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Why am I always the burden or an outcast

Ski2624 August 16th, 2021

All of my life I’ve been depressed but never really knew it till I was 16 and got diagnosed with chronic depression. For years Now I haven’t had anyone. No one to talk to, no one to ask for help, or no one to be with at all. I am completely alone. Even before my diagnosis it wasn’t any better, I was the kid on the side tagging along that no one wanted. I was a failure to everyone around me, I would constantly get asked why I even bother doing things, or why I even tag along with people. I never had an answer for them until I realized they were right and from then on I never talked to anyone, but now there isn’t even anyone to try talking to. In this past year it’s really been getting to me; so I reached out to everyone I knew. They ignored me and didn’t even bother responding to me. No one even remembers me anyways. I never once did anything exciting or made people happy. I just can’t take being this alone anymore, it leads to me frantically searching for sharp objects to hurt myself with, or Many hours crying in my bed. I just so desperately want to be with someone now I don’t know what else to do. I’ve become so numb to where the point that I lost touch with my feelings and I have to try really hard to express emotions and such. Because of the nature of this I can’t take compliments or encouraging words serious anymore, they just lost all their meaning to me. All I have to talk about is my depression and no one wants to listen to that. I’m tired of living like this but I don’t what to do, I just can’t even help myself right now, how could I possibly help other people and have a good relationship either intimately or just for a friend.

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Lou73 August 16th, 2021

Hi @Ski2624,
Reading through your post made me wonder if I had written this. I can relate to this so strongly and I really feel for you. It's true that very few people want to talk about depression all the time and that can make us feel like we are difficult to be around but there are some out there that will stick by you through thick and thin. It's really tough that you have been so isolated for so long and I know things might feel helpless right now but things will change. I know how difficult it is to break free from depression, even for just a short while. I want you to know that you matter so much <3 Please keep fighting, you are doing so well <3