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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DarknessEmbraced 02/20/2013

I've realized that nothing good can last long before it's followed by something bad. I was having a good day and one little thing changed all of that. Now today is just empty! I keep hoping that the intervals between the good and the bad would stretch out longer but that's never the case. When my boyfriend is upset with me I have no one else around to whom I can turn. My mother used to be able to help but she died two years ago. Alone as usual. Is it normal for me to go down to quickly? I know that I'm a highly sensitive person so I am very sensitive to things. I hope I can go numb!

deleted_user 02/20/2013

so true, nothing good can last. at the same time, it pays to focus more on the good than the bad. if it really was a "little thing" that ruined your whole day, is it worth it?

DarknessEmbraced 02/20/2013

It's probably not worth it but I don't know how to purge the feelings. It starts with one little thing then sometimes that little negative "voice" in my head starts in. I feel like happiness is like a balloon with a string that I can only grasp for a short time before it's carried away by the wind. I'm sometimes able to hold on to the little good things but it's hard.

deleted_user 02/20/2013

It's best to remember that good will return, hasn't it in the past? If it's because your boyfriend gets upset with you then maybe work on fewer things bothering YOU that he gets upset over. As you get older this should come naturally,, just because someone's upset doesn't need to get you in a mess, let them deal with their own feelings. Hugs.

DarknessEmbraced 02/20/2013

You're right peppers. I seem to take on others feelings and find it easy to blame myself. Eventually the negative feelings go away but sometimes numbness replaces them. I know that's not a good thing either. Venting on here does help.

RiverOfTears 02/20/2013

I'm sorry you're having a bad day and hope things get better.

DarknessEmbraced 02/20/2013

Thanks River. I hope you're doing better.

deleted_user 02/20/2013

I really had to smile about this thread and NOT because of what you are going through, but because it made me think of a great dinner I made last night, and now I sit here and can hardly remember how good it was because i'm so hungry.

I guess life if like that as well. We have to find those good things that make us feel good and find some way of remembering them.

For my dinner , it's knowing I can make it again.

And yes it is normal to come off of an emotional high. Lets home the momentum can carry you back up the hill.

Huggs hon

DarknessEmbraced 02/20/2013

Yes it is holding on to the memory of the good. Holding on to them with all our might! I know that we wouldn't appreciate the good without the bad.

deleted_user 02/20/2013

Gratitude! goes a loonng way when this feeling hits.

I'm Grateful for the roof over my head
Food on the table.
Good friends
and the opportunity to be challenged in life.

Hugs

gramybear 02/20/2013

Those of us who are sensitive take things differently then those who are not. You are not alone, ever. There is always someone with you. I'm sorry to hear about your mother, it sounds like you were very close. It seems like life is just that way. It starts out good only to have someone do something stupid to upset us, or the weather people say clear skies until you get drenched because you didn't bring an umbrella. It doesn't take much for us with depression, anxiety, and sensitivity. Hang in there hon and talk with us. Please don't think or feel that you are alone. Hugs GB

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