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I have always been overly sensitive

SteelMagnolia2019
SteelMagnolia2019

Hi I am new to this group, I feel horrible and that I should be happy. I have a great and supportive husband, two wonderful kids, and a great job. However, I am also so lost at times and feel so sad. I have chronic health problems and also feel like I am a burden to everyone. I am not enjoying things I used to , I am just tired all the time and just want to sleep. Years ago I tried to harm myself and sometimes I do feel like people would be better off without me. My oldest son is getting ready to graduate from high school and I just feel so much that I am losing him, losing myself and if I am not his mom who am I? I don't like change and feel just overwhelmed and weepy all the time. Please help, I am at a loss. 

whatswrong19
whatswrong19
Maybe you're just bored. Maybe try to find something fun, out of the ordinary, I feel that way too, that other people would be better off without me, but it's not true, it's just what the dark side wants you to believe
SteelMagnolia2019
SteelMagnolia2019
Thank you whatswrong19. My life is full but it just seems meaningless right now and like whats the point. Nothing matters. Somedays getting out of bed is struggle and I just want to sleep through the day. Hoping this will pass
Tired
Tired
Go to see your doctor, you might need temporary medication for deoression.
You have to find an identity besides being a mother and wife. Volunteer
for cause your passionate about, find new interests, or old ones you
have given up when you had a child.
shelda
shelda
I was told after my husband died to get a job it will help. I worked very day for 12 days straight then two off for 2 years..did it help ? Placed everything on back burner. Now i am told go out and mingle so as to not to be lonely,I am going to try once i have some $$$...everything costs. My dog died this past March everyone is like get another dog...again $$$. Possibly having money helps with depression ..I was a stay at home Mom and once an empty nester everyone said Congratulations on a job well done...now i rarely see them as they are working to have $$$...wonder if its linked
Community LeaderWanderingVet
WanderingVet
Ms. O. You need to express what you have posted to your Doctor. Depression can be a very serious disorder and can take away everything good. As mentioned, it is treatable and the main treatment is antidepressants. If you need 'em .... and it takes a Doctor to know, you need to get on them ASAP.

DS stresses ANONYMITY. If Oblander is your real last name, I urge you to contact DS and change it to something anonymous. You can contact them by clicking here: https://support.dailystrength.org/hc/en-us/requests/new
Growndad
Growndad
Harming yourself would be a terrible burden on your children, don't do that to them. They need you to be strong so they can spread their wings and start their own lives. I know how painful that can be for you but you know that is the best gift you can give to your children.
livinginrecovery
livinginrecovery
I know way too well how you feel.. I have an extremely supportive husband and 3 beautiful princesses, a career that I love and passionate about and faith in God, and yet I'm going through a very difficult depression as a result of being in the process of changing antidepressants. It has been a nightmare with the brain zaps and the irritability and crying spells. I think the worse thing and feeling is when you feel like there's no reason to feel sad and knowing that others around you won't get it fully. I'm with you and praying we can get thru this.
RiSober
RiSober
I seemed, my life seemed, to have looked good to others, from the outside, while inside I was, for much of my life, quite unhappy. Sobriety...God willing, it will be 11 years in February... has helped, but I am learning that the "should be's" can be quite painful. Often I hear or read that we "choose happiness" and that usually makes me unhappier. I think our feelings are our feelings, and I am trying to accept them, and then act. I know that I am quite sensitive, and that has never made life easier. Great posts, above; thank you.
SteelMagnolia2019
SteelMagnolia2019
Thank you for the support, and people understanding my feelings. I felt guilty because I can't always express how I am feeling and I feel I always have to be mary sunshine but sometimes I am not. Thank you fo rthe support and it helps to know I am not alone :)
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