if it is a competition even a half joking one, then i would lose. my life could be a lot worse but i can't shake the feelings of hopelessness and uselessness and just try to find ways to make it through till i can get more help someday soon hopefully.

nope, not me

Come on there's got to be a right corker of a problem, that'll make us all feel like thing aren't so bad (at least for us)!

i think it is too quiet to get the answer you want. i could make something up but that isn't right. i do know what you mean though and sometimes seeing something worse does seem to help in a weird way.

see now (by the way i'm not being 100% serious so dont't hate on me) I am feeling sorry for myself today because i'm at work in a lot of pain with a kidney infection!

1.I was gang raped
2. I was mentally and physically abused by my ex.
3. I was molested by a teacher at 11 and sexually abused by a middle aged guy.
4. I have almost lost my mom 4 times to cancer
5. I continually suffer from hallucinations/psychosis which drive me mad.
6. My eating disorder keeps cropping up which is why im ill at the mo - my internal organs are ruined...
7.. including my lady parts, which means i may never have kids.
8. My Grandad who raised me has only a few weeks to live and the NHS are treating him like shit (the 10 days hes been incapacitated in hospital they have not even washed him).

etc etc etc

POOR ME!! LOL

yeah, like if a member came on and said, I just found out that my father is Satan and that being evil and hate-filled is heredetary, on top of that I am going to have to have all my limbs removed, and I have got the most horrific sores all over my chest and face.

Oh and my pet just passed away.

Something like that would take the prize I think

Sally 5 takes the lead.

HUGS for Sally5 for sharing so willingly.

Anyone think they've got it worse?

Yeah i reckon, i go through two extrems,I'm either wallowing in self pity "my life is so terrible" etc etc, or im feeling shit knowing theres people with worse probs coping better than me.
Oh and i forgot to add, my goldfish died yesterday : ( lol. Today im in a suprisingly good mood.

Wham..give the trophy to Sally5! That is terrible. My story would run a damn close 2nd to hers. I just dont want to cry this morning.

lol. sally i am so sorry. you do seem to be dealing quite well though. it is weird how even on some of the worst days the good mood shows up in an almost manic fashion. big hugs hun! and i do that too...the wallowing and then the guilt. sucks a lot.

Ive had a lot dumped on me on my journey called life as people who read my profile can tell, but I try my best to be optimistic that things will get better. I remind myself that there are people who are way worse off out there than myself. Like the babies in Africa who are orphans and suffer from aids because they caught it from their dying parents.

It doesn't really matter how bad your particular problem is when it comes to depression. It's how you react to problems that define depression. I sometimes feel so guilty when I read other peoples problems on here. My life is so much healthier and happier than theirs. But I'm probably just as depressed. I'll be the first to admit I don't have the right to be but I can't help it. Hmmmm time for a journal entry I think.

Depression gets you even if there are no problems in your life. A chemical imbalance is there no matter what your childhood or adulthood is or was like. Depression is not measured by what you have been through but by if the chemical imbalance is there.

OK.. How is this for wining.. I was born with a malformity of my bones. I developed epilepsy as a toddler and still have it. I developed severe arthritic early in my childhood. I have asthma. I have hypertension. I have low thyroid. I have high cholesterol even tho I eat rite. I never could have kids because of a birth defect. I have symptoms of bipolar and schizophrenia. Everyone in my immediate family is mentally ill. I am legally blind.I have a bleeding disorder caused by my meds and pre cancer. I am trying to fight getting cancer and loosing. A nasty person is harassing me on DS. And last but not least for the last half a week I have felt suicidal at times... Hmmm I wonder why.

OK.. How is this for wining.. I was born with a malformity of my bones. I developed epilepsy as a toddler and still have it. I developed severe arthritic early in my childhood. I have asthma. I have hypertension. I have low thyroid. I have high cholesterol even tho I eat rite. I never could have kids because of a birth defect. I have symptoms of bipolar and schizophrenia. Everyone in my immediate family is mentally ill. I am legally blind.I have a bleeding disorder caused by my meds and pre cancer. I am trying to fight getting cancer and loosing. A nasty person is harassing me on DS. And last but not least for the last half a week I have felt suicidal at times... Hmmm I wonder why.