Yep, that sums it up. Sorry to hear your at a low point, which for me seems lately all the time.
Accept, Cope, are there for us, but your right no miracle to pull us out of the symptoms of the illness. I'm here for you. Lots of sad days, lonely nights
I'm up early, can't sleep well choose to check up on here. I wish I had a good solution. Find things to do, write it all out, dance it all out, whatever it is you do, do it. I should be preaching this to myself right now. Hugs and hope your day becomes a little more tolerable.

I am sorry you are having it rough..i understand and feel all you say..i too have tried about every med if not twice...hang in there tho sometimes we get an easier day...if you need to talk im here...

maybe if you (and me too) would stop throwing our money away - by giving it to "professionals" who do not ever actually HELP.... maybe we would be less depressed if we were in our OWN mercedes.

What's up bro? Yeah I finally realized in the past few months that depression is more like asthma (which I have) then the common cold. I used to think it was something I could just take a med and it would clear up but I was fooling myself.

I actually feel BETTER accepting depression is a lifelong illness. Why? Because like my asthma I know that I have to treat it everyday. Some days I have a hard time with the asthma and basically sit on the couch and play video games, some days I can run a marathon. Depression is the same. It needs treated everyday. We will have good/bad days but we are always treating it.

We do whatever it takes...meds, writing, just coming here and taking to friends like you make me feel 1,000 times better then talking to most therapists! I like my therapist but he is just a small piece of the treatment puzzle.

God has his plan bro...trust in Him and know we are blessed my brother :)

Sometimes it is seemingly impossible to feel defeated. I wish there was a cure. Sometimes I think what is worse the symptom or the cure? I hope you find peace soon and find the right professional/treatment. Do coping skills to distract you maybe?

No, that doesn't sum it up. I hate to hear you say, "natural or on my own"... Please don't put those thoughts in your head. You are on the right track by finding a medication that helps you. Now you have to find it in your heart to love yourself and believe that you are worth being on this earth with the rest of us. Please don't let the devil keep you in that black hole. If we can, we are here to drag you out of it. Hugs GB

I know exactly what you mean. If you don't mind my asking, what medication are you on? I can't seem to find one that works yet :(

Yay your right its tough dealing with this illness daily. idk what the answer is. I know for me meds only help so much and that's pretty much it. I feel ya jus keep on pushing best you can its all we can do.

I have also battled depression all my life I have never been with out some level of depression I have been better and I have been worse .....it is a war that I fight every day .....I ....am on 4 deferent antidepressants ...right now I have been for some years now ....I am at times feeling like I am just treading water ....and am wondering if I am going to feel like this for the rest of my life since it has been 10 years now I have had to go on meds .......I don't look forward to that ....what keepers me going is my h my children and my grandchildren and watching them grow up and seeing through there eyes ....but I have neglected my self in not getting enough exercise to keep my mussels. In shape .. and so am at risk for a heart attic ... ...to me it has been a passive way to committing suside witch I am putting an end to it ....when I realized what I was doing ......it surprised me ....and now that I know what it is I am doing I can't let it just happen than it would be seuside...................my last big depression I caught myself keeping going for the side of the rods on the highway ....a cupel of times I went off the road so I had to quit driving for about 7 months .....my first attempt with suside I was crying all the time when I was alone but looking after my family I started to here voices and they were coming from outsider my head all around me .......I got a big bool out and the knife drawer out and I took them under the table I didn't want to make a mess my head was in a diferent place .....I tried every knife I had none of them were sharp enough and I wanted to cut up and down because I thought they couldn't fix that ....so after all that I found a safety pin and that. Only hurt than my son woke yo from his nape and I realized he would of been the one to find me and who knew how long he would of been there alone with me .....and I just snapped right out of that place I was in.....and never tried it again on purpose ...and never will ....that's not how I want to leave my family .....so I will fight this fight to the bitter end .........I have always had depression so I know I always will ..except it I can't I need to fight it .........I need to stay a head of it ....... Take care everyone ....god bless