiralling down I know I get bad bad bad mental health. If I can't keep the house ticking over at all, I just deteriorate fast.
The way I do it is 'tidy in the ads'. With the kids is fine. Turn it into a game. During the ads you all race off and clean the toilet. Then run back to the show. Something like that. when the anxiety kicks in I'm crippled, stuck in my chair. I can sort of force myself, after a couple of ad breaks, to get out of the chair, race off and just do the loo... or just do the bath, or the vanity. LOL. Sad world.
Another game: make a kitchen cupboard into a blackboard. Write the list of chores. Be as detailed as you like. Break them down to ad-break sized chunks.
Honestly if you can lift yourself out of this at all, it will help. You're home alone, raising the kids alone with an absentee husband. It IS hard, it IS motivation free. you have to find ways to make it easier and less demoralising.