
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.

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I'm doing so horribly in school. Every semester, it just gets worse and worse. I've been depressed for well over a decade now. Last semester, I was on Zoloft and then Lexapro. It worked for a bit, but then I wound up still depressed, but sluggish. The only thing it seemed to have helped was my anxiety for a bit in that I wasn't stressing out over every little thing. I went this semester without the meds and I felt freer, but at the same time, I couldn't focus on anything. I can't even read about things that normally interest me. I feel like my brain has been eaten or something. Sometimes my folks think I'm on drugs. And if I'm too zoned out for school, there's pressure on me to get a job and I don't know how I can handle anything that involves dealing with people at all. Like everytime people are anywhere near me, I can feel them. I just feel like one of these days I'm going to be by myself and I'm not going to make it on my own.
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