You have to keep trying. Don't give up. Try a hotline crisis line or go to the er. You can never give up. There is so much life out there. If you're not on meds then you need to get on them and if you are then maybe they're not the right ones. I went thru a ton of them before finding the right ones.

look to your friends !! they can help you.. they will see you through..friends are all you need..

Reaching out can be very hard; part of a successful "reach out" lies in whom you reach out to and how you do it.

How can we help you here?

Yes. God.

Idiots in the mental health industry appear to abound.


http://dhss.alaska.gov/dbh/Pages/default.aspx

Try this.

Just...hold on AK32 ...you know...sometimes just hang'n with some friends is what you need more of. A smile is the sweetest pill. Non toxic too. ~smiles fer miles~

Joe Cocker / Everybody Hurts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXh6wFhzN-8

not suicidal, just suicidal thoughts. new med regimen...trying to get everything figured out.
Have reached out to friends - they don't care, don't have time, don't understand, etc.
I luv u guys here on DS....u are my lifeline right now. U all have been so helpful and supportive, I don't know what I would do w/out u.
Thanks for all your replies. It's nice to know someone cares...

good friends are always there for you..if your friends aren't there,or don't care,then they are not friends,get rid of them,and surround yoursaelf with ones that rwally care, there are lots here that do.

yes, we all seem to go through that at some point, THEN after we have started feeling a bit better we realize that it's mostly us, I went through 5 years of HELL, before the depression started lifting, Now I realize I have to give friends a bit of breathing room, or I won't have friends, Post here and post often, use the journal function a lot too. It really helps to vent and get things out. People will forgive and help, just give them time

Kelly's advice is excellent. I've found that as I try to help certain friends and a family member who are severely depressed (more so than me, at this point), I sometimes need to take a break. Being a helper 24/7 is exhausting. When I myself feel like I need a lot of support that friends can't give (most of them are fighting big battles), I come here.

Another option is to see if there's an appropriate f2f support group in your area. For me, one of the local Emotions Anonymous groups helped - while it didn't address things specific to me, the live social support was invaluable. Just going & hanging out with kindred spirits can help.

some times i read things in here that are to hard for me to answer some days and i think that it is hard on our frends and family to watch us fealing so bad and not being able to do eneything about it and than some of them just dont get that you cant just snap out of it because they have never been there so they eather drift away or axcept you the way you are .......and i think that this is why we schould be in here so that we dont put it all on our frends and family and we can get more help here because at least the people in here know what it is we go through..................god bless

Been away for a bit but am here if you need me. Understand the frustration but am aware how difucult it is really be sure just what your asking help with. If that makes any sense.

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